- A recent study analyzed the behavior of birds that feed on insects in parts of the Amazon that have not yet been altered by human activity. Of the 29 species studied, 24 have gone through a reduction in…
Category: 9. Environment
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Even in intact Amazon forests, climate change affects bird populations: Study
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Cape vulture conservation offers hope, but challenges remain
- The Cape vulture, Southern Africa’s only endemic vulture species, has shown positive signs of recovery in some parts of its range, with the overall population stabilizing.
- In 2021, the species’ conservations…
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EU’s legislative body accepts weakening of wolf protection
The European Parliament has voted in favor of the European Commission’s proposal to weaken wolf protection, citing increased conflicts with people and livestock in some regions….
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Indonesian pangolin trafficking prosecution reveals police involvement — and impunity
- Late last year, Indonesian investigators arrested four men for allegedly attempting to traffic nearly 1.2 metric tons of scales from critically endangered pangolins.
- Prosecutors in Asahan district, North Sumatra…
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Biodegradation of low-density polyethylene LDPE by marine bacterial strains Gordonia alkanivorans PBM1 and PSW1 isolated from Mediterranean Sea, Alexandria, Egypt
Enrichment, isolation, and selection of LDPE biodegrading bacteria
A total of 17 bacterial isolates exhibiting distinctive morphologies capable of growing on LDPE as the sole carbon source were isolated and purified from the enrichment…
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Examining the explosion effect of hail suppression operation phased array radar observation data
Huang, M. Y., Xu, H. Y. & Zhou, L. .40 year’s hail suppression in China. Clim. Environ. Res. 5, 318–328 (2000).
Lei, H. C., Hong, Y. C., Zhao, Z., Xiao, H. & Guo, X. L. Advances in cloud…
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How a road engineer became an ocean activist & won the world’s top environmental prize
Carlos Mallo Molina has been awarded the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize for protecting the marine biodiversity of Tenerife, the most populated of the Canary Islands.
On this episode of Mongabay’s podcast, Molina…
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How redefining just one word could strip the Endangered Species Act’s ability to protect vital habitat
It wouldn’t make much sense to prohibit people from shooting a threatened woodpecker while allowing its forest to be cut down, or to bar killing endangered salmon while allowing a dam to dry out their habitat.
But that’s exactly what…
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Why WHO’s pandemic prevention draft agreement takes a nature-centric, One Health approach (commentary)
- When the World Health Assembly meets next week in Geneva, it will debate a draft agreement on pandemic prevention that hinges on multilateralism and collaboration across borders and disciplines.
- The World Health…
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Traditional bug oil finds modern value through new research in the Amazon
- Oil made from beetle larvae is used as a traditional remedy in Brazil’s Marajó Archipelago, and is gaining scientific recognition for its medicinal and economic potential.
- Researchers are analyzing the bug…
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