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rocks on seabed floor
Voices

As Deep-Seabed Mining Ramps Up, Scientists Race to Study the Environmental Effects

Timing is running short to develop an international framework to help prevent environmental harm to deep-sea life and to share resources equitably among nations, experts say.
August 21, 2020
by
Elizabeth M. De Santo and Elizabeth Mendenhall and Elizabeth Nyman
Timing is running short to develop an international framework to help prevent environmental harm to deep-sea life and to share resources equitably among nations, experts say.
Mangroves in the Everglades
Climate Change

Mangroves Could Help Save Us From Climate Change. Climate Change Is Killing Mangroves.

Coastal mangrove forests help protect communities and habitats from storm surges, but sea-level rise could wipe them out.
August 19, 2020
by
Melissa Gaskill
Coastal mangrove forests help protect communities and habitats from storm surges, but sea-level rise could wipe them out.
Papua New Guinea
Voices

Shark Quest: Are the World’s Most Endangered Rays Living in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea?

Solving this biodiversity mystery could reveal one of the most important sites to conserve these “rhinos of the sea.”
August 14, 2020
by
Jonathan Booth
Solving this biodiversity mystery could reveal one of the most important sites to conserve these “rhinos of the sea.”
silky shark
Op-Eds

The Informal Blue Economy: East Africa’s Silent Shark Killer

Subsistence, artisanal and small-scale fisheries represent a previously unrecognized threat to many protected shark and ray species.
August 12, 2020
by
Rhett Bennett and Dave van Beuningen and Mike Markovina
Subsistence, artisanal and small-scale fisheries represent a previously unrecognized threat to many protected shark and ray species.
Mindo glassfrog
Extinction Countdown

The Long-lost Frogs Found in a Remote Ecuadorian Reserve — and the Threat That Could Wipe Them All Out

Scientists have rediscovered the endangered Mindo glassfrog, which hasn’t been seen in decades. And it’s just one of many remarkable species they’ve found in an at-risk habitat.
August 3, 2020
by
John R. Platt
Scientists have rediscovered the endangered Mindo glassfrog, which hasn’t been seen in decades. And it’s just one of many remarkable species they’ve found in an at-risk habitat.
Malayan porcupine
Extinction Countdown

Porcupines Face a Poaching Crisis — and It’s All Because of What’s in Their Stomachs

New research indicates a growing online trade in porcupine bezoars — a ball of inedible material that sometimes gathers in their digestive tracks.
July 31, 2020
by
John R. Platt
New research indicates a growing online trade in porcupine bezoars — a ball of inedible material that sometimes gathers in their digestive tracks.
Bellinger River snapping turtle
Extinction Countdown

A Virus Wiped Out 90% of This Turtle Species. Can It Recover?

Australia’s Bellinger River snapping turtle nearly went extinct in just months — before anyone knew it was in trouble. Conservationists are working to make sure it doesn’t disappear forever.
July 16, 2020
by
John R. Platt
Australia’s Bellinger River snapping turtle nearly went extinct in just months — before anyone knew it was in trouble. Conservationists are working to make sure it doesn’t disappear forever.
scientific illustration
Voices

Study: Only 5% of Conservation Journals Comply With Principles for Fair and Open Access

Our research finds ethical problems that lock certain researchers out of the conservation and biodiversity publishing system — and offers resources to help decide where to submit new research.
July 13, 2020
by
Thomas Pienkowski
Our research finds ethical problems that lock certain researchers out of the conservation and biodiversity publishing system — and offers resources to help decide where to submit new research.
Wild elephants
Op-Eds

Could the COVID Crisis Provide an Opportunity for Thailand’s Captive Elephants?

The pandemic has revealed the truth about Thailand’s unsustainable and exploitative elephant tourism sector — and a chance to rethink the relationship between humans and elephants.
July 6, 2020
by
Antoinette van de Water
The pandemic has revealed the truth about Thailand’s unsustainable and exploitative elephant tourism sector — and a chance to rethink the relationship between humans and elephants.
Person and earth
The Ask

Want to Design a Livable Future? Try ‘Multisolving’

Climate Interactive’s new online tool and its history of deep relationship building helps show that our international climate goals remain in reach. 
July 1, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
Climate Interactive’s new online tool and its history of deep relationship building helps show that our international climate goals remain in reach. 

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