Environmental Conservation

Environmental Conservation

Ocean Sampling Reveals Sources of Coral Symbionts

The symbiosis between special algal species and reef corals is the foundation of a highly productive and biologically complex ecosystem, but our understanding…

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Blair Supports Permanent Bird Trade Ban in Europe

He has written to Graham Wynne, Chief Executive of the RSPB, to say that the government will press the rest of Europe to make permanent the current but…

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Seagrass ecosystems at a 'global crisis'

An international team of scientists is calling for a targeted global conservation effort to preserve seagrasses and their ecological services for the world’s…

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Assessing Whale Population Targets: A WCS Perspective

In a new paper appearing in the journal Bioscience, the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) examines the current hodgepodge of population target…

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Researchers Push for National Climate Service Initiative

Unlike the National Weather Service, which forecasts weather up to a week in advance and sometimes two weeks in advance, a national climate service ideally…

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TIGER Workshop Showcases Key Findings on Africa’s Water Cycle

TIGER has since involved more than 150 African organisations investigating the various stages of the water cycle across the African continent. More than 80…

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Morning Pollution Impact on Manchester Commuters Revealed

A team from the Centre for Atmospheric Studies at the University of Manchester took measurements in 2005 and 2006 along some of the city’s busiest routes. The…

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Traffic’s Role in Urban Air Particulate Emissions Explained

Traffic-related emissions result from either the combustion process in vehicle engines or from the tyre contact with the pavement. The latter produces street…

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Advances in Fine Particulate Measurement Technology

The report “Technologies for Measuring Particulates” published by Tekes, highlights the most recent knowledge of measuring fine particulates.Demands for lower…

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Natural Systems Group Advances Research on Ecosystem Evolution

SENSe which is part of the University’s School of Electronics & Computer Science (ECS) aims to further understanding of biological and other natural systems…

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New Institute Aims to Innovate Clean Energy Technologies

The Energy Technologies Research Institute will feature a multidisciplinary team of more than 100 engineers and physical and social scientists working on…

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University Aviation Project Tackles Climate Change Challenges

University academics rubbed shoulders with senior officials from the Civil Aviation Authority, Airbus and Rolls-Royce and other partner organisations at a…

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Landslide Analysis Uncovers Hidden Destruction in North Korea

North Korea’s official fatality figures as a result of the typhoon is 549 people, with a further 295 people reported as missing. However, analysis by Durham…

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250M Years Ago: The Shift to Complex Marine Ecosystems

The earth experienced its biggest mass extinction about 250 million years ago, an event that wiped out an estimated 95% of marine species and 70% of land…

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Serengeti Patrols Reduce Poaching of Buffalo and Elephants

“Wildlife within protected areas is under increasing threat from the bushmeat and illegal trophy trades, and many argue that enforcement within protected areas…

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Global warming scientist in Canada to speak on 'From Here to Eternity'

Prof. Archer will show how aspects of the Earth system, such as the melting of the great ice sheets, the thawing of permafrost, and the release of methane from…

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