A Drug Problem in The Water
When some chemicals used in pharmaceuticals and in garden and farm products are introduced into waterways—usually through runoff or via sewage systems directly or in human waste— they can cause changes in fish and other organisms, including altering the number of female to males in a population, lower fertility, and deformities.
There is emerging e.
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Changes in Low Cloud Cover
Low clouds shade sizable portions of the planet in subtropical regions.
It is predicted that these clouds will become increasingly unstable if atmospheric carbon dioxide continues to rise at current rates.
The resulting changes could have negative effects on wildlife and human communities.
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How can the Internet help protect biodiversity?
With the ubiquity and damage potential of modern wars, these principles could offer a tremendous conservation benefits worldwide.
From disseminating new research to tracking the movement of invasive species and sharing threats with citizens, much of the business of biodiversity depends on access to the internet.
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Large-Scale Adoption of Sustainable Farming Techniques Across India
Driven by government policies and local innovations, sustainable farming practices are becoming more prevalent in India.
The state government of Sikkim has adopted organic farming as policy, and the state of Andhra Pradesh, with 6 million farmers, plans to adopt natural farming practices by 2025.
Other states across the country plan to follow suit..
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Logging to Reduce Fire Risk
As nations around the world contend with more extreme wildfires, some policymakers suggest that tree removal may be part of the solution.
However, the effectiveness of such policies is uncertain, and any short-term gains from removing trees are often offset by the growth of non-native grasses and flowering plants, which may themselves be highly fla.
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Marine Vessels and GPS Spoofing
Vessels plying the ocean navigate and transmit their locations and identities mainly through the global navigation satellite system (GNSS) and automatic identification system (AIS).
The panel points out that a recent rise in GNSS spoofing and AIS cloning incidents could facilitate the trade of illegal goods and hamper authorities’ efforts to identi.
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More Corals May Suffer from Lack of Oxygen
Several factors—including climate-driven marine heat waves and nutrient runoff from land—can lower oxygen levels in the ocean.
Corals in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans have died from this hypoxia, and, although those events weren’t widespread, some scientists fear that the threat may grow significantly as climate change further warms the .
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Seabirds Could Help Spot Illegal Fishing
Seabirds often follow fishing vessels to score easy meals.
Now, scientists are hoping to exploit this behavior to help spot illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing, which accounts for up to $23.5 billion worth of seafood every year, or 1 in 5 fish sold.
Researchers have had some success attaching transmitters to seabirds to locate fishing vess.
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Tree Planting as A Simple Carbon Sequestration Solution
Pledges to plant large areas of trees to help tackle climate change are often perceived as a win for conservation.
However, tree planting must be planned and implemented with a clear understanding of regional ecosystems to avoid negative effects on biological diversity.
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What can a conservationist do?
This capability opens the door to a wide range of conservation-assisting endeavors, from characterizing the members of a particular ecological community, to locating rare or endangered species, to tracking the expansion of the range of invasive organisms, to nailing perpetrators of illegal wildlife trade.
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What to Do with A Growing Number of Decommissioned Offshore Energy Platforms
It is estimated that 3,000 offshore oil and gas platforms will be decommissioned in the coming decades and that the number of offshore wind farms will continue to grow.
Currently, decommissioning practices vary by country and include full removal, conversion of platforms to artificial reefs, and abandonment.
As new offshore energy infrastructure is.
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Will preferential access affect the conservation community?
If this change spreads to other jurisdictions and results in preferential access for some clients, it could dramatically alter—for better or for worse—the conservation community’s ability to advocate for and protect species around the world.
