Mongabay -Combating illegal logging in Myanmar’s Rakhine state helps preserve wildlife populations, but is insufficient without addressing unsustainable local hunting pressures, according to new research. Published on 31 December 2021 Link https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/dual-pressures-of-hunting-logging-threaten-wildlife-in-myanmar-study-shows/...
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EURACTIV - The pushback from EU countries against the European Commission’s new forest strategy, which seeks to protect biodiversity and enhance the role of trees in capturing CO2, has been “hyperbolic”, according to the forestry NGO Fern. Data: 28/10/2021 https://www.euractiv.com/section/climate-environment/news/green-campaigners-condemn-pushback-against-eu-forest-strategy/...
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Quanti anni può vivere una quercia? Fino ad oggi, la datazione scientifica era arrivata vicina al mezzo millennio. Un record che, adesso, è stato letteralmente surclassato. Perché Demetra, una quercia rovere del Parco nazionale dell’Aspromonte, di anni ne ha addirittura 934. Data: 14 ottobre 2021 https://www.metropolitano.it/calabria-quercia-piu-antica-del-mondo/...
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Mongabay - Indonesia has banned again the use of destructive seine and trawl nets, locally known as cantrang, to protect the ocean ecosystem. Link a Mongabay: https://news.mongabay.com/2021/07/indonesia-reimposes-ban-on-destructive-seine-and-trawl-nets-in-its-waters/ Data: 28 luglio 2021...
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The Guardian - More than 200 health journals worldwide are publishing an editorial calling on leaders to take emergency action on climate change and to protect health. The British Medical Journal said it is the first time so many publications have come together to make the...
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Mongabay - the new Tropical Forest Vulnerability Index (TFVI) will use satellite data to assess the impact of growing threats such as land clearance and rising temperatures on forests, in order to identify forests most at risk, to be prioritized for conservation efforts. Data: 28 luglio...
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The Guardian - A new study has found that many of the key indicators of the global climate crisis are getting worse and either approaching, or exceeding, key tipping points as the earth heats up. Link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/27/global-heating-critical-measures-tipping-point-study?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Data: 28 luglio 2021...
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National Geographic - In a rare court hearing for a research animal dealer, the USDA alleges years of lapses in care. Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/major-chinchilla-supplier-heads-to-court-with-more-than-100-animal-welfare-violations Data: 28/07/21...
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Business Insider - Nestlé has been working on alternative meat products that would combine cultured meat with plant-based ingredients. Data: 27/07/21 Link: https://www.businessinsider.com/innovative-foodtech-technology-alternative-meat-agriculture-laboratory-science-trending-synthetic-2021-7?r=US&IR=T...
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