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On land and sea, climate change causing 'irreversible' losses: UN
AFP, Published on 02/03/2022
» PARIS: Climate change has already caused "irreversible losses" for Nature, UN experts have said, warning that if emissions are not cut quickly, warming could trigger chain reactions with potentially catastrophic effects for all species, including humans.
Saying no to illegal wild meat
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 17/01/2022
» A traveller kills a wild animal and posts its photo on social media with the caption: "How should I cook this red junglefowl?"
Pet pig's death prompts African swine fever probe
Published on 08/01/2022
» Agriculture officials are preparing to inspect pig farms nationwide in a bid to prevent the potential spread of African swine fever, which is suspected to be linked to a sharp drop in local pig supplies and soaring pork prices.
Scientist E.O. Wilson, dubbed modern-day Darwin, dead at 92
AFP, Published on 27/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - Edward. O. Wilson, the trailblazing US scientist, professor and author whose study of insects and clarion call to protect Earth earned him the nickname "Darwin's natural heir," has died at age 92.
PTTEP’s conservation mission, ‘Ocean for Life’, brings smiles to communities
Published on 21/12/2021
» The sea is home to marine species, small, medium and huge. It is also the source of food, careers and incomes for locals residing along the coast, valuable natural resources, and energy for our everyday life.
Amazon deforestation threatens jaguars, giant eagles
AFP, Published on 09/11/2021
» PôRTO JOFRE, Brazil: Boating slowly upriver through the Pantanal, the world's biggest tropical wetlands, Brazilian biologist Fernando Tortato scans the bank for signs of Ousado, a jaguar badly burned in devastating wildfires last year.
Desperate US bid to engineer corals for climate change
AFP, Published on 08/11/2021
» MIAMI - A bit of coral shimmers like gold in a US lab as part of urgent work to help the species protect itself from climate change, an effort even skeptical experts see as sadly justifiable.
Asian deer's comeback marks rare China conservation success
AFP, Published on 15/10/2021
» BEIJING: An Asian deer's comeback from the brink of extinction marks a rare success for China's conservation efforts, which have long faced criticism for focusing on only a handful of flagship species.
Key UN biodiversity summit to open in China
AFP, Published on 11/10/2021
» BEIJING: A key UN summit tasked with protecting biodiversity officially opens in China and online Monday, as countries meet to tackle pollution and prevent mass extinction weeks before the COP26 climate conference.
Aquaculture needs innovation and greener vision
News, Published on 05/10/2021
» The clock is ticking. Billions of people around the world do not have enough food to eat and the number of undernourished is on the rise. With the global population expected to reach 10 billion people by 2050, food security is a huge challenge that is engaging hundreds of millions of farmers, fishers, food processors, technical experts and political leaders.