Environmental Protection
Science is key to environmental justice
Science has the potential to save the environment across the board, benefitting disadvantaged communities in the process.
Trophy hunting won’t save Africa’s lions so the UK ban on wildlife imports is a welcome step
In just 25 years lion numbers have decreased by 43% throughout Africa and their range by more than 90%.
Study: Rocket-fueled ‘space’ pollution has impacts on Earth
Rocket launches have reached a record-setting pace, with far more expected in the future. A new study finds climate impacts here on Earth.
How the DRC is fighting deforestation with an eye on the human cost
The country seeks to avoid the pitfalls of Brazil's uncompromising assault on the Amazon by mitigating deforestation.
Conservation science needs to shift from a view of how animals can benefit us
If we continue to value nature and other species based only on what they can provide for us, we won’t be able to radically transform our relationship with them.
Rivers worldwide are contaminated by pharmaceuticals
Almost half of the world’s rivers are contaminated with potentially dangerous chemicals from drugs.