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Protected Area Designation Reduces Deforestation Rates

A survey of more than 18,000 land parcels spanning 2 million square miles across 63 countries shows that a "protected area" designation reduces the rate of deforestation but does not prevent it.

12 Feb 2021

Deforestation Caused by Big Commodity Farms Accelerates Climate Change

Researchers report that large-scale commercial farms on deforested land in the southern Amazon result in higher temperature increases and less rainfall than small-scale farms.

10 Feb 2021

Finding New Ways to Improve Sustainability in the Seafood Industry

Nutritionists have been touting the health benefits of seafood for years. Dietary guidelines recommend that the average adult get at least two servings of seafood per week. But the push to increase our consumption of seafood can put a strain on the seafood industry and create more waste.

10 Feb 2021

Study Shows Manganese as Limiting Factor for Phytoplankton Growth in the Southern Ocean

The term plankton describes usually very small organisms that drift with the currents in the seas and oceans. Despite their small size, they play an important role for our planet due to their immense quantity.

10 Feb 2021

A New Method to Reduce the Effect of Animal Farms on Climate Change

An ecologist from RUDN University suggested a method to evaluate and reduce the effect of animal farms on climate change and developed a set of measures for small farms that provides for the complete elimination of greenhouse gas emissions. The results of the study were published in the Journal of Cleaner Production.

10 Feb 2021

Man-Made Barriers Could be Ecologically Damaging as Climate Changes

Walls and fences designed to secure national borders could make it difficult for almost 700 mammal species to adapt to climate change, according to new research.

9 Feb 2021

Trees are Consuming More CO2 on a Global Scale than Previously Reported

A new study by biologists from West Virginia University (WVU) has demonstrated that trees across the globe are absorbing more carbon dioxide compared to what was reported earlier, which makes forests even more significant in controlling Earth’s atmosphere and completely transforming people’s views regarding climate change.

9 Feb 2021