Veille 2.1

De hele mensheid profiteert van Antarctica en de oceaan die het continent omringt, schrijven Natalie Stoeckl en Rachel Baird, hoogleraren aan de Universiteit van Tasmanië. Een schatting van de economische waarde kan volgens hen een goede motivatie zijn voor de bescherming van dit unieke ecosysteem.

Study highlights conflict between Washington’s claims of climate leadership and its fossil fuel growth plans

Marine biologist Bill Montevecchi is ranked in the top two per cent of the world's scientists. While researching the foraging tactics and migratory ecology of seabirds, he has witnessed how the avian flu is killing off seabird colonies in Newfoundland and beyond — and warns something needs to be done.

Avian flu has decimated the marine creatures on the country’s Pacific coastline and scientists fear it could be jumping from mammal to mammal

L'armée ukrainienne peut compter sur le soutien des Magyar Birds pour lutter contre la Russie.

The coasts of Alaska are piled up with dead birds dying of starvation. Experts say that climate change is resulting in shifts in the food chain.

Près de la moitié des espèces d’oiseau sont en déclin dans le monde et une sur huit est menacée d’extinction sous la pression notamment de l’agriculture, de l’exploitation forestière et du changement climatique, alerte un rapport de référence publié mercredi par l’ONG internationale BirdLife.

oiseaux et déchets, photographies.

Pet cats kill songbirds by the million, as well as rodents and other wildlife. But how much of a threat do they really pose, and should they be kept indoors? Expert opinion is divided

Bomen planten was nog nooit eerder zo populair als vandaag, stelt de ngo Bos+. Er wordt niet alleen veel meer bos geplant, maar ook door heel verschillende partijen, onder wie overheden, bedrijven en particulieren.

After the highest Dutch administrative court found in 2019 that the government was breaking EU law by not doing enough to reduce excess nitrogen in vulnerable natural areas, the country has been battling what it is calling a “nitrogen crisis”.Now civil servants have drawn up proposals which include slashing livestock numbers by 30%, one of the most radical plans of its kind in Europe.

one-third of all food produced each year is squandered or spoiled before it can be consumed. Research also suggests that high-income countries waste as much food as sub-Saharan Africa produces. This food waste then ends up in landfills to rot – which releases greenhouse gases. And when this is combined with the amount of energy it takes to produce, manufacture, transport and store this food, it contributes a staggering 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide to our planet.

Au Canada, la découverte de nids endommagés d’une espèce de colibris a stoppé les travaux de l’oléoduc Trans Mountain. Le colibri révèle ainsi les dommages écologiques et climatiques du projet.