Ecosystems, species protection, forests and water.
56 articles
The climate crisis and biodiversity loss are two faces of one problem: in a warming world species shift, ecosystems lose their capacity to store carbon, and forest loss accelerates the warming in turn. This section covers forests and water, whether protected areas actually protect, long-term monitoring of species populations, and the law meant to hold it all together.
One of the expected calves would make its mother the first known Sumatran rhino to give birth four times, but every male in the breeding program is related.
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The finds include a horned sea cucumber nicknamed Loki, while a separate study recorded plastic and fishing gear on the canyon floor.
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Environmental groups welcomed the ruling against Koza Altın's open-pit project but said they will appeal the dismissal of some plaintiffs for lack of standing.
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A resolution backed by Antigua and Barbuda was withdrawn on the meeting's last day, but a proposed South Atlantic whale sanctuary failed again.
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Dismantling the U.S. aid agency removed nearly $1 billion from global conservation and environment funding, stalling wildlife patrols and forest monitoring.
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The wetland near Izmir hosts breeding grounds for 10% of the world's flamingos, and the plan includes eco-friendly weirs, a restored flamingo island and buried power lines.
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A coalition including Aldi, Tesco and Sainsbury's says mackerel faces a one-in-three chance of falling below safe levels within a year, even under new scientific advice.
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Researchers recorded 211 native-dominated plant species at a former golf course managed only by mowing twice a year.
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Blazes are burning through forests that hold 13 of the 20 largest remaining populations of the critically endangered ape.
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Ships, mostly cargo vessels and tankers, account for 81% of the slick area, much of it from oily waste dumped at sea.
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The Tropical Forest Forever Facility has raised $7.3 billion from governments in under a year but still needs $2.7 billion to reach its 2026 goal.
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With Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro tied in the polls ahead of Brazil's presidential election, experts warn the gains could be reversed within months.
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