The underground networks of fungi that underpin the planet’s ecosystems needs urgent conservation action by politicians, a research organisation has said. Scientists from the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (Spun) have created the first high-resolution biodiversity maps of Earth’s underground mycorrhizal fungal ecosystems. The research, published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, found…
The ulokeros goat owes its uniqueness primarily to its curved horns, from which it derives its name—”ulos” in ancient Greek means curved, and “keros” means horn. Credit: AMNA It’s a goat with a history deeply rooted in Greece’s ancient past, still roving through a handful of the country’s regions. Ulokeros goat, related to Greek mythology…
There is an olive tree close to us here in interior Alentejo that has been dated and certified with more than 2000 years. I like to imagine what she’s seen: the Romans, the Moors, the Christian kings and queens. She has watched the cultivation of olive oil, of wine in amphora, and the extraction of…
Scientists say the wolves, who go from flower to flower, may be the 1st-known large carnivore pollinators Ethiopian wolves like to feast on flower nectar, study finds Ethiopian wolves may be carnivores, but new research suggests they supplement their diet with the sweet, sticky nectar of native flowers. The sleek predators of the Ethiopian highlands have been observed…
Environmental lawyers say that the new concessions threaten endangered species in the biodiversity-rich Hellenic Trench. Greece is allowing US fossil fuel giant Chevron to drill next to a protected coastal area, sparking a legal complaint from green NGOs. The government announced in January that it would be opening up new areas for offshore oil and…
Butterflies are disappearing in the United States. All kinds of them. With a speed scientists call alarming, and they are sounding an alarm. A sweeping new study published in Science for the first time tallies butterfly data from more than 76,000 surveys across the continental United States. The results: between 2000 and 2020, total butterfly…
Researchers at Göttingen University show keys to nature conservation measures at landscape level How can the loss of species and habitats in agricultural landscapes be stopped? Up to now, measures have mostly been implemented by individual farms. In contrast, agri-environmental measures that are planned across farms at landscape level offer greater potential for creating suitable…
Some efforts to preserve or rewild natural habitats are shifting harmful land use to other parts of the world – and this could drive an even steeper decline in the planet’s species, according to a team of conservation scientists and economists led by the University of Cambridge. Researchers from over a dozen institutions worldwide have…
While we must hope for global cooperation, we can no longer rely on it. Local communities have the power to lead the way in safeguarding elements of civilization and nature” — Garry Rogers HUMBOLDT, AZ, UNITED STATES, December 5, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — As Earth’s biosphere faces unparalleled pressures from climate change, biodiversity loss, and resource…
A review of 47,282 tree species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature found that more than one third are at risk of extinction CLIMATEWIRE | More than a third of the world’s tree species are at risk of extinction, according to findings by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The group said…