Study offers new approach to conduct large-scale protection assessments of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
A new study offers a science-based method to assess marine protected areas (MPAs) protection levels when information on regulated human ...
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Protected areas fail to safeguard more than 75% of global insect species
Insects play crucial roles in almost every ecosystem—they pollinate more than 80% of plants and are a major source of ...
‘Golden boy’ mummy was protected by 49 precious amulets, CT scans reveal
Scientists used CT scans to ‘digitally unwrap’ the approximately 2,300-year-old undisturbed mummy of a teenage boy of high socioeconomic status. ...
More effective protected areas needed to halt biodiversity loss
Protected natural areas of the UK are struggling to halt declines in insects and spiders that have occurred over the ...
Indigenous territories and protected areas are key to forest conservation in the Brazilian Amazon, study shows
A research study led by researchers with the Center for Earth Observation and Modeling at the University of Oklahoma analyzed ...
A peculiar protected structure links Viking knots with quantum vortices
Scientists have shown how three vortices can be linked in a way that prevents them from being dismantled. The structure ...
New study highlights urgent need to safeguard deep reefs – one of the largest and least protected ecosystems
As world leaders, government negotiators, scientists and conservationists gather at the UN Biodiversity Conference, COP15, to agree to halt and ...
Most Asian countries are far behind biodiversity targets for protected areas
For immediate release Study finds most Asian countries are far behind biodiversity targets for protected areas Protected areas are one ...
Maintaining masking requirements at Boston Public Schools protected students, staff
Boston, MA – The lifting of masking requirements in school districts outside of Boston in February 2022 was associated with ...
Protected from a form of cell death, women are more resilient to kidney disease
DURHAM, N.C. – In the battle of the sexes, women beat men in their ability to recover from kidney injury, ...
Protected areas buffer climate change for biodiversity
Climate change is emerging as a top threat to biodiversity according to the latest Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and ...
Marine protected areas combat the effects of climate change
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are one of the solutions being put forward to help adapt to and mitigate the effects ...
Spillover benefits observed from world’s largest marine protected area, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
Fisheries data reveals spillover benefits from the world’s largest fully protected marine protected area (MPA), Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, researchers ...
Ranger numbers and protected area workforce must increase fivefold to effectively safeguard 30% of the planet’s wild lands by 2030
Ahead of the global meeting of the Conference of the Parties in Montréal, Canada, which decides new targets for nature, ...
Asian elephants prefer habitats on the boundaries of protected areas
New research, offering the most comprehensive analysis of Asian elephant movement and habitat preference to date, finds that elephants prefer ...
Analysis of US Endangered Species Act finds species are protected too late, with too small populations, and with insufficient funding, undermining the Act’s effectiveness
Analysis of U.S. Endangered Species Act finds species are protected too late, with too small populations, and with insufficient funding, ...
Global hotspots for soil nature conservation are poorly protected
Current protected areas only poorly cover the places most relevant for conserving soil ecological values. This is the conclusion of ...
Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica should include young emperor penguins, scientists say
Woods Hole, MA (August 31, 2022) - Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and European research institutions are ...
New study used marine monitor radar system to monitor California marine protected areas
Palo Alto, CA—Aug. 2,, 2022—A new study found that boaters often cluster along the edges of marine protected areas (MPAs) ...
Norwegian rivers need to be better protected
“Why do we allow hydropower plants with outlets into rivers to operate with rapid water level changes when Norway has ...