- In central Belize, the Maya Forest Corridor, a narrow section of forested land, is key for wildlife movements across Belize, conservationists say.
- A land acquisition by the Maya Forest Corridor Trust in 2021 was a…
Category: 9. Environment
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Wildlife corridor connecting Belize’s forests needs protection
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Venomous snakes, freshwater fish among legally traded species most likely to become invasive in US
- The U.S., the largest importer of wildlife products in the world, brings in nearly 10,000 species of plants and animals into the country legally, some of which have a high potential to become invasive species.
- A…
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Governors are leading the fight against climate change and deforestation around the world, filling a void left by presidents
When the annual U.N. climate conference descends on the small Brazilian rainforest city of Belém in November 2025, it will be tempting to focus on the drama and disunity among major nations. Only 21 countries had even submitted their…
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Scat-sampling DNA tool shows potential in African carnivore conservation
Researchers have developed a noninvasive DNA tool to help monitor hard-to-trace African carnivores, including caracals and leopards, making it potentially useful in the conservation…
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Concrete sprawl in Buddha’s birthplace in Nepal threatens sarus cranes
- Sarus cranes, once abundant in Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha, are rapidly declining due to unplanned urbanization, wetland loss and habitat degradation, with local elders recalling their disappearance from…
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How extreme droughts could redefine the future of Amazonian fish
- The most severe Amazon drought on record, in 2023, followed by a new high in 2024, triggered multiple threats to Amazonian fish biodiversity, such as warming waters, loss of habitat, limited reproduction, and…
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Identification of fire severity in peat deposits using carbon and nitrogen isotopes
Assessing the combined ability of the proxies to identify fire severity
The advantages of analyzing C/N ratios, δ13Corg and δ15Ntot isotopes in parallel is the combined understanding of the geochemical and biological changes occurring during…
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Enhancing the economic feasibility of vaterite production using calcium hydroxide in pH-swing processes
Characterization of CKD and desalination brine
XRD analysis of CKD identified portlandite (Ca(OH)2), lime (CaO), and calcite (CaCO3) as the dominant phases, with a minor presence of SiO2 (Fig. 1). XRF analysis indicated a high CaO content of…
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Contrasting sulfur isotope signatures in two arid basins separated by the Qilian mountains
Chemical compositions
Salt crusts
The ionic compositions of natural samples were measured using IC, analyzing the concentrations of main ions from brines and salt crusts in different saline lakes in the Qaidam Basin and Alxa Plateau. Figure 2…
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Early signs of strong El Niño–Southern Oscillation episodes
The following discussion compares surface (daily and monthly zonal wind, monthly precipitation, monthly salinity, and daily and monthly SST anomaly) and subsurface variables (daily KW activity, and monthly temperature and salinity) during ENSO…
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