Focus on Biodiversity
Denmark holds ‘funeral’ for a polluted fjord
A fjord in the east of Denmark received last rites on Saturday from a group of local activists in an effort to draw...
Record Alberta wildfires changed forests for decades, destroyed rare habitat: report
New report says record wildfires in Alberta destroyed habitat for threatened species and will change the makeup of the province's forests for decades...
Despite gains in Brazil, forest destruction still ‘stubbornly’ high: report
The world lost 10 football fields of old-growth tropical forest every minute in 2023 and despite progress in the Amazon, the picture elsewhere...
As climate changes, Sami herders need to feed reindeer as rain creates ice layer
GEADGEBARJAVRI, Norway – Driving slowly on his snowmobile, reindeer herder Nils Mathis Sara spreads animal feed for hundreds of his reindeer gathered in...
Plans to lift a B.C. orca calf out of remote lagoon aim for two-week timeline
ZEBALLOS, B.C. — Equipment for the rescue of a killer whale calf stranded in a Vancouver Island lagoon has started arriving in the...
Rising temperatures upend migratory bird habitats in Albania
Wetlands along the northern coast of Albania are been increasingly abandoned by a range of species as rising temperatures disrupt migration, breeding seasons...
Tropical forest loss eased in 2023 but threats remain, analysis shows
SAO PAULO – Tropical forest loss declined last year, but other indicators show that the world’s woodlands remain under tremendous pressure, according to...
Study finds mercury contamination in Brazil’s Yanomami people
RIO DE JANEIRO – Indigenous people from nine villages in Brazil’s Yanomami territory were found to be contaminated by mercury, with those living...
New landscape data to have ‘significant impact’ on monitoring biodiversity in UK
The changes mean they will now be able to better measure biodiversity net gain or losses as well as provide evidence for carbon...
Brazil hopes COP30 climate summit boosts ecotourism, travel to Amazon rainforest
Climate talks and ecotourism: Brazil hopes next year's COP30 summit boost travel to its Amazon rainforest and other spots highlighting biodiversity.
