For many years the climate crisis and the biodiversity crisis have been treated as separate issues, but the reality – as highlighted on Wednesday at COP27– is that there is no viable route to limiting global warming to 1.5°C without urgently protecting and restoring nature. “The two need to
A world-first study projects that climate change and land clearing will profoundly change half of the world’s remaining wilderness areas by 2050 unless governments act immediately to protect them. Governments must act now to protect the world’s remaining wilderness areas, which are set to be
Saqani village is located on Natewa Bay in Cakaudrove Province, on Fiji’s second-largest island of Vanua Levu. The effects of climate change and rising sea levels on Saqani village and coastal communities across Fiji are wide-ranging; many of whom depend on the ocean and its ecosystem as a k
A new study, published in Science Advances on Nov.
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are one of the solutions being put forward to help adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Countries are failing to meet international targets to stop global forest loss and degradation by 2030, according to a report.
Ocean acidification is a major concern related to climate change, with the oceans currently absorbing around a quarter of the carbon dioxide that is released into the atmosphere.
The vulnerability of marine biodiversity to accelerated rates of climatic change is poorly understood. By developing a new method for identifying extreme oceanic warming events during Earth's most recent deglaciation, and comparing these to 21st century projections, we show that future rates of ocean warming will disproportionately affect the most speciose marine communities, potentially threatening biodiversity in more than 70% of current-day global hotspots of marine species richness.
Niue's delegation to the Pacific Islands Forum gathering has discussions about climate issues and promoting Niue's large-scale marine park on the top of its agenda. Niue's delegation plans to present its new Sustainable Financing Mechanism, called Ocean Conservation Credits (OCC), to the fou
Billions of people around the world rely on the ocean for food, income and cultural identity. But climate change, overfishing and habitat destruction are unraveling ocean ecosystems.
