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Vietnam Bans Wildlife Trade to Reduce Risk of Future Pandemics
Vietnam has banned the import and trade of wildlife, dead or alive, as well as wildlife products, and announced a crackdown on illegal...
Constant Tedder
Jul 27, 20202 min read
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Why is Europe Losing Forests to Harvesting So Rapidly?
According to new data, harvesting in Europe has caused the continent to lose a vastly increased area of forests in recent years, reducing...
Constant Tedder
Jul 22, 20203 min read
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How to Prevent the Next Pandemic
How can we prevent the next pandemic? In an interview with Yale Environment 360, science author David Quammen says that the COVID-19...
Constant Tedder
Jul 21, 20203 min read
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Global Mass Extinction Target Proposed Amid Unparalleled Biodiversity Loss
A new global assessment by the UN warns that one million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction, calling this a...
Constant Tedder
Jul 17, 20203 min read
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They Survived Centuries of Elephant Onslaught. Now Climate Change is Killing These Iconic Baobabs
Scraping sounds fill the nights at Mapungubwe, a national park at the confluence of the Limpopo and Shashe rivers, where the borders of...
Constant Tedder
Jul 15, 20205 min read
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UN Sustainable Development Goals May Do More Harm for Biodiversity Than Good- Study
A new study has determined that the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), that were designed to improve the lives of...
Constant Tedder
Jul 14, 20203 min read
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What has Happened to South Africa’s Great White Sharks?
In honour of Shark Awareness Day on July 14, Earth.Org is looking at the disappearance of Great White Sharks off the coast of Cape Town,...
Constant Tedder
Jul 14, 20205 min read
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60% of Fish May Struggle to Reproduce as Temperatures Rise- Study
According to a study published in the journal Science, approximately 60% of fish species will struggle to reproduce in their current...
Constant Tedder
Jul 10, 20204 min read
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Indonesia to Receive $56m Payment from Norway for Reducing Deforestation
Indonesia is set to receive $56.15 million from Norway, the first payment based on the results of the Southeast Asian country’s efforts...
Constant Tedder
Jul 10, 20207 min read
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Koalas Will Become Extinct By 2050 Without ‘Urgent’ Government Intervention- Study
Koalas may become extinct by 2050 without urgent government intervention, according to a report published by the Parliament of New South...
Constant Tedder
Jul 9, 20203 min read
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The Climate Crisis is Making Forests Grow Younger and Shorter- Study
Anthropogenic climate change is having a profound effect on forest dynamics worldwide, a new study finds. Rising temperatures and...
Constant Tedder
Jul 9, 20204 min read
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New Swine Flu Found in China, Researchers Warn of Potential Pandemic
According to a study published in the US science journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers in China have...
Constant Tedder
Jul 8, 20203 min read
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Case of Bubonic Plague Confirmed in Mongolia
Authorities in Inner Mongolia, a region in China, issued a warning on July 5 after a hospital reported one confirmed case of the Bubonic...
Constant Tedder
Jul 8, 20203 min read
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Zoonotic Diseases Will Continue to Rise Without Wildlife, Environment Conservation- UN
A report from the United Nations Environment Programme and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) warns that zoonotic...
Constant Tedder
Jul 7, 20203 min read
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Amazon Fires May be Worse in 2020 as Deforestation and Land Grabbing Spikes
It’s too early for a verdict, but at present, threats to the Brazilian Amazon are growing virtually unchecked while the COVID-19 pandemic...
Constant Tedder
Jul 3, 20207 min read
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Hundreds More Elephants Have Died from Mysterious Illness in Botswana
Following Earth.Org’s June 18th coverage of the mysterious illness that had killed a cluster of elephants in the Okavango Delta region in...
Constant Tedder
Jul 2, 20202 min read
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As COVID-19 Pandemic Deepens, Global Wildlife Treaty Faces an Identity Crisis
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, popularly known as CITES, is a rare animal: an international environmental...
Constant Tedder
Jul 2, 20207 min read
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The Silent Plight of Illegal Logging in Hong Kong
People usually associate deforestation and illegal logging with tropical rainforests in developing countries such as those in the Amazon...
Constant Tedder
Jul 2, 20204 min read
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Tourism Has Crashed: Are Carbon Credits the Future for Funding Conservation in Africa?
The abrupt collapse of tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic has again highlighted the inadequacy of resources for conservation in...
Constant Tedder
Jun 24, 20204 min read
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Humpbacks Learn New Songs as They Migrate
As anyone who travels with kids knows, long journeys can lead to endless little songs, rhymes, riffs and gratingly repetitive singalongs....
Constant Tedder
Jun 19, 20202 min read
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