Focus on Biodiversity
‘Out of control fires’ in Brazil wetlands spark state of emergency
The surge of fires before the peak of the dry season has raised alarm for the Pantanal, which extends into Bolivia and Paraguay...
Beneath offshore wind turbines, researchers grow seafood and seaweed
Offshore wind farms provide researchers with the ideal location to grow seaweed and mussels crops
Hawaii settles climate change lawsuit filed by youth plaintiffs
HONOLULU (AP) — Thirteen children and teens in Hawaii took the state government to court over the threat posed by climate change. Now...
Biden administration old growth forest proposal doesn’t ban logging, but still angers industry
The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old growth forests that are increasingly threatened by climate change, with exceptions...
United States asks EU to delay deforestation law, letter shows
The US has asked the EU to delay its upcoming ban on imports of soy, wood and other commodities linked to deforestation, a...
‘Nature’s mirror’: Climate change batters Albania’s butterflies
Researchers say 58 of Albania's 207 butterfly species are at risk
Human impact on ocean increasing pressure on dolphins and whales, says charity
Increased sea temperatures and shifts in prey distribution have resulted in white-beaked dolphins moving to their favoured colder waters and common dolphins becoming...
Converting cow manure to fuel is growing climate solution, but are communities at risk?
In recent decades, digesters that convert cow manure and other organic waste into biogas to create electricity or to fuel vehicles have spread...
Gray whales shrinking fast as climate warms
Pacific coast gray whales have shrunk in length an astonishing 13 percent since 2000, adding to evidence that climate change and other human...
Record low May sea ice sounds alarm for Canada’s Hudson Bay polar bears
New research adds to a growing scientific consensus that the polar bears are on track to disappear from Canada's vast Hudson Bay region...
