A first-ever global census of Adélie penguins shows that the population is 3.79 million breeding pairs or 53 percent larger than previously estimated. Adélie penguins have long been considered a key indicator species to ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 9, 2014
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Ocean conservation is essential for protecting the marine environment and safeguarding the resources that people rely on for livelihoods and food security. But there are many documented cases where conservation has bumped ...
Ecology
May 3, 2017
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A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reports that protecting coral reefs from fishing and pollution does not help coral populations cope with climate change. The study also concludes that ocean ...
Environment
Feb 19, 2019
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As spatial planning is used increasingly to manage fisheries and other ocean resources, researchers are working to determine the best ways to use and refine the various spatial management tools. Among them are marine protected ...
Ecology
Jul 17, 2012
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Britain on Thursday announced plans to double the area of ocean under marine protection around the country's overseas territories to a size greater than the landmass of India.
Ecology
Sep 15, 2016
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Humanity must heal oceans made sick by climate change and pollution to protect marine life and to save itself, experts warned days before the release of a major UN report.
Environment
Sep 20, 2019
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A new study of Asia's Coral Triangle, which contains nearly 30 percent of the world's reefs, shows that when it comes to ensuring a rich and diverse range of species, size matters.
Environment
Feb 21, 2013
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North Atlantic coral populations – key to supporting a variety of sea life – are under threat from climate change, a study suggests.
Environment
Nov 22, 2016
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Despite global efforts to increase the area of the ocean that is protected, only four per cent of it lies within marine protected areas (MPAs), according to a University of British Columbia study.
Ecology
Oct 26, 2015
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In the last decade there has been rapid expansion in the area of ocean designated as a Marine Protected Area (MPA).
Ecology
Feb 25, 2020
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