The Fight to Save Glaciers and Free-Flowing Rivers From False Climate Solutions
The United Nations' theme for World Water Day this year is glacier preservation — an important reminder of the need ...
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Why Vultures, Bats, Hyenas, and Other Such Species Matter
Described below is an effort to give public visibility to what has tended to be an underpublicized aspect of the ...
NatureMetrics: Demonstrating the Power of eDNA Analysis
According to a 2021 World Wildlife Fund (WFF) report, wildlife populations have plummeted by an average of 68% since 1970. ...
Water Quality in America: Under Threat?
Since 1972, ever since Nixon, a Republican president, signed it into law, the Clean Water Act (CWA) has protected waterways ...
How War in Ukraine Affects the Environment
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukraine is thought to have suffered $52.2 billion in environmental damage. A ...
How Glacial Melting Threatens Alpine Ecosystems
The world’s glaciers are rapidly melting due to the planet’s increasing warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions, with the mean ...
Plastic Waste Is Creating New Communities on the Ocean’s Surface
A recent study published in the Nature Ecology & Evolution journal on April 17 revealed that the Great Pacific Garbage ...
It’s Time to Rethink How We Live With Animals
Glancing at the news of the last week, it is more apparent than ever that the relationship between humans and ...
Environment, Part of One Health, Is Often Missing in Action
There is good news in that, at the global level, there has been increased attention and deliberation about One Health ...
WWF Study Illustrates Dire Need for Action Against Nature Loss
A recent study from WWF estimates the economic cost of nature's decline over the next 30 years, revealing the countries ...
Designing Sustainable Seascapes for New Coasts
Land reclamation is nothing new. In some parts of the world, it has been practiced since the 19th century. However, ...
The Role of Ecosystems in Achieving the SDGs
We are currently facing a critical point for the future of our planet. As our population continues to skyrocket, we ...
