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A group of Australian scientists say there is ‘compelling evidence’ that logging native forests exacerbates fire and likely contributed to the country’s catastrophic summer bushfires. Photograph: Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images
'Compelling evidence' logging native forests has worsened Australian bushfires, scientists warn
May 8, 2020

A group of senior Australian scientists have warned in an international journal that logging native forests makes fire more severe and is likely to have exacerbated the country’s catastrophic summer bushfires.

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Sanna Stålhammar. Credit: Lund University
How to include human connection with nature in biodiversity goals
May 1, 2020

We need new ways of understanding how people depend on nature in our efforts to protect biodiversity. A new thesis from Lund University in Sweden suggests that we rarely take into account people's place-based, varied and often emotional relationships with nature.

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Based on genetic analyses, a second species of mata mata turtle was discovered. Credit: Rune Midtgaard
New species of turtle discovered
May 1, 2020

Together with an international team, Senckenberg scientist Uwe Fritz described a new species of mata mata turtle based on genetic analyses. Until now, it had been assumed that the genus Chelus only contained a single species.

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Elephants crossing paths with infrastructure in Uganda. Credit: Dr Laura Sonter
Conservation goals may be stymied by a lack of land for biodiversity offsetting
April 30, 2020

Developers may struggle to find enough land to offset the biodiversity impacts of future development, according to a University of Queensland study. UQ's Dr. Laura Sonter said the challenges were evident worldwide and could significantly limit the ability to achieve global conservation goals.

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Sulphur mine in Ijen, Java, Indonesia. Both large‐scale industrial ore mining and local artisanal small-scale mineral extraction are major sources of pollution in Indigenous Peoples’ lands. Credit: Joan de la Malla
Pollution impacts food and water consumption for Indigenous peoples worldwide
April 30, 2020

A new study from the University of Helsinki presents the current state of knowledge on the exposure and vulnerability of indigenous peoples to environmental pollution, reviewing the innumerable impacts that pollution poses on Indigenous communities from all over the world.

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A mother fruit bat with her nursing pup. These fruit bats (Rousettus madagascariensis) from Ankarana in northern Madagascar are from a species that carries a form of coronavirus. The researchers have been studying the population dynamics of this species superimposed on different zoonotic diseases for seven years. Credit: Olivà S. Noroalintseheno Lalarivoniaina
Coronaviruses and bats have been evolving together for millions of years
April 30, 2020

Bats do a lot of good for the world—they pollinate plants, they eat disease-carrying insects, and they help disperse seeds that help with the regeneration of tropical forest trees. Bats and a range of other mammal groups are also natural carriers of coronaviruses.

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An adult female western glacier stonefly from the Grinnell glacier in Glacier national park, Montana, US. It is endangered because climate change is melting the glaciers. Photograph: Joe Giersch/AP
Insect numbers down 25% since 1990, global study finds
April 30, 2020

The biggest assessment of global insect abundances to date shows a worrying drop of almost 25% in the last 30 years, with accelerating declines in Europe that shocked scientists.

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People wade in the chest deep floodwater in suburban Cainta, east of Manila, Philippines, in 2009. Such events will affect twice as many people by the end of the decade. Photograph: Pat Roque/AP
Flooding will affect double the number of people worldwide by 2030
April 30, 2020

New research finds 147 million will be hit by floods by the end of the decade – ‘the numbers will be catastrophic’...The number of people harmed by floods will double worldwide by 2030, according to a new analysis.

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 A northern quoll. Scientists researching Australia’s Threatened Species Index found mammal populations increased five-fold at 15 feral cat and fox-free sites. Photograph: Jonathan Webb/AFP/Getty Images
Conservation plans help boost threatened mammals, scientists find
April 24, 2020

Populations of some Australian mammals declined by more than a third over two decades, but sites with clear conservation management saw improvements in their populations of 46%, according to new research.

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New research needed to gauge impact of Covid-19 lockdown on environment
New research needed to gauge impact of Covid-19 lockdown on environment
April 24, 2020

New research is needed to gauge the environmental impact of the Covid-19 lockdown, scientists says...Many of the world’s animals appear to be enjoying having fewer humans around, with some animals being seen in public spaces after decades away.

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