Conservation

Fisheries collapse is hidden by unreliable data

A study led by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (University of California, San Diego), has highlighted flaws in fisheries' assessments of the health of fish populations. Brad Erisman, a Scripps...

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Saving the pernambuco tree

It is not often that the worlds of music and nature conservation join together, but it seems that there is a cause which directly concerns them both- trees. More specifically,...

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Act on rhino horn demand WWF tells Asian governments

WWF, the world's largest conservation charity, is celebrating World Rhino Day by calling for more action to end the poaching of the magnificent and threatened giants. South Africa, which is...

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Bonds for trees programme announced

The world's precious tropical forests are under constant threat and financial incentives may be the best way to protect them, according to a new coalition of conservation groups. Announced by...

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Deep sea rules being ignored say reports

etadshow468 --> Despite international efforts to protect deep-sea environments and the fish that live there, many countries continue to flout United Nations (UN) measures that could help save these precious...

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Hope for the Javan Rhino

Image Credit: This Javan Rhino was suspected of dying from disease transmitted by domestic animals used by farmers to work fields in villages the buffer Ujung Kulon National Park. (©...

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Monk Seals under threat in Hawaiian conservation zone

Monk Seal Basking; © Bumihills The population of monk seals living in the marine conservation area around Hawaii's Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument is declining by up to 4% a year,...

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