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"How Scotland’s Landowner Biodiversity Legislation Could Transform Land Management Worldwide"
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How Scotland's Landowner Biodiversity Legislation Could Transform Land Management Worldwide | Happy Eco News
Scotland passes groundbreaking landowner biodiversity legislation, forcing large estates to publish nature protection plans. Learn how these new biodiversity requirements are creating jobs, restoring ecosystems, and positioning Scotland as the world's first Rewilding Nation.

Weekend #Plankton Factoid 🦠🦐
In recent years it has been found that phytoplankton productivity can be fueled by deep-sea hydrothermal vents. These vents produce iron and dense microbial blooms which can locally stimulate algae blooms, but it wasn't clear how this linkage of ecosystems separated by kilometers was possible. Now, an Antarctic study suggests that earthquakes can cause violen…

These Scientists Tested How Climate Change Affects Wild Meadows—With Alarming Results – Mother Jones
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2026/03/scientists-rocky-mountain-biological-laboratory-gothic-colorado-global-warming-experiment-john-harte-meadow-ecosystems/

Mongabay's environmental journalism packed a serious punch in 2025.
Their reporting exposed illegal Amazon activities, spotlighted conservation wins in Colombia and Mexico, and tackled wildlife trafficking. The impact? Real indictments in Brazil, policy recommendations, and action from major orgs like WWF.
Over 870 documented impacts—all empowering communities to protect their land and ecosystems.

How Mongabay's journalism made an impact in 2025
The guiding star at Mongabay isn’t pageviews or clicks; it’s meaningful impact. As 2025 draws to a close, we look back at some of the ways Mongabay’s journalism made a difference this year. Empowering Indigenous and local communities A Mongabay Latam investigation found 67 illegal airstrips were cut into the Peruvian Amazon to transport drugs, […]

🫳 Kleptocratic networks should be treated as transnational enterprises and national security threats, new report warns
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-kleptocratic-networks-transnational-enterprises-national.html

Kleptocratic networks should be treated as transnational enterprises and national security threats, new report warns
Kleptocratic "ecosystems" should be seen as transnational enterprises and national security threats, with the recovery of assets legally linked not only to the individual criminal acts but to the systemic harm caused to national security and democracy, experts have warned.

"Patagonia fires reignite debate over Argentina’s underfunded environmental agencies"
#Argentina #Patagonia #Environment

Patagonia fires reignite debate over Argentina’s underfunded environmental agencies
Fires have surged through the forests of Argentina’s Patagonia region since the start of the year, with officials still working to contain damage to some of the world’s oldest ecosystems. The two major fires broke out in January in the southern province of Chubut, threatening parts of Los Alerces National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage […]

🌲 Evolution of Insect Pollination Before Angiosperms and Lessons for Modern Ecosystems
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