Aerial surveys of a remote area of rainforest along the Colombia-Brazil border have produced the first photographic evidence of uncontacted tribes, according to a conservation group that works to safeguard indigenous territories and culture.
BEYIN, Ghana, Apr 18, 2012 (IPS) – Sam Kojo stands in a thigh-high pile of brown seaweed that blankets a beach in western Ghana. Behind him, a decomposing mound of Sargassum stretches down the shore past the fishing village of Beyin.
ScienceDaily (Apr. 18, 2012) – Jellyfish are increasing in the majority of the world’s coastal ecosystems, according to the first global study of jellyfish abundance by University of British Columbia researchers.
With soaring human populations and rapid climate change putting unprecedented pressure on species, conservationists must look to innovative strategies – from creating migratory corridors to preserving biodiversity hotspots – if we are to prevent countless animals and plants from heading to extinction.
Scientists say worldwide collections, existing experts and technology make charting 10 million species in less than 50 years achievable; a necessary step to sustain planet’s biodiversity.
World leaders must promote effective land use methods to mitigate drought, says Luc Gnacadja of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.
Physicist David Keith, who has been working on technologies to block sunlight to slow global warming, argues that such efforts need to remain in the public domain
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Apr 18, 2012 (IPS) – The mandate will be very clear. Caribbean Community (CARICOM) delegates are going to Brazil in June for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development determined to show that it will not be business as usual.
ScienceDaily (Apr. 17, 2012) – Large quantities of globally produced plastics end up in the oceans where they represent a growing risk.
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