Ghost Ships Are Hiding A Bigger Risk Than Expected. They Are Floating Hazards
Ships in the so-called “dark fleet” have long been seen as a threat because of their old equipment…
Eco-literate children can be stewards of nature – here’s how to boost environmental education
Most of my ecology and evolution undergraduates have never held a pair of binoculars or looked at a…
Green Growth: Data Show Freeing Economies Doesn’t Harm the Environment
For many, economic growth and environmental protection exist in direct tension. People with this belief generate policy proposals…
“Unpopular Solutions Needed” To Protect Clare Communities From Coastal Erosion
It’s claimed unpopular solutions will be needed to protect Clare communities from coastal erosion. It follows a new…
New Forests Launches A$1 Billion Global Natural Capital Fund
Nature-based real assets-focused investment manager New Forests announced today the launch of its Global Landscape Opportunities (GLO) strategy,…
Climate change and interprovincial trade move grain production and environmental burdens northwards in China
Halpern, B. S. et al. The environmental footprint of global food production. Nat. Sustain. 5, 1027–1039 (2022). Article …
Water quality in Irish rivers and lakes remains ‘unsatisfactory’ – The Irish Times
Ireland is unlikely to see any meaningful improvements in the water quality of its rivers, lakes or coastal…
Munster properties among most exposed to ‘immense’ coastal erosion threat
The thousands of properties currently at risk of coastal erosion across the country “could quadruple” in the coming…
Vast areas of coral could resist climate change
In the crystalline waters off Kenya’s coast, coral reefs are thriving – evidence of a rare, good news…
Microplastics are everywhere in Pennsylvania’s water – but the tide may be turning
Researchers have long known that plastic pollution reaches the ocean. But how much plastic is trapped, and where,…
Power-washing is now the noisy soundtrack to an Irish summer – The Irish Times
Sir, – There was a time when the soundtrack of an Irish summer’s day was birdsong and the…
‘It’s depressing’: A France-sized area of Antarctica’s winter sea ice is missing as temperatures soar 20°C above average |
A vast area of Antarctica that should be covered in winter sea ice is instead lying largely exposed…