Environmental Protection
Study: community engagement is key in wildlife conservation
A study in Tanzania has confirmed just how important community engagement is in successful conservation.
Arctic’s ‘thermokarst’ lakes may spike methane, CO2 release
Climate scientists are underestimating the methane released from the Arctic permafrost, according to new research from U.S. and German scientists who warn that “abrupt thawing,” a less-understood feature of Arctic melting, may dramatically increase the greenhouse gases released into the
Marine heatwaves may collapse ocean ecosystems
Marine heatwaves have doubled in frequency over the last 35 years and this is only going to get worse, warn scientists in a new paper published in the journal Nature. Paris targets won’t save us, says a team of scientists, as
Let’s stop taking selfies with captive wild animals
In search of that perfect selfie, how often are we using endangered animals as props for selfies?
Could we refreeze the Arctic artifically? A scientist says ‘yes’
We are in for an impending environmental meltdown (literally). But there is not much we can do. Or is there?
Should we give half of the Earth back to Mother Nature?
More than two decades ago 150 nations signed the Convention on Biological Diversity, aiming to stop biodiversity loss by 2010. That target was later moved to 2020, but it is also unlikely to be met. The task is far from