Biodiversity
Updated Extinction Assessment Drives Fresh Call to ‘Save Life on Earth’
"Every new look at extinction shows that we're running out of time to save wildlife and ultimately ourselves."
By Andrea Germanos
December 9, 2021
The Biden administration...
Facing Disaster: The Great Challenges Framework
By Phil Torres
Published in special issue of Foresight on existential risks. Updated Nov. 6, 2018.
Abstract: This paper provides a detailed survey of the...
Opening of the Biodiversity Center & Future Conversations at Bethlehem
We had a grand opening of the Biodiversity Center at the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability at Bethlehem University this morning. Linda Majaj,...
Rare Nasa photos reveal Amazon ‘gold rivers’
Feb. 11, 2021
Stunning rare photographs published by Nasa have revealed the extent of gold mining - much of it thought to be illegal -...
Scientists Warn of ‘Ghastly Future’ Unless Policymakers Act Now
In a letter published in Frontiers in Conservation Science, 17 scientists called for a World War II-type mobilization to prevent a future of mass...
Coronavirus is a warning to us to mend our broken relationship...
The world must embrace a recovery that involves sustainable farming and clean energy. Anything else is a false economy
By Marco Lambertini, Elizabeth Maruma Mrema...
Pandemics result from destruction of nature, say UN and WHO
Experts call for legislation and trade deals worldwide to encourage green recovery
By Damian Carrington
17 Jun 2020
Photograph: Alamy
Pandemics such as coronavirus are the...
Planetary boundaries
Planetary boundaries is a concept involving Earth system processes which contain environmental boundaries, proposed in 2009 by a group of Earth system and environmental...
‘Insect apocalypse’ poses risk to all life on Earth, conservationists warn
Report claims 400,000 insect species face extinction amid heavy use of pesticides
By Damian Carrington
13 Nov 2019
The “unnoticed insect apocalypse” should set alarm bells ringing,...
Une Europe puissance en panne de dessein
Par Bernard Cassen
2 novembre 2019
A Bruxelles, et pendant sept décennies, certains mots ont été bannis du lexique des fonctionnaires des institutions de...