Environmental Conservation

Environmental Conservation

Environmental challenges and opportunities in Russia – views of Finnish experts

Based on long traditions, the cooperation nowadays covers all important areas – air, water, forestry and biodiversity. The cooperation has resulted in several…

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Hungry Microbes Distribute Carbon in Plant Roots

The green leaves of plants use the energy of sunlight to make sugar by combining water with carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This sugar fuels the plant’s…

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Scientists Estimate Mercury Emissions from U.S. Fires

Forest fires and other blazes in the United States likely release about 30 percent as much mercury as the nation's industrial sources, according to initial…

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Attenborough’s Bold Green Message at University of Leicester

The University of Leicester is – quite literally – nailing its colours to the tallest building on campus. In a bold and forthright statement, the University of…

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Ireland Launches €20M Fund for Marine Research Innovation

The Irish government has launched a major new strategy to maximise the scientific, economic and social potential of Ireland’s significant marine resources. Sea…

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Coastal habitats are the biosphere’s most imperiled ecosystems

At the event, leading international experts presented the findings of their latest research into the scale, causes and consequences of global loss of coastal…

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Ecologists discover city is 'uber-forest' for big owls

At least that’s the way the barred owls see it.Charlotte is famous for having two kinds of green. It is home to two of the nation’s largest banks and its…

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Upper Midwest Forests Face Declining Diversity and Complexity

That's according to research done by Lisa A. Schulte, assistant professor in Iowa State University's department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management and…

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Acid Oceans: The Growing Threat of Rising CO2 Levels

The acidity is caused by the gradual buildup of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, dissolving into the oceans. Scientists fear it could be lethal for…

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Loggerhead Sea Turtles Face Threats from Small-Scale Fishing

Ocean Conservancy Scientist, Wallace J. Nichols and University of California-Santa Cruz researcher Hoyt Peckham found surprising results in a recent…

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New Baseline of Invasive Plants in Isabela, Galapagos

Despite 95% of the archipelago falling under the Galapagos National Park, invasive plants spreading from the inhabited areas are having large impacts on the…

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Small-Scale Fishing in Mexico: A Hidden Threat to Turtles

Industrial fishing operations take plenty of blame for both depleting fish stocks and inadvertently catching innocent bystanders such as dolphins, sharks,…

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Stronger EPA Leadership for Better Mississippi River Water Quality

EPA has failed to use its authority under the act to adequately coordinate and oversee state activities along the Mississippi and ensure progress toward the…

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UCL Launches Carbon Capture Legal Initiative for Sustainability

The Carbon Capture Legal Programme, pioneered by the UCL Centre for Law and the Environment, will provide an authoritative source of objective, up to date and…

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New Wastewater Treatment System Targets Heavy Metals Removal

Resulting from the combination of water treatment investigations with the latest in material science, a new type of nanomaterial called nanostructured silica…

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Scientists Enhance Poplar Plants to Combat Toxic Pollutants

The problem with plants that are capable of doing this is that the process is slow and halts completely when growth stops in winter. Using plants in this way,…

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