Environmental Conservation

Environmental Conservation

Green Energy Market Sees Multi-Billion Dollar Growth

Globally, it has already become a multi-billion dollar industry, with very high growth potential which is attracting record investment. Over the last few…

Environmental Conservation

Global Warming’s Impact on Infectious Diseases: Key Insights

“Environmental changes have always been associated with the appearance of new diseases or the arrival of old diseases in new places. With more changes, we can…

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Global Economy’s Carbon Intensity Rises Despite Efforts

A study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science shows that CO2 emissions increased by 1.1 % per year through the 1990s but…

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Sunderland Unveils Affordable Green Computer Solution for SMEs

The new computer system will not only offer the processing power of a multi-million pound computer at an affordable price to small businesses, but will do so…

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Climate Policy Initiative: Forest Nations Tackle Deforestation

Tropical deforestation currently accounts for nearly 20 percent of carbon emissions that cause global warming. A group of forest-rich developing nations have…

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International Collaboration Enhances EarthCARE Initiative

The workshop, held at ESA-ESTEC in the Netherlands on 7-9 May 2007, followed the deadline for industry to submit proposals for design consolidation,…

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Southern Ocean Carbon Sink Impacted by Climate Change

A four-year study by scientists from the University of East Anglia (UEA), British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the Max-Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry…

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Norwegian Team Advances Arctic Climate Research During IPY

International Polar Year is an excellent time to collect new data about climate change in the Arctic and Antarctic. The University of Tromsø is contributing to…

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UK’s biggest ever countryside survey starts this week

The biggest and most comprehensive survey of the natural resources of the British countryside begins this week. The Countryside Survey will be carried out by a…

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Rare Bottlenose Dolphins Spotted Off Isle of Wight

The dolphins, which are threatened in UK waters, were recorded 4 miles off of St. Catherine’s point on the Isle of Wight – a truly rare occurrence. Clive…

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Belize: A Hidden Gem for Whale Watching Adventures

To help understand the marine environment around Belize and the jewels to be found in its waters, Marinelife, a UK based national marine conservation research…

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A technology to safe fish in river from industrial acitvities

This impact has greatly contributed to the decline of fish migratory species, such the European eel or the Atlantic salmon, being both important in fisheries…

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Asexual Worm Adapts Rapidly to Soil Contamination

Environmental pollution is an important cause of stress in natural populations. This not only has consequences for the size, dynamics and structure of the…

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New Bacteria Discovered at Rancho La Brea Tar Pits

Environmental scientists at UC Riverside have discovered that the Rancho La Brea tar pits in Los Angeles, Calif., house hundreds of new species of bacteria…

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Climate change and sustainable development – an unprecedented challenge for the research community

Key MessageScientific evidence has shown that there is a likely link between recent climate change and human activity. This provides a major challenge to…

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EU launches major new initiative to protect biodiversity in EU's tropical regions

The EU's outermost regions (ORs) and overseas territories (OCTs) are among the richest reservoirs of species and ecosystems in the world, encompassing 5 of the…

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