Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A NASA flying laboratory is using a specially designed sensor in a search for answers about what is killing large sections of the world’s coral reefs. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/science/great-barrier-reef-nasa-australia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund After international agreements are finalized it often takes years for countries to formally join the agreement and for the agreement to take effect. It took the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change almost two years after it was adopted for that agreement to enter-into-force. On September 21st, a next […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund By now we all know the threats facing our oceans – unsustainable fishing, climate change and habitat destruction, among many other challenges. But there are also solutions being discovered every day to help the ocean become more resilient. Whether through a contest or web search, when we find an innovation […]
Published by the Environmental News Service CANBERRA, Australia, September 12, 2016 (ENS) – The Adani Group is moving ahead with its A$16 billion Carmichael coal mine in Queensland’s Galilee Basin, despite a new report by conservation groups that finds the conditions the federal government set when it approved the mine are “inadequate and will not […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund California is once again leading the way, moving closer to establishing the nation’s first energy efficiency standards for computers and monitors with today’s latest proposal issued by the California Energy Commission (CEC). This new draft follows two earlier proposals and opens up a 45-day comment period, the last […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Massive reef found hiding behind Great Barrier Reef – Scientists have known for decades that mysterious geological structures were lurking in the deep waters north of the Great Barrier Reef, and now sea […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A vaquita porpoise entanged in a gillnet set for totoaba Omar Vidal, NOAA Fisheries West Coast/Flickr We tend to look at what’s threatening endangered species on an individual basis. The ivory trade is killing elephants. Illegal gold mining poisons wild camels. The addax’s worst enemy is trophy hunting. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Group of Twenty (G20) is viewed as one of key forums for the world’s largest economies to set forth joint actions on a range of issues, so the upcoming G20 Summit in China is an important moment for international efforts to address climate change. After all, key […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Growing up in a herding community in the Nepalese mountains, Ghana S. Gurung knew two things about snow leopards: they killed his family’s livestock, and they needed to be killed in return. Ghana spent his childhood summers in the upper Mustang region with his grandfather, herding his family’s goats, sheep […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Co-authored with Eric Weiner, Schneider Fellow, NRDC and Nehmat Kaur, India Representative. Momentum is building as India moves towards meeting its nationally determined climate targets and becoming a leader in clean energy. India’s Power Minister Piyush Goyal recently announced that India’s solar installed capacity crossed 8 gigwatts (GW), […]
Published by the Environmental News Service CANBERRA, Australia, August 9, 2016 (ENS) – An acidifying ocean absorbing too much carbon dioxide from the atmosphere could have a major impact on the staple diet of krill – with serious repercussions for the entire Antarctic ecosystem, scientists from the Australian Antarctic Division have found. Read the full […]
Published by the Environmental News Service MELBOURNE, Australia, August 8, 2016 (ENS) – U.S. and Australian officials have signed a new agreement aimed at strengthening collaboration on key transportation priorities in technology and innovation between the two countries. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/08/08/usa-australia-cooperate-to-advance-smart-transport/
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Scientists around the world just gave Earth its yearly checkup and found that our climate’s fever, heavy sweating, and intense thirst have gotten worse. According to the 26th Annual State of the Climate, a peer-reviewed report compiled by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, Earth broke one […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy With mass coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef making headlines all over the world this summer, we wanted to check in with Tripp Funderburk of Coral Restoration Foundation to learn how corals in our part of the ocean are faring. First, what is the big deal about coral reefs? Coral reefs are the rainforests […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Courtesy Faou Foundation There haven’t been many positive things to say about environmental issues in conjunction with the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Guanabara Bay, the venue for the sailing competition, is seriously polluted with raw sewage and floating garbage, and the Games’ organizers failed to […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Written by Hawaiian Senator Mazie K. Hirono. Last month, 2,500 people from 97 countries flew to Hawaii–not for vacation, but to address the international crisis facing coral reefs around the world. Participating in the 13th International Coral Reef Symposium, these world leaders, scientists, activists and students issued a powerful call to action […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The government said it planned to eliminate the possums, rats and weasels that threaten the survival of native species. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/world/australia/new-zealand-animal-predators.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Climate change linked to worst mangrove die-off on record – While climate change and El Niño teamed up this year to create the worst coral bleaching event in recorded history, mangroves in Australia’s […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Crowdfunding campaign keeps New Zealand beach out of private hands – Awaroa Beach, on the country’s South Island, will be given to the public after almost 40,000 people collectively donated $1.7 million to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The post co-authored with Bhaskar Deol After eight years of heated deliberations, countries are finally coming close to an agreement to phase down the super-potent heat-trapping chemicals called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the Montreal Protocol. Talks towards an HFC deal resume next week in Vienna, and expectations are rising. […]