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WEBEnvironmental science and conservation news. Underwater noise from ships is making it tough for killer whales, or orcas, to find and catch their favorite fish, a recent study has found.. Orcas ...
We know how many okapi live in zoos. In the wild? It’s complicated
WEB1 day ago · But there’s one major blind spot: “Nobody knows how many okapi there are.”. Scientists estimate there are anywhere from 10,000 to 15,000 okapi in the wild, but those estimates are about a ...
Lab-grown corals resisted bleaching during Caribbean’s worst …
WEB12 hours ago · This unprecedented heat brought on the worst coral bleaching event in the Caribbean’s history: It whitened 60 to 100% of the reef in some areas, and many patches died. But among the skeletons, a ...
Why the EU must stand firm on its plan to help protect the world’s ...
WEB21 hours ago · A pioneering law under attack The world’s governments have long acknowledged the need to halt and reverse the loss of the planet’s precious forests, not least because of the contribution that ...
World’s biggest deforestation project gets underway in Papua for …
WEB19 hours ago · JAKARTA — Excavators have begun clearing land in the Indonesian region of Papua in what’s been described as the largest deforestation undertaking in the world.
Reforestation to capture carbon could be done much more …
WEBAug 14, 2024 · New research shows that a mix of natural forest regrowth and tree planting could remove up to 10 times more carbon at $20 per metric ton than previously estimated by the IPCC, the U.N.’s climate ...
Mongabay’s top 10 stories of 2022 - Conservation news
WEBDec 29, 2022 · In 2022, Mongabay published 4,900 articles, with original reporting in six languages. A total of 23 million readers spent more than 14.4 million hours reading Mongabay stories this year.
The Top Positive Environmental News Stories from 2021
WEBDec 23, 2021 · Mongabay takes a look back at some of the most positive stories from 2021. New protected areas established. While the Australian government has drawn criticism for its COP26 declaration, the ...
The year in rainforests 2021 - Conservation news
WEBDec 29, 2021 · The year in rainforests 2021. 2021 was a year where tropical forests featured more prominently in global headlines than normal thanks to rising recognition of the role they play in addressing ...
Brazil’s Pantanal is at risk of collapse, scientists say
WEBDec 20, 2022 · The Pantanal, which means “great swamp” in Portuguese, is the world’s largest tropical wetland, even bigger than the state of Florida. Most of it lies in Brazil (78%), but the region also ...