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Study Reveals Effect of Near-Real-Time Deforestation Alerts in Tropics

In African nations where a new satellite-based program offers free alerts upon detecting deforestation activities, forest loss has dropped by 18%.

5 Jan 2021

Scientists Shine Light on ‘Bright Spots’ to Restore Coastal Ecosystems

CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has identified coastal ‘bright spots’ to repair marine ecosystems globally, paving the way to boost biodiversity, local economies and human wellbeing.

22 Dec 2020

New Tool can Help Predict Where to Reforest After Megafires

In the aftermath of megafires that devastated forests of the western United States, attention turns to whether forests will regenerate on their own or not. Forest managers can now look to a newly enhanced, predictive mapping tool to learn where forests are likely to regenerate on their own and where replanting efforts may be beneficial.

21 Dec 2020

Grape Varieties in Dry Regions Exhibit Traits to Cope with Climate Change

Several grape-cultivating regions across the globe are expected to become too hot and dry to produce high-quality wine from conventional varieties due to the effect of climate change.

18 Dec 2020

Climate Change Could Affect Ecological Balance in Higher Altitudes

Planet Earth is getting warmer by the day, making several organisms native to lower elevations or latitudes to move higher.

18 Dec 2020

Chestnut-Crowned Babbler Birds Fall into an "Ecological Trap"

Animals can fall into an "ecological trap" by altering their behaviour in the "wrong direction" in response to climate change, researchers say.

17 Dec 2020

Researchers Find Evidence of Widespread "Underfilling" of Potential Climatic Habitats

Forecasts predicting where plants and animals will inhabit over time rely primarily on information about their current climate associations, but that only plays a partial role.

15 Dec 2020

Evolution is Slower than Global Warming

The world is getting warmer, and life has to adapt to new conditions. But if the warming continues, many species may have trouble keeping up.

15 Dec 2020

Starfish Cannot Survive More Frequent and Extreme Marine Heatwaves

Common starfish cannot survive amplified marine heatwaves projected at the end of the century and experience lasting negative effects from current heatwaves, according to new research being presented on at the British Ecological Society's Festival of Ecology.

15 Dec 2020

Effective Ocean Planning Protects Marine Fish and Commercial Fisheries

Conservation of fish and other marine life migrating from warming ocean waters will be more effective and also protect commercial fisheries if plans are made now to cope with climate change, according to a Rutgers-led study in the journal Science Advances.

14 Dec 2020