The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
As if the world’s coral reefs didn’t have enough problems — killer rising ocean temperatures, crazy bleaching events and oil slicks comprised of sunscreen from sunbathers that denude them, they are now under attack by hordes of thorny sea creatures. That’s what some scientists are calling an explosion of voracious …
Widespread adoption of products labelled 'biodegradable' will not significantly decrease the volume of plastic entering the ocean or the physical and chemical risks that plastics pose to marine environment, concluded a UN report released. The report, "Biodegradable Plastics and Marine Litter. Misconceptions, Concerns and Impacts on Marine Environments", finds that …
Key organisms in the Southern Ocean food chain face an abrupt onset of acidification as soon as 2030, new research from the US finds. The Southern Ocean is acidifying at such a rate because of rising carbon dioxide emissions that large regions may be inhospitable for key organisms in the …
One hundred and fifty beach clean-ups are being organised along the UK coastline, starting on 2 November and continuing through the week. This is the fifth annual beach clean-up series organised by environmental charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS). It is hoping to get 3,500 volunteers to join 150 different clean-ups …
This report illustrates linkages between environment and gender in the five main areas of work of the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC): agriculture, forests, seas and fishing, hazardous chemicals, and climate change. For each topic a case is presented with the objective to provide the reader with illustrations of …
A new scientific study says that rapidly warming waters off the New England coast have had a severe consequence — the collapse of a cod fishery that saw too many catches even as overall cod numbers declined due to warmer seas. It’s just the latest in a series of findings …
An island nation in the Pacific Ocean that's smaller than New York City has created an ocean reserve that's bigger than California. The president of Palau signed legislation Wednesday designating a reserve that's about 193,000 square miles (500,000 square kilometers) in size. This makes it one of the five largest …
Determining the links between the behavioural and population responses of wild species to environmental variations is critical for understanding the impact of climate variability on ecosystems. Using long-term data sets, we show how large-scale climatic anomalies in the Southern Hemisphere affect the foraging behaviour and population dynamics of a key …
Only four percent of the ocean is protected, and marine protected areas (MPA) make up all of that four percent, according to researchers from the University of British Columbia, Institute for Ocean and Fisheries. "The targets call for much more than just 10 percent protection," said Lisa Boonzaier, lead author …
The world’s coral reefs are currently in the grip of a massive global bleaching event — only the third such event in recorded history. Thanks to unusually warm water brought on by the effects of climate change, a particularly strong El Nino event and a persistent warm “blob” in the …
Tokyo Electric Power Co. announced completion Monday of a 780-meter coastal wall along the heavily damaged reactor buildings of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Tepco hopes the wall will significantly reduce the amount of contaminated water that has continued to flow into the Pacific more than four years …
Increasing pollution is threatening the seas and ecology surrounding the tourist island of Phu Quoc in Vietnam's southern Kien Giang province, local media reported Monday. Rubbish and waste water from tourism services, fishing boats and fish breeding farms are discharging some 180 tons of waste per day, though only half …
Deloitte Access Economics has warned of a "deflationary pulse" wending its way through the global economy, with the world "awash in supply" of hard commodities, just as the Turnbull government has re-approved the $16 billion Adani Carmichael coal project in central Queensland. The economic consultancy firm says deflationary pressures have …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Dileep B. Nevatia Vs Union of India & Ors dated 15/09/2015 regarding CRZ clearance dated July 17th, 2013 granted by Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Government of India for the construction of Mumbai Trans Harbour …
The waters surrounding New Zealand are rich with marine biodiversity, including sea lions, dolphins and turtles New Zealand has revealed plans to turn an area of the South Pacific about the size of France into a marine reserve. The Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary lies north of the mainland and includes a …
Tropical Pacific island-nations will see more frequent extreme inter-annual sea level swings brought by strong El Niño and La Niña events, suggest scientists at the International Pacific Research Center, University of Hawaii at Mānoa and CSIRO in Australia. Using state-of-the-art climate models, together with simulations of the observed climate and …
Invasion is an ecological phenomenon of introduction of organisms to areas outside their native ranges. It concerns all aspects relating to their transport, establishment and spread in a new region . An invasive species causes imbalance to the ecosystem by monopolizing food and spatial resources and consequently disrupting the native …
Commercial fishing would be allowed in sensitive coral reefs and pristine waters off Australia under advice set to be presented to the Turnbull government that discards landmark marine protections, conservationists say. Critics say the review of 40 marine reserves is also unlikely to curtail the oil and gas industry, which …
Australia's attempts to curb damage to the Great Barrier Reef, which was almost listed as being in danger earlier this year, are falling well short of targets, a report released by the national and Queensland state governments on Monday said. The progress report showed water quality in areas close to …
An international study today said that fish population which is "critical" to human food security is declining worldwide while the marine ecosystem in India is under "huge" pressure due to overfishing. A study conducted by WWF - Living Blue Planet Report - found that while over-exploitation is identified as the …
