Curtailing of shipping due to coronavirus allows scientists to study effects of quieter oceans on marine wildlife In cities, human lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic have offered some respite to the natural world, with clear skies and the return of wildlife to waterways. Now evidence of...
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Europe’s environmental footprints exceed several safe limits. Global sustainability challenges increasingly raise concerns about the stability of the Earth system that supports all life on our planet. A joint study by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), published...
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La Cina riapre subito i Wet market: una minaccia per la salute mondiale Dietro al commercio di animali selvatici diffuso in Cina un giro d'affari plurimiliardario. Ma anche un grave pericolo sanitario. Come il caso SARS-Cov-2 sta dimostrando In queste settimane, mentre una nazione dopo l’altra...
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“By creating distressed and sick animals, we are harming ourselves,” claims Dr Aysha Akhtar, a neurologist and public health specialist and a Commander in the US Public Health Service. “Three-fourths of emerging human infectious diseases come from animals. But it’s not the animals’ fault. If we...
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The Wildlife Justice Commission’s Intelligence Development Unit has analysed reported seizure data between 2016-2019 and combined it with the WJC’s own investigative findings to offer a very detailed picture of how extensive the trafficking of pangolin scales has become. Bridging the Intelligence Gap The analysis identifies prolific...
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