'Lungs of the Mediterranean' at risk
Under the Mediterranean waters off Tunisia, gently waving green seagrass meadows provide vital marine habitats for the fishing fleets and an erosion buffer for the beaches the tourism industry depends on.
Under the Mediterranean waters off Tunisia, gently waving green seagrass meadows provide vital marine habitats for the fishing fleets and an erosion buffer for the beaches the tourism industry depends on.
Ecology
May 2, 2022
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Providing residents with information about their neighborhood police officers may reduce crime rates, suggests a Nature paper. The combined results from laboratory and field studies suggest that our sense of anonymity depends ...
Social Sciences
Mar 3, 2022
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How much do Connecticut residents know about the state's native turtles and the many dangers they face, including illegal trade? That's what a state-sponsored survey seeks to find out.
Plants & Animals
Feb 3, 2022
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Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose by almost 22 percent in one year, the highest level in 15 years, according to figures Thursday that cast doubt on promises by President Jair Bolsonaro's government to reverse ...
Environment
Nov 19, 2021
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A new study in the journal Conservation Science and Practice finds that restaurants in urban areas in Central Africa play a key role in whether protected wildlife winds up on the menu.
Ecology
Mar 18, 2021
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For many developing countries, it is difficult to break the cycle of corruption on their own. Historically, multinational firms have assumed that they have two options available when dealing with corruption in developing ...
Economics & Business
Oct 1, 2020
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Wildlife habitats are vital to human survival and agricultural production. But these natural places—and the plants and animals that inhabit them—face increasing pressure from human activity, leading to the emergence of ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 23, 2020
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The world's love for chocolate has helped decimate protected forests in western Africa as some residents have turned protected areas into illegal cocoa farms and hunting grounds.
Ecology
Nov 21, 2019
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The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon basin is still on the rise, even though the government has banned burning, officials said Saturday.
Environment
Sep 1, 2019
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Australia downgraded the Great Barrier Reef's long-term outlook to "very poor" for the first time Friday, as the world heritage site struggles with "escalating" climate change.
Environment
Aug 30, 2019
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