It’s big business, it’s a growing threat to our environment, and it’s illegal.Ìý
It is wildlife trafficking.
The organization of Macedonian Ecological Society (MES) has organized three monitoring visits from 9 to 20 May to celebrate the Fascination of plants day in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYRM)Ìý. Young people were majority among the participants on these events. They had the…
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥, International Union for Conservation of Nature, recommends World Heritage status for five sites nominated for their outstanding natural values. The advisory body on natural World Heritage, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ also recommends action against major threats in listed natural sites and danger-listing for two…
When most people think of endangered mammals they jump to the iconic giant pandas, tigers or elephants, but not to be overlooked are the equally charismatic and curious small mammals of the world.
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The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), an innovative grant-making mechanism that aims to protect Earth’s most biologically rich yet threatened areas, has awarded its 100th Indo-Burma grant ahead of International Day for Biological Diversity. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ is leading the second phase (…
On 22 May the global community marksÌý‘International Biodiversity Day’, celebrating the variety of life on earth. Yet, extinction risks range from moderate to very high in 70% of transboundary river basins, according to a new study:ÌýTransboundary River Basins: Status and Trends. Climate change,…
Daily challenges abound for Stéphane Marel Madjaye, one of the dedicated guards who protect the forest elephants, western lowland gorillas, pangolins and other wildlife in the Dja Biosphere Reserve from poachers – writes Paul de Ornellas of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), a grantee with…
Bryophytes, which include liverworts, mosses and hornworts, are the oldest terrestrial plants on Earth. They react to changes in their environment, such as air or water pollution, and are therefore important for environmental monitoring of habitat and air quality. In this interview with Dr.…
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) today announced a five-year partnership to provide funding to broaden the scope of The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This will significantly increase knowledge on the extinction risk of more…
Regional insecurity and oil industry activities in the Sahara desert have pushed the addax – a migratory species of desert-adapted antelopeÌý–Ìýto the very knife-edge of extinction according to a recent survey which found only three surviving in the wild.