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: ECO; Posted On October 22, 2021

Comprehensive Assessment on Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution Confirms Need for Urgent Global Action

A drastic reduction in unnecessary, avoidable and problematic plastic is crucial to addressing the global pollution crisis, according to a...

: McGill University; Posted On October 19, 2021

By 2500 Earth Could Be Alien to Humans, Warn Scientists

Climate projections should not stop at year 2100

: ECO; Posted On October 19, 2021

Thames21 Launches Manifesto and Urges River Groups to Unite Ahead of COP26

River groups must work collaboratively across the globe and put pressure on governments, businesses and society to take swift action on rivers to...

: ECO; Posted On October 15, 2021

AGRIFISH: Some Baltic Fish Still in Crisis as the EU Starts to Consider Ecosystem Impacts

Press release from Coalition Clean Baltic, FishSec, Our Fish, Oceana, Seas at Risk and WWF

: NOC; Posted On October 6, 2021

National Oceanography Centre Calls for Urgent Action to Protect and Restore Global Waters

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is calling on political and financial investment to address one of the world’s greatest challenges of this...

: University of Cambridge; Posted On October 6, 2021

Encourage Wealthy and Well-Connected to Use Their Influence to Tackle Climate Change

A paper published last week (Sept 30) in the journal Nature Energy identifies five ways that people of high socioeconomic status have a...

: Taylor & Francis Group; Posted On September 29, 2021

Over 120 Scientific Experts’ Global Ocean Report Shows Unprecedented Climate Change Impact

Arctic ice levels logged in the last two years have reached record lows, whilst per decade have -- on average since 1979 to 2020 -- dropped by...

: University of Leeds; Posted On September 21, 2021

Act Now to Benefit Economically from Peatland Restoration

Restoring the world's depleted peatlands now rather than later would have massive economic benefits to society, according to new research.

: University of East Anglia; Posted On September 7, 2021

Indigenous and Local Communities Key to Successful Nature Conservation

Indigenous Peoples and local communities provide the best long-term outcomes for conservation, according to new research from the University of East...

: ECO; Posted On September 7, 2021

New Global Study Finds Unprecedented Shark and Ray Extinction Risk

Experts classify one-third of chondrichthyan fish species as threatened, urge conservation action

: McGill University; Posted On August 31, 2021

Global Sand and Gravel Extraction Conflicts with Half of UN Sustainable Development Goals

Growing global demand for overlooked natural resources has implications for health, the environment and society in low- and middle-income countries

: ECO; Posted On August 26, 2021

Right Whale Use of Southern New England Wind Energy Areas Increasing

Southern New England habitat is important to the North Atlantic right whale. With offshore wind energy development planned in the region, working...

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