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In 2019 too, there will be no lack of challenges for conservation of biodiversity, threatened every day by climate change and human impact. In order to begin this new year on the right note, WWF has listed 10 of the…
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Once again it’s time for end of year ratings and reports that give an accurate picture of the environment’s state of health. The 14th edition of the ISPRA report on “Urban Environment Quality”, presented in Rome on 19th December, gives…
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Rising CO2 in the atmosphere may threaten the state of dunes and beaches, increasing the effect of coastal erosion and the risk of flooding. These were the findings of new research coordinated by the Italian National Research Council Institute for…
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The forests of our Planet are increasingly more at risk and their total surface is decreasing day by day, with serious consequences for climate, populations and biodiversity. This is what is stated in a new report by the FAO on…
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Last year, 2017, was a bad year for tropical forests. Indeed, a tree cover loss equal to 15.8 million hectares, an area the size of Bangladesh, was recorded. After 2016, 2017 was the worst year in terms of tropical tree…
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World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (#2018WDCD), declared by the United Nations to raise the public’s awareness of the efforts made all over the world to combat desertification and encourage involvement of communities and cooperation at local, national and…
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Forests and trees protect us in an infinite number of ways. They provide us with the clean air that we breathe and the water that we drink. They shelter and protect the biodiversity of the planet and are our natural…
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The World Habitat Day, established by the United Nations for the first Monday of October of each year, will this year be celebrated on 2 October. The World Habitat Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly with resolution…
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Just when the Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) population has begun to increase, its habitat is becoming ever more fragmented and endangered by human activity. This is what a recent study published in the Nature Ecology and Evolution journal reports. A…