Representatives of more than 100 countries came together and pledged to take necessary measures to preserve our oceans from human harm, including a joint fight against plastic pollution, illegal fishing, and improved protection of the international waters. Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, hosted the high-level session of the One […]
Tag: biodiversity
Leicester Is Turning Its Bus Stops into Green Roof Pollinator Gardens for Bees
With the bee population declining at an alarming rate, a lot of countries are looking for potential solutions that will help protect them. Bees are vital for our ecosystem and the UK city of Leicester has a unique plan under the way. As part of the city’s initiative to go […]
Sheep Grazing below Minnesota Solar Panels Are Helping Pollinators Thrive
Under the solar panels in Minnesota, there are green wildflower-studded pastures where a bunch of sheep graze and there’s a chance that biodiversity may recover. While the sheep are grazing through the tall prairie grass, butterflies and other insects visit the native flowers growing there. The pastoral setting isn’t a […]
Norway Says Goodbye to the Last Arctic Coal Mine & Plans to Transform the Land into a National Park
Norway stopped coal mining operations in the Arctic back in 2017 and now they’re cancelling the last mine, piece by piece, with the end goal to transform the entire area into a national park that will be twice the size of Wyoming’s Grand Teton. They want to make the Svalbard […]
Humans Wiped Out 2/3s of the World’s Wildlife in 50 Years
Two major reports recently published show the grim future of the wildlife on our planet. According to the Living Planet Report from the WWF, in a half a century, human activity has reduced the population of wildlife by 68 percent averagely. The study analyzed the population sizes of 4,392 monitored […]
A Drone Mission Will Help Plant 40,000 Trees in a Month; the Goal for 2028 Is 1 Billion Trees
In May, on a land located north of Toronto Canada that previously burned in a wildfire had drones hovering and releasing seeds of native pine and spruce trees into it. The aim is restoration of habitat for the birds. The Canadian startup, Flash Forest, is the organizer of the project […]
Our Oceans Are Losing Oxygen at a Dangerous Rate due to Temperature Increase, Finds a Study
Our oceans are struggling to breathe and running out of oxygen at a fast rate and climate change is speeding up the problem, claims a new study. According to the latest report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature created by 67 scientists from 17 countries, the oxygen levels […]