Let’s continue our explanation of what desertification is and why it can be “invisible.” I am thankful to zoologist Oleksiy Vasyliuk, the head of the UNCG NGO, for the brilliant advice. There are many adaptations and interpretations of the story of Easter Island. There, as a result of human impact on the environment, civilization perished. […]
Iranian scientist, Mehdi Qodrati Shojaei has been elected as the Asia-Pacific representative in the second World Ocean Assessment working group, IRNA reported on Sunday. Qodrati Shojaei is a faculty member at Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran Times reports. The Second World Ocean Assessment (WOA II) is the significant output of the second cycle of the Regular […]
The global economy could lose about $ 2.7 trillion annually due to biodiversity loss by 2030 due to the impact on fish food and wood from forests. This is stated in the calculations of the World Bank, according to Bloomberg. At the same time, the World Bank noted, the current economic forecasts are too optimistic, […]
Planes, helicopters, boats, and 4x4s are being deployed, hundreds of camera traps and satellite collars monitored, and an array of dung studied across Kenya, as the country embarks on its first national census of wildlife, The Guardian reports. Count aims to provide crucial conservation data on animals including pangolins, turtles, and antelope. The census, covering […]
Western governments are so concerned about city parks conservation that they bring it into international law. This is not surprising: we’ve already written why parks save the inhabitants of cities around the world millions of dollars every year. You may check the explanation of what ecosystem services are here. There is Green Cities Declaration, signed […]
Officials in Saudi Arabia have announced a joint project to establish the largest coral garden in the world at NEOM, the futuristic mega-city being built in the Kingdom’s northwest, Arab News reports. NEOM and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) said that the project that will cover 100 hectares on Shusha Island on […]
Gabon became the first African country to receive money to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by reducing the deforestation of its rainforests. The first tranche of $17 million was provided by Norway, the total cost of the transaction is $ 150 million. The payment was made within the framework of the Central African Forestry Initiative […]
The United Nations has said that the condition of the Great Barrier Reef has deteriorated to such an extent that it should be included in the list of World Heritage Sites in danger. The Australian government has opposed this, CNN reports. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has recommended that the reef be included in the […]
At the UN General Assembly’s High-level dialogue on desertification, land degradation and drought, the UAE has underlined that protecting the environment must be a priority for the international community, WAM reports. “We only have one home, one shelter – Earth,” said Dr. Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, through a video message. […]
In previous article, we explained why some forests are not actually forests. We have already focused in previous articles on what ecosystem services are. And why we should preserve wildlife as it is. Now let’s talk about forest biodiversity. Biodiversity is the diversity of life in a particular area or on the planet as a […]
