World Resources Institute’s Reefs at Risk project and Google Earth bring to life the six tropical reef areas of the world, highlighting the risks of over-fishing, coastal development and manmade pollution.
The Reefs at Risk project raises awareness of threats to coral reefs and provides...
Apr
06
Overfishing Threatens Reefs
Photo courtesy Christopher Bartlett
A study of the tropical coral reef system along the coastline of Kenya has found dramatic effects of overfishing that could threaten the long-term health of the reefs. Led by scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, the...
Apr
05
Kilimanjaro, To the Roof of Africa leads Ecology Global Network’s 52-week “Eco-doc” television series for China Green Channel International (CGCI) in China, premiering Sunday, February 19, 2012. The film, shot in large format, follows five intrepid trekkers and their guide, who...
Feb
17
A thousand years ago most of Europe was covered by original forest like the Bialowieza National Park in Poland. Now this forest is reduced to only 1200 km2 (463 m2) and is likely to disappear because of climate change.
Park Warden Mateusz Szymura says, “Only here you can see an eco system,...
Feb
16
In Dr. Nelson Mandela’s words, “I know of no political movement, no philosophy, and no ideology that does not agree with the peace parks concept as we see it going into fruition today. It is a concept that can be embraced by all. In a world beset by conflict and division, peace is one of...
Feb
10
Ancient Sahara Site Celebrated for World Wetlands Day
Tunis, Tunisia: A remote seasonal salt lake on the edge of the Sahara leads a list of 15 new Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance being declared in the country on World Wetlands Day, February 2.
Addax nasomaculatus, Chay-Bar Yotvata,...
Feb
02
Hailouoto is a small island with one thousand inhabitants, located in the far north of the Baltic Sea in Finland. During the winter the island is connected to the mainland by an eight kilometer ice road crossing the frozen Baltic Sea.
Local people are noticing the rapid changes in the weather...
Jan
31
If the oxymoronic notion of “jumbo shrimp” has ever tickled your fancy, it’s unlikely you’ll find anything humorous about Asian tiger shrimp, the non-native prawn that can grow over a foot (30 cm) in length. Previously reported in Gulf of Mexico waters off the coasts of Florida, Alabama,...
Dec
29
