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Farage’s Clacton-on-Sea constituency worst ‘tree desert’ in England, research shows https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/14/clacton-on-sea-tree-desert-woodland-trust

East African Crude Oil Pipeline threatens wetlands, wildlife corridors: Report https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/east-african-crude-oil-pipeline-threatens-wetlands-wildlife-corridors-report/

East African Crude Oil Pipeline threatens wetlands, wildlife corridors: Report
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), which stretches from oil fields in Uganda’s Lake Albert region to Tanzania’s port town of Tanga, is once again under scrutiny after a new report mapped out the biodiversity areas and wildlife habitats it runs through or passes by. Drawing data from maps and economic value estimates, the […]

Oh wow, I feel quite sore today. Maybe I didn't do "enough" during winter to keep my muscles in shape.
But it was worth it! (Pictures and video are yet to come). After the snow has mostly melted, it's time again to clean up all kinds of litter.
I once heard a metallic *pling* and knew ... "new microspikes needed now ... but as the metal plate broke and not just a chain, I hope that the shop might replace it. I mean .. broken metal after just ~1year? Keep fi…

"Easily overlooked small wetlands are a big source of global methane"
#Methane #Wetlands #Environment

Easily overlooked small wetlands are a big source of global methane
Waterlogged land areas such as marshes, bogs and fens are the world's largest natural source of methane. Even the smallest of wetlands emit this powerful greenhouse gas. In a study from The University of Texas at Austin, researchers have identified tens of millions of easily overlooked small wetlands across the globe and found that they have a substantial collective impact, accounting for 24% of the world's total non-forested wetland emissions of methane. This research is published in Nature Cl…

Wetlands loss has increased residential flood insurance claim payments by $10 billion across the US, study finds https://phys.org/news/2026-06-wetlands-loss-residential-payments-billion.html

Wetlands loss has increased residential flood insurance claim payments by $10 billion across the US, study finds
A new study published in Nature Water finds that wetland loss across the United States has increased residential flood insurance claim payments by more than $10 billion since 1985, underscoring the critical role wetlands play in reducing riverine flood damage.

foodweb_baywet: Florida cypress wetlands food web (1998)
Networks of carbon exchanges among species in the cypress wetlands of South Florida. One network covers the wet and the other the dry season. Each node represents a taxon (similar to a species), and a directed edge indicates that one taxon uses another as food.
This network has 128 nodes and 2106 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Weighted

If you thought you're not affected by fascists politics because you're not living in the USA, think twice... Growing fascists power will always come knocking at your door sooner or later if you don't oppose it actively.
Great to see people in #Albania stand against them

Here's one more photo from last weekend's hike.
I'm just SOOOO happy that I was out and about last weekend. Today it's rainy and cold and the snow line dropped again. It could indeed be that this photo would now be covered in snow.
But last week, it was just a nice walk up there.
#hiking

"How Kigali Wetland Restoration is Helping Rwanda’s Capital Beat the Floods"
#Rwanda #Environment #Wetland

How Kigali Wetland Restoration is Helping Rwanda's Capital Beat the Floods | Happy Eco News
Kigali wetland restoration is rebuilding Rwanda's natural flood defenses across 18,000 acres, protecting over 220,000 residents, creating thousands of jobs, and offering a replicable model for African cities facing worsening storms and urban growth.

‘We don’t hear the frogs, we don’t see the birds’: government repeatedly delayed water to NSW wetlands, documents reveal https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/02/nsw-government-delayed-water-wetlands-documents-reveal