Financial institutions are ‘bankrolling’ biodiversity loss and ecosystem destruction on an unprecedented scale, according to a new analysis released last week by portfolio.earth, a collaborative effort among individual finance, economics,
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More big fish in the sea can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emissions that are released into the atmosphere, according to a new study published on 28 October in
Interview with Professor Austin Burt: Role of gene drive technology in the context of the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy 2030
The new EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 sets the ambitious target of halving the number of Red List species threatened by invasive species before 2030. However, current tools are insufficient to
Children who played in newly forested spaces for one month had more diverse communities of friendly bacteria than those who played in standard playgrounds with pavement and gravel, according to
In the first half of 2020, the coronavirus pandemic led to an unprecedented decline in CO2 emissions, larger than during the 2008 financial crisis, the1979 oil crisis, or World War
Over the past two years, climate change has fueled wildfires of extraordinary scale and duration around the world. This year, the wildfires in Australia, the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, the
Deforestation and climate change are pushing the Amazon Rainforest towards a tipping point, beyond which destruction of this critical ecosystem could be irreversible, scientists say. Nearly half of the Amazon
To combat climate change, the global food system needs an overhaul – not only are plant-based diets accompanied by a lower incidence of noncommunicable disease and other health benefits, but
Around two-fifths of the world’s flora and fauna are at risk of extinction, according to a new report released by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew on 30 September, putting the
Human activities have led to the widespread die-off of boreal forest in the Russian Arctic, according to a new study published on 25 September in Ecology Letters (1), demonstrating the