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With environmental protection high on the agenda, Manila must double down on fuel marking
Environmental protection has become one of the prime causes of mobilization for civil society in the Philippines
The poaching of Sumatra’s endangered tigers remains an acute problem
The loss of a single wild tiger is a setback to conservation efforts. The death of three tigers at the same time is a tragedy.
Giraffes are highly complex social animals, scientists find
The ruminants are not only highly social but just how social they are has surprised even scientists.
We have ‘reached the limits’ of the planet’s natural resources
Levels of welfare for most people will begin to decline within the next decade because of a stress on finite natural resources.
We must pull out all the stops to save coral reefs, experts say
Photo: Pixabay/Kanenori Among the world’s ecosystems most vulnerable to climate change are coral reefs. “Coral reefs are very much the rainforests of the oceans,” observes the Knowledge Project. “Not only are they diverse communities, but the coral skeletons — like
Peatlands worldwide are drying out, threatening to worsen climate change
Peatlands cover just 3% of the Earth’s total land surface, yet store over one-third of the planet’s soil carbon.