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A marine protected area is long overdue to save the Antarctic’s fragile ecosystem

A marine protected area is long overdue to save the Antarctic’s...

Just 5% of the Southern Ocean is protected, leaving biodiversity hotspots exposed to threats from human activity. Antarctica, the world’s last true wilderness, has been protected by...
Mastercard Priceless Planet Coalition Expands, Unites Businesses and Consumers Worldwide to Preserve the Environment

Mastercard Priceless Planet Coalition Expands, Unites Businesses and Consumers Worldwide to...

Johannesburg, South Africa – 20 October 2020: The current pandemic has underscored how interconnected our world has become – and that the health and...
New Arctic permafrost clues lie at the bottom of the sea

New Arctic permafrost clues lie at the bottom of the sea

Emissions released from thawing Arctic Ocean permafrost mean there is even less room for GHG emissions if we’re to meet global warming targets. Some of...
Global warming is detectable even at the ocean floor

Global warming is detectable even at the ocean floor

Everywhere they looked the scientists observed a warming trend of 0.02 to 0.04 Celsius over a decade between 2009 and 2019. The planet has been...
Funds allocated to solve Vaal River pollution

Funds allocated to solve Vaal River pollution

An amount of R911 million has been committed for the 2020/21 financial year to assist in solving the longstanding sewer pollution of the Vaal...
Racing to save koalas from future bushfires

Racing to save koalas from future bushfires

Across Australia as many as 30,000 koalas died in the fires last summer. Australia’s devastating bush fires have taken a toll on numerous wild animals...
WWF Central and Eastern Europe Wins Two European Commission Natura 2000 Awards for Excellence in Nature Protection

WWF Central and Eastern Europe Wins Two European Commission Natura 2000...

TRANSGREEN and Bulgarian Old-Growth Forest Protection LENA Shortlisted for a Third 2020 October 15 - The European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius...
we must do better on recycling plastic

we must do better on recycling plastic

According to a recent report by The PEW Trusts called  Breaking the Plastic Wave, current recycling commitments will only reduce annual plastic flows to...

UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science Announces Targeted Research Areas...

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 14, 2020, (AETOSWire): The UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science (UAEREP) today announced the targeted research areas...
Klaserie Private Nature Reserve

New Seasons Bring New Life

Within the North of the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve the landscape becomes incredibly different to what is found in the South of the reserve....
Post-pandemic recovery plans fail to address biodiversity loss

Post-pandemic recovery plans fail to address biodiversity loss

“Only a small number of countries are addressing the biodiversity crisis in the serious manner it deserves.” The COVID-19 pandemic has given nature a bit...
Pollutants banned decades ago are still in the UK’s rivers

Pollutants banned decades ago are still in the UK’s rivers

Banned and disused chemicals from an industrial past continue to poison wildlife in rivers throughout the United Kingdom. Banned and disused chemicals from our more...