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Functional Eradication can Limit Impact of Invasive Species

Managing invasive species--not eliminating them altogether--is a better use of time and conservation resources in many cases, according to a study led by a University of Alberta biologist.

5 Mar 2021

Monitoring Methane Emissions From Gas Pipelines

For the first time, scientists, using satellite data from the Copernicus Sentinel missions, are now able to detect individual methane plumes leaking from natural gas pipelines around the globe.

5 Mar 2021

Study may Help with Management of Dolphin-Fishery Interactions in the Future

While consumers look out for the Dolphin Safe mark on seafood purchases, a major research stocktake of Australian-New Zealand waters gives new guidelines to managers of dolphin fisheries.

4 Mar 2021

Global Ecosystem Respiration Varies in Response to Increasing Temperatures

Land stores vast amounts of carbon, but a new study led by Cranfield University's Dr Alice Johnston suggests that how much of this carbon enters the atmosphere as temperatures rise depends on how far that land sits from the equator.

4 Mar 2021

Dolphin Populations At-Risk Trans-Tasman Study Calls for Greater Collaboration

While consumers look out for the Dolphin Safe mark on seafood purchases, a major research stocktake of Australian-New Zealand waters gives new guidelines to managers of dolphin fisheries.

4 Mar 2021

Burger King® UK Aims for 0% Single Use Plastic by 2025 as Part of Transparent New Charter

Burger King® UK has set out its road map on sustainability, food quality and ethics in a new charter launched today entitled: Burger King for Good.

3 Mar 2021

Global Catalogue of Ecosystems Launched to Enable Coordinated Conservation Efforts

UNSW and The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have launched the world’s first Global Typology of Ecosystems, the first-ever comprehensive system for classifying and mapping all ecosystems on Earth based on both their functions and composition. The typology allows for more coordinated and effective approaches to conservation management.

2 Mar 2021

Marine Protected Areas in Oahu Provide Low Safety to Coral Reef Herbivorous Fishes

Marine protected areas (MPAs) surrounding O?ahu do not sufficiently safeguard populations of herbivorous reef fishes that tend to eat algae present on coral reefs.

1 Mar 2021

Repeated, Intense Fires are Driving Long-Term Changes to Tree Communities

Researchers have analysed decades' worth of data on the impact of repeated fires on ecosystems across the world. Their results, published today in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, show that repeated fires are driving long-term changes to tree communities and reducing their population sizes.

1 Mar 2021

New Framework to Mitigate Irreversible Global Damage

Renowned researchers have warned that major ecosystems around Antarctica and Australia are disintegrating, and have recommended a three-step framework to mitigate the permanent global damage.

1 Mar 2021