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Massive Restoration of Coastal Regions Needed to Sustain Vital Ecosystem Services

Prominent marine and coastal ecologists, maritime engineers, and economists from 38 organizations across Europe, Israel, and Turkey came together in Barcelona between November 2nd and 5th, 2021 for the official commencement meeting of a new project.

16 Nov 2021

African Great Green Wall Initiative Also Makes Economic Sense

The Sahel extends south of the Sahara from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east of Africa. Vast areas of the formerly fertile region are now virtually uncultivated.

16 Nov 2021

Conservation Efforts Focused on a Smaller Geographic Area may Protect Endangered Species in Central Africa

Efforts to protect threatened and endangered species in central Africa might be more successful if they focused on a smaller geographic area, new research suggests.

16 Nov 2021

Humans Played a Crucial Role in the Extinction of Woolly Mammoths

New research shows that humans had a significant role in the extinction of woolly mammoths in Eurasia, occurring thousands of years later than previously thought.

12 Nov 2021

High-Resolution Mapping Analysis Estimates the Impact of Human Sewage on Coastal Ecosystems

A first-of-its-kind, high-resolution mapping analysis estimates the amounts of nitrogen and pathogens released into coastal ecosystems from human wastewater sources around the world.

11 Nov 2021

Degraded Landscapes can be Restored if Secondary Forests Surround Lakes

According to a recent study by Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) postdoctoral fellow Karina Chavarria and colleagues, bacterial communities in streams neighboring young secondary forests recover to look like those of mature forest streams in as little as 10 years after cattle has been moved away from the land, and that these communities are resilient during the course of the year.

8 Nov 2021

Low Densities of Large Herbivores Disrupt Ecosystems Worldwide

Biological research has repeatedly demonstrated that the relationship between the producer and the consumer is governed by a scaling law.

5 Nov 2021

Coralline Algae Negatively Affected by Ocean Acidification, Study Reveals

Scientists have long suspected that coralline algae are particularly sensitive to changes in ocean chemistry. Now, researchers have found that most species of coralline algae studied are negatively affected by ocean acidification.

5 Nov 2021

New Climate Change Accountability Global Ecosystem Stands Out From the Crowd as It is Specially Selected for Presentation at COP26

A new technology platform which takes a huge step towards meaningful global climate change accountability has been specially selected for presentation as world leaders gather in Glasgow for the COP26 summit next week.

1 Nov 2021

Chinook Salmons that Survive Drought, Marine Heat Waves Keep Their Populations Alive

In drought years and when marine heat waves warm the Pacific Ocean, late-migrating juvenile spring-run Chinook salmon of California's Central Valley are the ultimate survivors.

29 Oct 2021