20.05.2016 Sea Shepherd Did to a Swimming Pool What Humans Do to the Oceans Plastic pollution is recognized as a massive, global environmental issue, responsible for the deaths of over [...]
17.05.2016 Cost of Adapting to Climate Change Could Hit $500 Billion per year by 2050 UNEP’s Adaptation Finance Gap Report: Failure to cut emissions will dramatically increase the annual costs of [...]
14.05.2016 Carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation in 2015 were lowest since 1993 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from electricity generation totaled 1,925 million metric tons in 2015, the lowest [...]
11.05.2016 New Task Force Set to Stop Illegal Killing, Taking and Trade of Migratory Birds On World Migratory Bird Day a new intergovernmental coalition aims to end the illegal killing, taking [...]
06.05.2016 Small bird, big message New study confirms common birds are powerful indicators of threats from climate change. From Europe to [...]
06.05.2016 Climate-Driven Water Scarcity Could Hit Economic Growth by Up to 6 Percent in Some Regions, Says World Bank Water scarcity, exacerbated by climate change, could cost some regions up to 6 percent of their [...]
18.04.2016 Natural Disasters since 1900: Over 8 Million Deaths and 7 Trillion US Dollars damage The CATDAT database contains socioeconomic loss and metrics from natural disasters globally: Floods have caused the [...]
15.04.2016 Unusually Early Greenland Melt An early melt event over the Greenland ice sheet occurred this week, smashing by a month [...]
08.04.2016 The Arctic sets yet another record low maximum extent The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) is part of the Cooperative Institute for Research in [...]
06.04.2016 World Heritage supports millions, but threatened worldwide Nearly half of all natural World Heritage sites are threatened by harmful industrial activities, according to [...]
27.03.2016 Study over 200 years highlights steady loss of butterfly species Nature conservation areas no haven for butterflies Diese Meldung teilen [...]
26.03.2016 Each person in the EU generated 475 kg of municipal waste in 2014 44% was recycled or composted Diese Meldung teilen [...]
25.03.2016 On World Oceans Day, New UN Report Recommends Ban of Microplastics in Cosmetics Study showcases potential threats to human and ecosystems’ health. Diese Meldung teilen [...]
22.03.2016 The Great Water Grab How the Coal Industry is Deepening the Global Water Crisis. Diese Meldung teilen [...]
21.03.2016 On International Day of Forests, FAO launches new forest and water programme FAO today launched a new programme aiming to enhance the critical role of forests in improving water quality [...]
19.03.2016 An estimated 12.6 million deaths each year are attributable to unhealthy environments An estimated 12.6 million people died as a result of living or working in an unhealthy [...]