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Plastic Pollution and Ocean Acidification Could Pose Combined Threat to Marine Species

The combined environmental threat of plastic pollution and ocean acidification are having significant impacts on species living in our oceans, according to new research.

6 Nov 2020

New Project Establishes a Record of Soil Changes Related to Climate, Human Activity in the Amazon

Conservation efforts on the edges of the Amazon forest, especially in light of recent deforestation by human disturbance, could help the region weather the storm of climate change, researchers say.

6 Nov 2020

Bioplastic Disposable Dishes can Damage the Marine Environment

A new Tel Aviv University study compares the effects of two types of disposable dishes on the marine environment -- regular plastic disposable dishes and more expensive bioplastic disposable dishes certified by various international organizations -- and determines that the bioplastic dishes had a similar effect on marine animals as regular plastic dishes. Moreover, the study finds that bioplastic does not degrade rapidly in the marine environment.

5 Nov 2020

Survey: 59 Percent of Australians Would Leave their Cars at Home

59 percent of Australians are willing to limit car journeys to certain times in order to improve urban air quality. A majority of 63 percent are in favour of reducing traffic-related emissions by means of environment-fri...

5 Nov 2020

Biologically Important Areas are Losing Ground to Agriculture and Urban Development

Between 1992 and 2015, the world's most biologically diverse places lost an area more than three times the size of Sweden when the land was converted to other uses, mainly agriculture, or gobbled up by urban sprawl.

30 Oct 2020

Converted Land Restoration Could Help Mitigate Climate Change, Extinction

According to a new study, a better way to stop or reverse the impacts of carbon dioxide and other earth-warming greenhouse gas emissions is to determine the main areas where the action can be economical.

30 Oct 2020

Research Sheds Light on Hidden Losses Deep in the Amazon Rainforest

Few places on Earth are as rich in biodiversity and removed from human influence as the world's largest rainforest -- the Amazon.

27 Oct 2020

Wildfires may Accelerate Climate-Driven Species Changes in Mountain Forests

Results from a study published in the Journal of Biogeography indicate that wildfires may play a role in accelerating climate-driven species changes in mountain forests by compounding regional warming trends.

22 Oct 2020

Protected Areas can Facilitate Waterbird Adaptation to Climate Warming

Climate change pushes species distribution areas northward. However, the expansion of species ranges is not self-evident due to e.g. habitat degradation and unsustainable harvesting caused by human activities.

22 Oct 2020