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"Chronic ocean heating fuels ‘staggering’ loss of marine life, study finds"
#Oceans #Environment

"Citizen scientists discover a Great Barrier Reef coral giant ‘like a rolling meadow’"
#GreatBarrierReef #Environment #Oceans

Warming winters lead to more nitrate pollution in the drinking water near farms #environment …

Warming winters lead to more nitrate pollution in the drinking water near farms
When pollution gets bad enough in the rivers supplying Iowa's largest city with drinking water, it costs Des Moines around $16,000 a day to run a special system to filter out dangerous nitrates. It's a fact of life in the agriculture-dependent state—and climate change is making the water quality problem even worse.

"Sewage released into England’s rivers and seas nearly 300,000 times last year"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

"Greece increases the number of beaches where sunbeds are banned to protect the environment"
#Greece #Beaches #Environment

Greece has increased the number of beaches where sunbeds are banned
The ban means that you will not be able to hire umbrellas or sunbeds at some 251 beaches, many of which are marine NATURA 2000 sites.

🚬 What happens to cigarette butts after 10 years in the environment
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What happens to cigarette butts after 10 years in the environment
Cigarette butts are the most common form of litter worldwide. Trillions are discarded every year in cities, parks, beaches, along railway tracks and roadside environments. Despite their small size, these remnants of smoked cigarettes represent a persistent form of pollution because their filters are made primarily of cellulose acetate—a plastic polymer derived from natural cellulose and highly resistant to environmental degradation and produced as tightly packed microscopic fibers.

"Environment Agency too weak to tackle illegal waste dumping, MPs say"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

E-waste chemicals are appearing in dolphins and porpoises #environment

E-waste chemicals are appearing in dolphins and porpoises
Liquid crystal monomers (LCMs) are critical components of laptop, television, and smartphone screens. Given their ubiquity in the environment, these compounds are considered persistent pollutants, posing threats to marine life that scientists want to understand. Research published in Environmental Science & Technology provides initial evidence that LCMs from household electronics or electronic waste (e-waste) can accumulate in dolphin and porpoise tissues, including blubber, muscle, and brain, …

"Oversalting your sidewalk or driveway harms local streams and potentially even your drinking water"
#Environment #Water

Oversalting your sidewalk or driveway harms local streams and potentially even your drinking water
Snow has returned to the Philadelphia region, and along with it the white residues on streets and sidewalks that result from the over-application of deicers such as sodium chloride, or rock salt, as well as more modern salt alternatives.

How mining legacy dust leaves a uranium fingerprint in children's hair #environment

How mining legacy dust leaves a uranium fingerprint in children's hair
For decades, families in communities around Johannesburg have been living close to huge gold mining waste dumps. For many residents, the dust that is released there is just part of everyday life—but it can contain natural uranium compounds that come to the surface with the mined rock. A new study in the journal Environmental Geochemistry and Health reveals how this exposure is reflected in children's hair.

"Coffee giants team up to map and avoid supply chain deforestation"
#Coffee #Environment #Deforestation

"How chemicals from our laptops and TVs have ended up in the brains of dolphins and porpoises"
#Oceans #Environment #Technology

E-waste chemicals found in the brains of dolphins and porpoises
A new study has warned that liquid crystal monomers from electronic devices are accumulating in the organs of endangered marine species.

"Marine National Park Bigger Than Texas Created by Departing Chilean President Around Pacific Islands"
#Chile #Environment #Nature

Marine National Park Bigger Than Texas Created by Departing Chilean President Around Pacific Islands
Under several administrations, Chile has been a strong supporter of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework since its inception.

Wetlands do not need to be flooded to provide the greatest climate benefit, shows study #environment

Wetlands do not need to be flooded to provide the greatest climate benefit, shows study
Wetlands make up only about 6% of the land area but contain about 30% of the terrestrial organic carbon pool. Therefore, CO2 emissions from wetlands are central to the global climate balance. In Denmark, the plan is to flood 140,000 hectares of low-lying land such as bogs and meadows as part of the Green Tripartite Agreement. Flooding such areas will slow down the decomposition of organic material in the soil and keep the CO2 in the soil rather than allowing it to be released to the atmosphere …

"NT environmentalists ‘gobsmacked’ at federal green light to bulldoze nearly 3,000 hectares of tropical savanna"
#Australia #Environment

Customize what happens when you start R: #rstats #environment

"Grasslands and Wetlands Are Being Gobbled Up By Agriculture, Mostly Livestock"
#Agriculture #Wetlands #Environment

Grasslands and Wetlands Are Being Gobbled Up By Agriculture, Mostly Livestock - Inside Climate News
A new study takes a first-of-its kind look at how farming converts non-forested areas and major carbon sinks into cropland and pasture.

"Are ‘microwave safe’ labels misleading? New report exposes health and environmental harms"
#Microwaves #Food #Environment

Microwave meals contain a 'cocktail of microplastics', report warns
Microwave meals are convenient – but a new report reveals just how much they could be harming our health and the planet.

UN data shows 6.5 million people at risk of severe hunger from drought #environment…

UN data shows 6.5 million people at risk of severe hunger from drought
Nearly 6.5 million people in Somalia are facing severe hunger as worsening drought, conflict and global aid cuts intensify the country's humanitarian crisis, the federal government and U.N. agencies said Tuesday.

"Channel 4’s Dirty Business is a clarion call to nationalise the water industry - Sandra Laville"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

Extreme global climate outcomes are possible even at 2°C warming, study warns #environment

Extreme global climate outcomes are possible even at 2°C warming, study warns
Extreme climate impacts on people and the environment are often associated with very high levels of global warming (3 or 4°C). A new study led by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) shows that this assumption is too simplistic. Even moderate warming of 2°C could pose considerable climate risks for sectors that are particularly important for society and ecosystems. These include densely populated regions facing heavy rainfall, key agricultural areas affected by droughts, and …

"Giant sequoia clones from 3,000-year-old trees are taking root in Detroit"
#Trees #Environment

Giant sequoia clones from 3,000-year-old trees are taking root in Detroit | The Optimist Daily
Clones from California's most ancient sequoias, including the famous Amos Alonzo Stagg tree, are being planted across Detroit neighborhoods as a conservation strategy.

"Why cities are becoming an unlikely refuge for wildflowers"
#Wildflowers #Nature #Environment

Why cities are becoming an unlikely refuge for wildflowers | The Optimist Daily
Britain has lost 97% of its wildflower meadows. Now cities, with their stressed soils and forgotten corners, may be where wildflowers stage their comeback.

What happens to cigarette butts after 10 years in the environment #environment

What happens to cigarette butts after 10 years in the environment
Cigarette butts are the most common form of litter worldwide. Trillions are discarded every year in cities, parks, beaches, along railway tracks and roadside environments. Despite their small size, these remnants of smoked cigarettes represent a persistent form of pollution because their filters are made primarily of cellulose acetate—a plastic polymer derived from natural cellulose and highly resistant to environmental degradation and produced as tightly packed microscopic fibers.

"Rainforests Can Bounce Back Much Faster Than Thought, Researchers Say"
#Rainforests #Nature #Environment

Rainforests Can Bounce Back Much Faster Than Thought, Researchers Say
Scientists long believed it would take more than a century for animals to return to deforested land. New research shows that’s not always the case.

"Plastic washing at recycling plants can spike phthalates in wastewater, study suggests"
#Plastic #Plastics #Environment

Plastic washing at recycling plants can spike phthalates in wastewater, study suggests
Potentially harmful chemicals can contaminate untreated water used in recycling plants to clean plastics before they're processed into new products, according to a new study by an Iowa State University research group. Researchers from Iowa State's Polymer and Food Protection Consortium tested common industrial plastic-washing practices and found that some methods left the wash water with high levels of two types of phthalates—a class of widely used additives linked to cancer risks and hormone…

Global greening: Study shows Earth's green wave is shifting northeast #environment

Global greening: Study shows Earth's green wave is shifting northeast
A team of scientists led by the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ), and Leipzig University has developed a new method to track Earth's greenness—a key indicator of vegetation health and activity—by calculating its center of mass.

"Wood burning pollution leads to 8,600 premature US deaths a year, study finds"
#Environment #WoodBurners #Pollution

"Fly-tipping across England reaches record high"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #England #Environment

"Elephants adjust what they eat in altered habitats, signaling growing pressure"
#Elephants #Environment #Food

Elephants adjust what they eat in altered habitats, signaling growing pressure
Asian elephants are adapting to rapidly changing landscapes by diversifying their diets — a sign of resilience, but also a warning about the pressures reshaping their habitats, according to a recent study from Malaysia. Researchers collected feces from wild Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) across two distinct landscapes in Peninsular Malaysia: one with primary and secondary […]

Why forest conservation is also public health #environment

Why forest conservation is also public health
  In a lowland forest in southeastern Madagascar, what was missing proved as telling as what was found. Researchers trapping small mammals in the Manombo Special Reserve caught tuft-tailed rats in the intact interior forest. In the nearby littoral forest, despite repeated efforts, they found none. The traps held black rats instead. The observation appears […]

"Study finds bottom trawling nets 3,000 marine fish species, including threatened ones"
#Fish #Boats #Environment

Study finds bottom trawling nets 3,000 marine fish species, including threatened ones
How many marine fish species do bottom trawls catch? Researchers now have a list, and it’s long, running to some 3,000 species, according to a recent study. Bottom trawling is a commercially popular, and controversial, fishing method in which boats drag weighted nets along the seafloor. Usually they target commercially valuable marine life at the […]

"Chile’s plan to protect another 10% of its ocean is stalled by the new government"
#Chile #Oceans #Environment

Chile’s plan to protect another 10% of its ocean is stalled by the new government
The expansion of two vast Pacific marine parks near Chile has been suspended for six weeks, leaving protections for around 337,000 square kilometers (130,000 square miles) of ocean in limbo. Former President Gabriel Boric signed a decree creating marine parks Juan Fernández II and Nazca-Desventuradas II on March 10, his last day in office. Together […]

Study finds warming world increases days when weather is prone to fires around the globe #environment

Study finds warming world increases days when weather is prone to fires around the globe
The number of days when the weather gets hot, dry and windy—ideal to spark extreme wildfires—has nearly tripled in the past 45 years across the globe, with the trend increasing even higher in the Americas, a new study shows.

Revealed: the world’s worst mega-leaks of methane driving global heating https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/17/revealed-world-worst-methane-leaks-global-heating

"Germany’s coal mines are now Europe’s largest lake district"
#Germany #Environment
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Germany’s coal mines are now Europe’s largest lake district | The Optimist Daily
Eastern Germany’s Lusatia region spent a century digging coal. Now it’s nearly finished building Europe’s largest artificial lake district.

"Germany's coastal regions brace for change, fearing rising sea levels"
#Germany #Environment
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Germany's coastal regions brace for change, fearing rising sea levels
Standing on the coast and looking out to sea, you cannot detect the changes with the naked eye. But in northern Germany, sea levels are rising, as is the risk of flooding for the lower-lying coastal regions.

"Fossil fuel pollution’s effect on oceans comes with huge costs"
#FossilFuels #Oceans #Environment

Fossil fuel pollution’s effect on oceans comes with huge costs
A new study details the vast price society is paying for burning coal, oil, and gas.

Here's what we know about the climate cost of white trails aircraft leave in the sky #environment

Here's what we know about the climate cost of white trails aircraft leave in the sky
Contrails, short for condensation trails, are the white streaks often seen in the sky behind aircraft. The International Cloud Atlas, which classifies clouds, has a category just for them: cirrus homogenitus, an example of man-made clouds.

Tropical forests generate rainfall worth billions, study finds #environment…

Tropical forests generate rainfall worth billions, study finds
Tropical forests help to generate vast amounts of rainfall each year, adding weight to arguments for protecting them as water and climate pressures increase, say researchers. A new study led by the University of Leeds has put a monetary value on one of forests' least recognized services as a source of rainfall to surrounding regions, finding that each hectare generates 2.4 million liters of rain each year—enough to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool.

"12 environmental & climate justice reads"
#Books #Environment
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12 environmental & climate justice reads
These books and reports span topics of migration, indigenous movements, African-American communities, and the Disability Rights movement.

"Robot clean-up crews tackle litter on Europe's seabed"
#Europe #Environment #Oceans

Robot clean-up crews tackle litter on Europe's seabed
EU researchers are developing AI-guided robot fleets to take over the dangerous, dirty work of finding and removing marine litter from the sea floor. A ship with a crane floats in the Mediterranean sun at a marina in Marseille, France. The crane whirs as it hauls waste from the seabed and, when the wire breaks the surface, the gripper at the end is clutching a rubber tire covered in algae.

"What five years on the road to net-zero has taught us"
#NetZero #Environment
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Deep-rooted grass stores significantly more carbon, says new study #environment…

Deep-rooted grass stores significantly more carbon, says new study
Soil biologist Eric Slessarev has some advice for conservationists, landscapers, and farmers with fallow fields: Go touch deep-rooted grass. Or better yet, go plant some. Slessarev, an assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology in Yale's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, is the first author of a new study in Earth's Future showing that deep-rooted grasses store significantly more carbon in their root biomass than shallow-rooted crops—without harming the existing organic material alre…

"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.

"Toxins from Great Salt Lake dust are absorbed by plants, soils and human bodies"
#Plants #Environment
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Toxins from Great Salt Lake dust are absorbed by plants, soils and human bodies
Shrinking water levels at the Great Salt Lake are not just about Utah's water supply—they may pose a serious risk to public health. New research from a team at Utah State University and the University of Utah documents the ways metal-laden dust from the drying lakebed may find its way into human bodies—directly through ingestion and indirectly through food systems.

"Wildfire-friendly weather nearly triples: Will outbreaks leave countries scrambling for resources?"
#Wildfires #Environment #Weather

Wildfires increasingly likely in several countries at once
The risk of synchronous wildfires is rising - and help won't be as likely to come from neighbouring countries busy with their own flames.

"Poland adds 3.6 GW of solar in 2025"
#Poland #SolarPower #Environment #Renewables

Poland adds 3.6 GW of solar in 2025
Poland's cumulative solar capacity reached 24.8 GW by the end of 2025, with last year's growth led by C&I and large-scale installations.

Dishwashing with side effects: Kitchen sponges release microplastics #environment

Dishwashing with side effects: Kitchen sponges release microplastics
Kitchen sponges are considered a potential, yet largely understudied, source of microplastics in households. A study in Environmental Advances investigated how many microplastic particles are released from kitchen sponges during use and what environmental impacts result. The paper is titled "From sink to sea: Microplastic release from kitchen sponges and potential environmental effects."

"Web of undersea cables poised to become marine observatory"
#Oceans #Environment

Web of undersea cables poised to become marine observatory
Telecom infrastructure at the ocean floor is being harnessed as a powerful conservation tool for vulnerable marine mammals

"Group expands legal claim over South West Water sewage pollution"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Water #Environment

"China’s Yangtze River shows signs of remarkable recovery after fishing ban"
#China #Environment #Rivers

Glaciers rapidly declining, with extreme losses in 2025 #environment

Glaciers rapidly declining, with extreme losses in 2025
Earth's glaciers are continuing to shrink at alarming rates, with new international research revealing that 2025 was among the worst years on record for global ice loss. Published in the Climate Chronicles collection of Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, the study provides the latest global assessment of glacier mass change, showing an accelerating trend driven by rising temperatures.

"North Aral Sea regains a third of its water thanks to restoration efforts spearheaded by Kazakhstan"
#Kazakhstan #Environment

North Aral Sea restoration efforts show promise as water level rises
Restoration efforts including a dam and water use controls are helping Kazakhstan revive part of the shrinking Aral Sea.

"Volunteers Plant ‘Mega Hedge’ 15 Miles Across England, Connecting Wildlife in Two National Parks"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

Volunteers Plant 'Mega Hedge' 15 Miles Across England, Connecting Wildlife in Two National Parks
This mega hedge runs all the way across the county of Hampshire, to New Forest National Park, some 15 miles in length. 

"Oldest-known whale song recording provides new insight into ocean sounds"
#Oceans #Animals #Environment

"Stop mowing the lawn – and five more ways to save Britain’s ‘charming’ and ‘polite’ gatekeeper butterflies"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

Are You Registered to Vote? #Ohio #environment

"England must destine 7% of land to nature and renewables to hit green targets, data shows"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

"Planting Billions of Trees Turned Barren Desert into a Carbon Sink That Lowers CO2"
#Trees #Environment #Forests

Planting Billions of Trees Turned Barren Desert into a Carbon Sink That Lowers CO2
By precise numbers, it has reduced the average carbon content in the desert air from 416 parts per million to 413 ppm.

"Australia has dedicated more than 20% of its land to conservation but not where it matters most"
#Australia #Environment #Conservation

Australia has dedicated more than 20% of its land to conservation but not where it matters most
We’ve committed to protect 30% of our lands and waters by 2030. But our endangered species are still struggling, according to four environmental scientists.

"'A dangerous trend': Olympic skiers voice concern over receding glaciers"
#Olympics #Glaciers #Environment

Olympic skiers say receding glaciers are 'hard to ignore'
Olympic host country Italy has lost more than 200 square kilometres of glacier area since the late 1950s.

"Say no to pesticides, mix up your lawn – and six more ways to help bees to thrive"
#Environment #Bees #Insects

"China’s Decade-Long Yangtze River Fishing Ban Reverses 70 Years of Decline"
#China #Environment
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China's Decade-Long Yangtze River Fishing Ban Reverses 70 Years of Decline | Happy Eco News
Yangtze River fishing ban recovery demonstrates fish biomass doubling and 13% diversity increase within five years as China's unprecedented 10-year moratorium on commercial fishing reverses 70 years of biodiversity decline with a US$3 billion fisher transition program.

"Malawi government suspends coal miner’s license over river pollution"
#Malawi #Pollution #Environment

Malawi government suspends coal miner’s license over river pollution
The Malawi government has suspended the mining license of a coal company for dumping mining waste into two rivers that communities rely on for water. The suspension follows an uproar by one of the communities in Malawi’s coal mining heartland in the north of the country. Community members demanded the closure of the mine for […]

"Greenland Seaweed Carbon Storage Pathways Extend Hundreds of Kilometers Offshore"
#Greenland #Oceans #Environment

Greenland Seaweed Carbon Storage Pathways Extend Hundreds of Kilometers Offshore | Happy Eco News
Greenland seaweed carbon storage pathways reveal how floating macroalgae travel hundreds of kilometers offshore and sink to deep ocean layers, contributing to natural carbon cycling.

"Oil slick from bombed Iranian ship threatens protected wetland"
#Iran #Environment
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"A field of wheat becomes the world’s largest living photograph"
#Environment
https://www.positive.news/environment/a-field-…

A field of wheat becomes the world’s largest living photograph - Positive News
Farming Photographs will see a field divided into ‘pixels’ of different wheats to grow a photographic-style artwork

"Testing the waters: can pumping chemicals into the ocean help stop global heating?"
#Chemicals #Environment #Oceans

"Conservation Groups Push for Fossil-Free Forest Zones at COP30"
#COP30 #Environment
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Conservation Groups Push for Fossil-Free Forest Zones at COP30 | Happy Eco News
More than 70 organizations at COP 30 called for the establishment of fossil-free forest zones to protect tropical forests and Indigenous territories from oil and gas development.

"Vienna is turning parking spaces into parks and it’s changing the city"
#Vienna #Environment

Vienna is turning parking spaces into parks and it’s changing the city | The Optimist Daily
Vienna is replacing parking spaces with green areas to cool streets, cut traffic, and make room for people. Other cities are taking note.

"Energy crisis revives push to drill in Philippines’ largest intact wetland"
#Phillippines #Environment #Energy

Energy crisis revives push to drill in Philippines’ largest intact wetland
MINDANAO, Philippines — There’s been a renewed push in the Philippines to develop oil and gas deposits in the southern Liguasan Marsh, prompted by the energy crisis caused by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, which has drawn criticism from environmental groups. The 288,000-hectare (712,000-acre) Liguasan Marsh, the largest intact wetland in the Philippines and home […]

"Tropical forests generate rainfall worth billions, study finds"
#Rainforests #Nature #Environment

Tropical forests generate rainfall worth billions, study finds
Tropical forests help to generate vast amounts of rainfall each year, adding weight to arguments for protecting them as water and climate pressures increase, say researchers. A new study led by the University of Leeds has put a monetary value on one of forests' least recognized services as a source of rainfall to surrounding regions, finding that each hectare generates 2.4 million liters of rain each year—enough to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool.

"New research aims to reduce microfiber pollution released from cruise and hotel laundry"
#Clothes #Textiles #Environment

New research aims to reduce microfiber pollution released from cruise and hotel laundry
Microfiber pollution from large-scale laundry operations is emerging as a significant and largely unseen environmental issue. New research led by the University of Portsmouth is using Cleaner Seas Group's industrial filtration technology—already deployed in commercial settings to better understand the scale of the problem and how it can be prevented before it reaches our waterways.

"Urban Farm Shops Combine Dutch Greenhouse Technology and Food-Retail into One"
#Netherlands #Technology #Environment

Urban Farm Shops Combine Dutch Greenhouse Technology and Food-Retail into One
A Dutch agri-tech firm has had the bright idea of combining a greenhouse grow operation with a grocery and delivery business.

"Feeling chirpy: how listening to birdsong can boost your wellbeing"
#Birds #Nature #Environment

"Satellite images indicate that the Doñana Marshland will disappear within 60 years"
#Environment
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Satellite images indicate that the Doñana Marshland will disappear within 60 years
The Doñana National Park, considered one of Europe's most valuable wetlands, is expected to lose its marshland in 61 years, according to calculations from a major water-resource monitoring study carried out by the University of Seville. The study has developed an innovative algorithm, based on machine learning, capable of detecting the presence of surface water with high precision using images from the Sentinel-2 satellite.

"Chile Expands Rewilding National Parks at the Tip of South America"
#Chile #Environment #ReWilding

Chile Expands Rewilding National Parks at the Tip of South America | Happy Eco News
Rewilding national parks advances in Chile through a 127,000-hectare land donation creating Cape Froward National Park. The project protects endangered huemul deer and subantarctic forests in continental South America.

"Zambia Under Pressure to Clean Up Shuttered Lead Mine Poisoning Town"
#Zambia #Environment
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Zambia Under Pressure to Clean Up Shuttered Lead Mine Poisoning Town

"Amazon rainforest flipped to carbon source during 2023 extreme drought, study shows"
#AmazonRainforest #Environment

Amazon rainforest flipped to carbon source during 2023 extreme drought, study shows
The Amazon rainforest is of crucial importance to the Earth's ecosystem, given its capacity to store substantial amounts of carbon in its vegetation. In 2023, the region experienced unusually high temperatures, reaching 1.5°C above the 1991–2020 average, accompanied by unusual levels of atmospheric dryness from September to November. These conditions were caused by warmer water temperatures in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans that resulted in diminished moisture transport from the Atlantic to…

"Earth Day at 56: why the 2026 theme carries more weight than usual"
#EarthDay #Nature #Environment

Earth Day at 56: why the 2026 theme carries more weight than usual | The Optimist Daily
Earth Day turns 56 with a theme that does double duty: "Our Power, Our Planet" is about energy, and also about something harder to measure.

"Festivalgoers’ urine to fertilise trees in Brecon Beacons restoration scheme"
#Environment #Trees

"King opens world’s longest managed coastal walk – but much of it is still closed off"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

"Costa Rica’s top court orders action to shield wildlife from power line hazards"
#CostaRica #Wildlife #Environment

Costa Rica’s top court orders action to shield wildlife from power line hazards
A Constitutional Court in Costa Rica has ruled that the national electricity provider must better secure power lines for wildlife safety.

"EU Plans to Weaken Pesticide Rules ‘Unlawful’, Experts Say"
#EU #EuropeanUnion #Pesticides #Environment

EU Plans to Weaken Pesticide Rules ‘Unlawful’, Experts Say
Plans by the European Commission to scrap routine checks on pesticide safety would break EU law, according to a new legal opinion published today (27 January).  The Commission announced plans in December to “simplify” regulations for pesticides, including ditching requirements for all pesticides to be reassessed every ten to fifteen years to account for new evidence around health and environment impacts. The move could violate […]

"Spain’s donkey brigade has kept Doñana fire-free for nine years"
#Spain #Donkeys #Animals #Environment

Spain’s donkey brigade has kept Doñana fire-free for nine years | The Optimist Daily
Spain burned nearly one million hectares in 2025. In one national park, the solution has been 18 rescued donkeys, working for nine years running.

"Industrial chemical leaks could push ozone layer recovery back by 7 years"
#Ozone #Environment #Emissions

Industrial chemical leaks could push ozone layer recovery back by 7 years
The recovery of the ozone layer in Earth's stratosphere could be delayed by several years, according to an international study led by Swiss research institution Empa which included contributions from University of Bristol researchers. The cause is persistent emissions of so-called feedstock chemicals, which are still permitted as raw materials in industry. These ozone-depleting substances have so far been excluded from international agreements because, according to the current study, their emis…

"Community-led ecotourism protects rebounding wild cattle in Thailand"
#Thailand #Environment

Community-led ecotourism protects rebounding wild cattle in Thailand
The critically endangered banteng is making a comeback in Thailand’s Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, and has become a conservation icon.

"Denmark secures €1bn to subsidise farmers for nature restoration"
#Denmark #Nature #Environment

"How plant “touch” boosts resilience: new research reveals surprising stress response"
#Plants #Nature #Environment

How plant “touch” boosts resilience: new research reveals surprising stress response | The Optimist Daily
When plant leaves touch, they become more resilient to light stress. A new study shows how physical contact may form a natural stress warning system.

"Sweden’s ‘old‑growth’ natural forests store 83% more carbon than managed woodlands – new study"
#Sweden #Trees #Environment

Sweden’s ‘old-growth’ natural forests store 83% more carbon than managed woodlands – new study
Old-growth forests store 78-89% more carbon than managed forests do.

"Elon Musk’s xAI faces second lawsuit over toxic pollutants from datacenter"
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Environment

"Australia claims it is ‘on track’ to save nature. We disagree"
#Australia #Environment #Nature

Australia claims it is ‘on track’ to save nature. We disagree
The federal government needs to drop the spin and get on with the hard work of addressing biodiversity loss.

"Scotland legalizes water cremation, giving families a greener third option"
#Scotland #Environment

Scotland legalizes water cremation, giving families a greener third option | The Optimist Daily
Scotland is now the first country in the UK to offer alkaline hydrolysis as a legal alternative to burial or traditional cremation.

"Tackling air pollution should be part of government work to cut cancer rates, scientists say"
#Pollution #AirPollution #Environment

"MSPs not told about collapse of funding deal for Scottish nature restoration"
#Scotland #Environment #Nature

"A reforestation corridor in Madagascar offers a future for lemurs and locals"
#Madagascar #Environment #Animals

A reforestation corridor in Madagascar offers a future for lemurs and locals
In eastern Madagascar, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park and the Analamazoatra Special Reserve shelter around a dozen species of lemurs, alongside an extraordinary array of animals and plants, many of which are found nowhere else on Earth. Once connected by continuous rainforest, the landscape was fractured in the 1960s, when large stretches were cleared for agriculture and […]

"10% of the ocean is protected. Now just 20% more to go"
#Oceans #Environment
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10% of the ocean is protected. Now just 20% more to go
More than 10% of the world’s ocean is now protected to some degree, marking significant progress in global ocean conservation efforts, according to an Apr. 1. annoucement from the U.N. Environment Programme’s World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). However, this accomplishment comes six years behind schedule, and experts warn that efforts must pick up speed to […]

"10% of the ocean is protected. Now just 20% more to go"
#Oceans #Environment
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10% of the ocean is protected. Now just 20% more to go
More than 10% of the world’s ocean is now protected to some degree, marking significant progress in global ocean conservation efforts, according to an Apr. 1. annoucement from the U.N. Environment Programme’s World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). However, this accomplishment comes six years behind schedule, and experts warn that efforts must pick up speed to […]