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Smallholder agriculture cuts into key Sumatran tiger habitat

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Morgan Erickson-Davis | 0 Comments

Indonesia’s Kerinci Seblat National Park is the largest national park on the island of Sumatra and the second-largest park in Southeast Asia. It is home to a wide variety of jungle cat species and is considered one of the world’s…

Scientists address myths over large-scale tree planting

Posted on January 25, 2021 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC Sharenoclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightAlexAntonelliRGBKew Scientists have proposed 10 golden rules for tree-planting, which they say must be a top priority for all nations this decade. Tree planting is a brilliant solution to tackle climate change…

Report points to a new culprit behind the Great Lakes’ big, green, poop problem

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Nathanael Johnson | 0 Comments

The Great Lakes are threatened by toxic, greenhouse-gas-emitting algae that thrive on phosphorus pollution. The muck suffocates fish and contaminates drinking water, posing a threat to the 1.3 million jobs that depend on proximity to Great Lakes shipping routes and…

Transforming conservation in times of crisis and opportunity (Commentary)

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Rhett Butler | 0 Comments

“Disasters and emergencies do not just throw light on the world as it is. They also rip open the fabric of normality. Through the hole that opens up, we glimpse possibilities of other worlds.” – Peter Baker, in The Guardian,…

Death by 1,000 cuts: Are major insect losses imperiling life on Earth?

Posted on January 25, 2021 by lizkimbrough | 0 Comments

Chances are, the works of the world’s insects touch your lips every day. The coffee or tea you savor, both are insect pollinated. Apples, oranges, cabbages, cashews, cherries, carrots, broccoli, watermelon, garlic, cinnamon, basil, sunflower seeds, almonds, canola oil —…

Amazon is on the brink of turning into a carbon source, study warns

Posted on January 25, 2021 by malavikavyawahare | 0 Comments

Tropical forests are guardians against runaway climate change, but their ability to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is wearing down. The Amazon, which accounts for more than half of the world’s rainforest cover, is on the verge of turning…

Satellites beat balloons in race for flying internet

Posted on January 25, 2021 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC Google’s Loon bows out – but thousands of satellites are taking to the skies to beam down the internet. Read the full article

Baby tyrannosaurs dinosaurs were the 'size of a Border Collie'

Posted on January 25, 2021 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC Sharenoclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightJulius Csotonyi Baby tyrannosaurs were only the size of a Border Collie dog when they took their first steps, a team of palaeontologists has discovered. Researchers from Edinburgh University examined fossilised remains…

38 countries have declared a ‘climate emergency.’ Should the US be next?

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Shannon Osaka | 0 Comments

In April of 2019, thousands of protesters descended upon London. They blocked bridges, dragged a pink boat into one of the city’s central squares, and, at one point, some stripped nearly naked in the House of Commons. Their goal? Get…

This one number could change how the US handles climate change

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Emily Pontecorvo | 0 Comments

President Joe Biden’s first environment-related executive order, signed on Inauguration Day, contained an abundance of actions intended to bring science back into government decision-making. As expected, his instructions for federal agencies started with pulling a key permit for the Keystone…