Environmental Conservation

Environmental Conservation

Key to Life in the Desert: What New Research Reveals About the Importance of Soil Crusts

The hope for restoring these arid environments and preventing further desertification may exist on the surface of the desert itself, according to new research…

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Aquaculture Innovation: 14 German Leaders Unite in AQUZENTE

Under the leadership of ttz Bremerhaven 14 players of the German aquaculture sector have joined forces in the network AQUZENTE. Technological innovations for…

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Global CO2 emissions continue to increase

Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) – the main cause of global warming – increased by 3% last year, reaching an all-time high of 34 billion tonnes in…

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Leopard Photo from 2004 Camera Trap Surfaces Again

The photo, taken by Indian photographer Vinay S. Kumar, was initially submitted to Conservation India, a not-for-profit portal to enable conservation action….

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Environmental concerns increasing infectious disease in amphibians

Amphibians are now, and always have been hosts for a wide range of infectious organisms, including viruses, bacteria and fungi, scientists said in a review…

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Pot–Grower’s Poison Taking Toll on Rare Fishers

The researchers conducted necropsies among 58 fishers and found that 46 of the animals (79 percent) were exposed to one or more of the toxic ARs, and four had…

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Refining Tools for Sustainable Fisheries Management

As spatial planning is used increasingly to manage fisheries and other ocean resources, researchers are working to determine the best ways to use and refine…

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First Snow Leopards Collared in Afghanistan: A Conservation Milestone

The team successfully captured and released the male snow leopards on May 27 and June 8 respectively. Each cat was weighed, measured, fitted with a Vectronix…

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New Method Simplifies Sustainable Fisheries Management

Up to now, methods to estimate the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) of fish stocks are very complex and, as a consequence, expensive. However, Dr Rainer Froese,…

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Wolverines Need Refrigerators

The paper suggests wolverines take advantage of the crevices and boulders of the mountainous terrain, as well as the snow cover to cache and “refrigerate” food…

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How Global Warming Affects Central Europe’s Lakes

Many large lakes in Central Europe became heavily overfertilized in the twentieth century through sewage. As a result, algal blooms developed and cyanobacteria…

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Rising Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Also Speeds Carbon Loss From Forest Soils

The new evidence supports an emerging view that although forests remove a substantial amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, much of the carbon is being…

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Biochar Explored to Remediate Soil Contaminated by Oil Spills and Gas Leaks in Canada’s North

Biochar is a type of charcoal that results from heating biological ingredients, such as wood and bone, in a low- or no-oxygen environment – a process known as…

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Natural Gas and the Environment: Balancing Progress and Protection

“Fracking” stories about shale gas extraction hit the news daily, fueling a growing conflagration between environmental protectionism and economic interests….

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First Video of Snow Leopard Mother and Cubs in Mongolia

For the first time, the den sites of two female snow leopards and their cubs have been located in Mongolia's Tost Mountains, with the first known videos taken…

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New Viruses Linked to Algae Play Key Role in Coral Health

These viruses, including an RNA virus never before isolated from a coral, have been shown for the first time to clearly be associated with these microalgae…

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