Friday, 11 April 2025

Focus on Resiliency

A view of oil stain is pictured on La Restinga beach in Telde, Gran Canaria, Spain, September 5, 2024. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
BiodiversityEnvironmentNewsOilRegulationsResiliency

Fuel oil spill shuts several beaches in Spain’s Gran Canaria

An oil spill off Gran Canaria closed beaches and prompted an environmental emergency as authorities deployed resources to manage the slick.

AnalysisEnvironmentReportsResiliency

The world is pumping out 57 million tons of plastic pollution a year: study

The Global South produces most of the 57 million tons of plastic pollution each year, affecting oceans, mountains, and health, a new study...

Fragments of Constantine's Arch lie on the ground after lightning struck it during a storm in Rome, Italy September 3, 2024. REUTERS/Alberto Lingria
EnvironmentNewsResiliencyWeather

Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine damaged after violent storm

Rome's Arch of Constantine was damaged by a lightning strike during a storm, prompting immediate conservation efforts.

Elephants are among the animals targeted in Namibia's cull (AFP)
BiodiversityEnvironmentNewsResiliency

Namibia’s drought cull of more than 700 wildlife under way

Carried out by professional hunters, the culling targets 30 hippos, 60 buffalos, 50 impalas, 83 elephants, 100 blue wildebeest, 100 elands and 300...

Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa, Friday, July 3, 2020. The Nova Scotia Nature Trust says it plans to complete its largest acquisition of privately owned coastline by the end of the month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
BiodiversityEnvironmentIndigenousNewsPoliticsResiliency

Nova Scotia conservation group announces its largest purchase of coastal land

The Nova Scotia Nature Trust says it plans to complete its largest acquisition of privately owned coastline by the end of the month.

A Common Gull resting on a beach in Norfolk (Ben Andrew/RSPB)
BiodiversityNewsResiliency

Five seabird species added to UK’s ‘red list’ for conservation concern

The five additions brings the total number of species on the red list to 73 of 245 regularly occurring bird species in the...

A fallen tree obstructs an area amid high winds and heavy rain, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia September 2, 2024 in this screen grab obtained from social media video. Kathy Myall/via REUTERS
ClimateNewsResiliencyWeather

Wild weather hits Australia: woman dead and 120,000 without power

Widespread damage from high winds and heavy rain knock out power for thousands as storms hit Australia.

Researchers look at seabed samples (University of Essex/PA)
BiodiversityEnvironmentResiliencyWind

Scientists explore impact of offshore wind farms on seabed

The project will explore the environmental impact of the turbines on the seabed amid plans to build thousands more to reach net zero...

Ikorodu Ferry terminal is one of the jetties that will be developed under Lagos' new waterway expansion plan (AFP)
ClimateElectric Vehicles (EVs)EmissionsEnvironmentMaritimeNewsPublic TransitResiliencyTransport

Nigeria’s Lagos turns to waterways for green transport solution

Lagos' waterways expansion plan aims to cut travel times and provide an alternative clean-energy transport solution

Marsden Moor is among the areas the National Trust has been restoring (David Preston/National Trust/PA)
BiodiversityEnvironmentNewsPoliticsResiliency

National Trust restores nature across area twice the size of Manchester

The National Trust has surpassed its goal to restore over 25,000 hectares of priority habitat by 2025, achieving it ahead of schedule.

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