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Underlying Reasons for the Decline in Gray Whale Numbers

Gray whale migration along North America’s West Coast has been decreasing in recent years, according to a new NOAA Fisheries report. The population is currently down 38% from its high in 2015 and 2016, experts are investigating the causes.

10 Oct 2022

Study of Unique and Dynamic Characteristics of Coastal Lagoon Ecosystems in the Arctic Beringia Region

The dynamic and unique features of coastal lagoon ecosystems in the Arctic Beringia Region were captured by a new scientific review article headed by WCS.

7 Oct 2022

Grazing Lands are Exposed to Cumulative Pressures

Reindeer herding has got a long history in northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland. It has altered the Fennoscandian mountain landscape and is also seen as a way to reduce the effects of climate change on vegetation.

3 Oct 2022

Global Alliance on Green Economy Launched During World Green Economy Summit in Dubai

Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the 8th World Green Economy Summit (WGES) concluded in Dubai.

3 Oct 2022

New $65 Million Project to Quantify the Climate Impact Potential of Sorghum

Nadia Shakoor, PhD, principal investigator and senior research scientist at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is part of the nation-wide team that will work to quantify the climate impact potential of sorghum as part of a five-year, up to $65 million project lead by National Sorghum Producers.

29 Sep 2022

Review Highlights Ecological Impacts of Gold Mining and Restoration Strategies

In a review paper recently published in the journal Land Degradation and Development, Shrabya Timsina and Nora Hardy focused on the effects of surface gold mining in tropical regions, a growing environmental concern in recent years.

29 Sep 2022

New Methodology Helps to Distinguish the Direct Effects of Human Land Use on Carbon Cycle

Vegetation and soils are the main carbon sinks on land, as they currently absorb almost a third of carbon dioxide emissions caused by humans and thereby substantially help to slow down global warming.

29 Sep 2022

AIMPLAS and Partners Launch New Innovation Project on Circular & Sustainable Textiles

The production and consumption of textile products continue to grow, together with their impact on the environment, due to a lack of reuse, repair and recycling of materials.

29 Sep 2022

Rainforest's Ability to Store Carbon Decreases in Pace with Climate Change

The ability of rainforests to store carbon can decrease in pace with climate change. This is due to photosynthesis rates in the leaves of rainforest species falling at higher temperatures and the trees' natural cooling systems failing during droughts.

28 Sep 2022

Elevated Carbon Dioxide Levels in the Atmosphere are Making Trees Bigger

Trees have long been known to buffer humans from the worst effects of climate change by pulling carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Now new research shows just how much forests have been bulking up on that excess carbon.

28 Sep 2022