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Nature

No need to choose between eating fish and saving the ocean say experts

Establishing Marine Protection Areas could save fisheries, ecosystems and help the ocean’s ability to store carbon.

Nature

Poland set to resume logging in one of Europe's last primeval forests

Logging in Bialowieza forest was suspended in 2017 after a ruling by the European Court of Justice.

Ecotech

‘Dark vessels’ are being tracked from space to stop illegal fishing

Satellite technology is being brought in to help combat problems with unregulated fishing in coastal nations.

Earth News

Climate app for kids forces adults to sit up and listen

A fun, eco-friendly app is engaging children with the climate crisis through interactive artwork.

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Earth News

No experience required: Could you be the UK’s first Bison herder?

Rangers will manage four of these huge mammals after they are released into a woodland near Canterbury, Kent.

Nature

Satellites are being used to help save the world’s coral reefs

This project aims to make it faster, cheaper and easier to save the world’s precious coral reef systems.

France

50 countries pledge to protect 30 per cent of planet over next decade

At least 50 countries have committed to protecting 30 per cent of the planet over the next decade to halt species extinction and address climate change, but the founder of the NewClimate Institute says none of these countries have short-term policies in place to be on track to meet these goals.

Earth News

World leaders restart vital environmental talks after Covid delay

The One Planet Summit hopes to reignite discussions about protecting nature and people.

Earth News

Europe’s largest land mammal brought back from the brink of extinction

25 other endangered species have also seen improvements from conservation efforts according to the IUCN.

Earth News

Human ‘stuff’ will soon weigh more than all living things on Earth

The mass of human made objects has doubled every 20 years since the beginning of the 20th century.

Earth News

Four lions test positive for coronavirus in Barcelona

Among them, three older females and a four-year-old male.

Europe News

Put cameras on fishing boats to reduce marine mammal deaths, say NGOs

WWF says 1,200 dolphins died in the Bay of Biscay in just four months after getting entangled in fishing gear.

Earth News

What is Remembrance Day for Lost Species and why does it matter?

Award-winning writers, actors and creatives are coming together to mourn animals already lost to extinction.

Earth News

What is ghost fishing and why is it killing dolphins?

It can lead to a slow, painful death for aquatic animals.

United Kingdom

Millennium Seed Bank celebrates 20 years of preserving plant heritage

The Millennium Seed Bank, the world’s largest collector of wild plant seeds, has stored 2.4 billion seeds in the 20 years since it opened.

Earth News

Traffickers are smuggling reptiles into Europe ‘under their clothes’

Rare tortoise species can be worth up to €30,000 when sold on the black market.

Ecotech

Invasive plants could be turned into textiles, research shows

A laboratory in Marseille, France is looking for ways to mix design and biology.

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Tackling the biodiversity crisis: climate change data highlight priorities

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About nine million species of animals and plants are exposed to changes in the global climate. Monitoring how climate change affects wildlife and ecosystems has become critical for directing conservation measures where life is most at risk.

Earth News

US imports are helping to drive the ‘silent extinction’ of giraffes

Giraffes parts are used for items such as bible covers, shoes and jackets.

Earth News

‘Extinction is forever’: World leaders pledge to end biodiversity loss

The British government has made a huge commitment to safeguard nature.