Biodiversity

BEF-China's experimental site/Photo by UZH

Quality, not quantity of trees dictates how well forests store carbon

Oct 16 2018 | IN Scientists | BY Hai Lin Wang

Does species richness impact how effectively a forest can absorb excess carbon? A three-country, eight-year study (finally) has answers.

The missing link

Oct 14 2018 | IN Wildlife | BY Julie Andersen

Our oceans' super-predators are disappearing - here's why

Narwhals surfacing in Nunavut/Paul Nicklen — Provided by WWF-Canada

On the Hunt for Narwhals

Sep 05 2018 | IN Wildlife | BY Hai Lin Wang

Government researchers and World Wildlife Fund experts seek to uncover elusive narwhal activities at Tallurutiup Tariunga.

Che Cu Nha commune in Vietnam/Doan Tuan on Unsplash

How to conserve half the planet without going hungry

Aug 17 2018 | IN Population Growth | BY Erle C. Ellis, Navin Ramankutty, Zia Mehrabi

Can we manage landscapes effectively to balance agriculture and nature conservation?

One of four newly discovered titi monkeys in Brazil/Diogo Afonso Silva

Why there’s been a boom in discovering new species despite a biodiversity crisis

Aug 16 2018 | IN Technology | BY Jean Boubli

Global biodiversity is in crisis, but a new wave of technology and interest in conservation science has led to a boom in identifying new species, including mammals.

Elephant successfully translocated to Addo Elephant National Park/Matt Hayward

A gigantic trek: what it takes to move 200 elephants 1500 km

Aug 08 2018 | IN Wildlife | BY Matt Hayward

The need for translocating some the planet's megafauna is challenging, but government agencies must take risks in the name of global biodiversity.

Seascapes on the Scotian Basin (Photo by Simon Ryder-Burbidge.)

Offshore: Mud and Marine Spills in Canada's North Atlantic

Jul 24 2018 | IN Pollution | BY Simon Ryder-Burbidge

On June 22, 2018, BP spilled 136,000 litres of offshore drilling lubricant off the coast of Nova Scotia, one of the largest such spills in Atlantic Canada's history. But it was far from unique.

Tourists at Hawaii Kai Beach. (Photo by Marufish. 2004) CC BY-SA

Sunscreen chemical ban seeks to save coral reefs from bleaching

Jul 17 2018 | IN Water | BY Hai Lin Wang

With chemical ingredients in sunscreen bleaching coral, we take a deep dive into how sunscreen is breaking reef ecosystems.

A brittle star occupying a year-old subsea installation. (Photo by D. Jones)

Offshore infrastructure finds new life as reef habitat

Jul 16 2018 | IN Water | BY Emily Yeung

In the North Sea, thousands of oil rigs and wind turbines are being decommissioned and removed from ocean habitats. But could leaving them in be better for the environment?

Study co-author Rina Mandimbiniaina entering data. (S. Rakotonarivo)

Who pays the price for tropical forest conservation?

Jul 11 2018 | IN Traditional Knowledge | BY Emily Yeung

Forest conservation programs that compensate local populations can become effective carbon sinks. But are developed nations paying their fair share?

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