Nearly 10 per cent of marine life threatened with extinction – Red List
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The effects of human activity from climate change to pollution are “devastating” marine life, with nearly a tenth of underwater plants and animals assessed so far threatened with extinction, the latest Red List of Threatened Species showed on Friday. The report’s release coincides with a UN summit on nature in Montreal where […]
Essay: COP15 – three visions for protecting nature on the table at the UN biodiversity conference
In an article first published on The Conversation, HARRIET BULKELEY, professor of geography at Durham University in the UK, looks at what’s up for discussuon at the UN biodiversity conference…
UN summit aims for global pact to protect nature
Montreal, CanadaReuters Countries are gathering Tuesday for a key UN nature conference in Montreal, aiming to broker a new global agreement to protect what’s left of Earth’s wildlife and natural spaces. Negotiators hope that the two-week summit, known as COP15, yields a deal that ensures there is more “nature” – animals, plants, and healthy ecosystems […]