Environmental Protection
Carbon hoofprint: wild pigs release as many emissions as 1 million cars a year
Wild pigs are one of the most damaging invasive species on Earth, and they do more than just damage crops and plants.
We must pull out all the stops to save coral reefs, experts say
Photo: Pixabay/Kanenori Among the world’s ecosystems most vulnerable to climate change are coral reefs. “Coral reefs are very much the rainforests of the oceans,” observes the Knowledge Project. “Not only are they diverse communities, but the coral skeletons — like
In a ‘tropical paradise’ reef sharks get slaughtered wholesale
Apex predators like sharks play an important role in regulating species dynamics in their marine ecosystems.
The Amazon is no longer a carbon sink. It’s a ‘carbon source’
Areas where deforestation is 30% or more show carbon emissions 10 times higher than where deforestation is lower.
Creeping deforestation is threatening alpine environments across Southeast Asia
In the past, mountain forests were often spared as steep slopes and high elevations made deforestation more difficult.
Almost 60 coral species at Australia’s Lizard Island are ‘missing’
As many 16% of coral species, which were previously common, have not been seen for many years around the island.