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On thin ice: Vulnerable Arctic treasures identified

onsdag, 27. april 2011

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A report released today identifies 13 of the richest and most vulnerable places in the Arctic Ocean that should be…

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Probing the Impact of Climate Change on Wildlife, Ecosystems

mandag, 25. april 2011

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Credit: NASA/Jenny Mottar

Soon observations from NASA’s Earth-observing satellites of our planet’s climate will be brought to bear on understanding how…

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World Bank eAtlas of Global Development

onsdag, 20. april 2011

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The World Bank eAtlas of Global Development maps and graphs more than 175 thematically organized indicators for over 200 countries,…

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NASA Satellites Detect Extensive Drought Impact on Amazon Forests

tirsdag, 19. april 2011

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A new NASA-funded study has revealed widespread reductions in the greenness of the forests in the vast Amazon basin in…

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Ocean warming detrimental to inshore fish species

mandag, 18. april 2011

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Australian scientists have reported the first known detrimental impact of southern hemisphere ocean warming on a fish species.

The findings of…

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Arctic coasts on the retreat

mandag, 18. april 2011

International studies describe current state of the Arctic coasts.

The coastline in Arctic regions reacts to climate change with increased erosion…

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ACE CRC launches Southern Ocean Acidification Report Card

søndag, 17. april 2011

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There is increasing concern among scientists that ocean acidification, the so-called “evil twin” of climate change, could affect the functioning…

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Bees Under Bombardment

lørdag, 16. april 2011

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Declines in managed bee colonies date back to the mid 1960s in Europe but have accelerated since 1998, especially in…

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Tracking Spring’s Early Onset

fredag, 15. april 2011

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Credit: Duane Romenell/flickr.

1. Since the 1950s, spring has been starting earlier in the western U.S.. The onset of spring now starts,…

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Fewer penguins survive warming Antarctic climate

tirsdag, 12. april 2011

(Reuters) – Two of the most well-known penguin species in Antarctica — chinstraps and Adelies — are under pressure because…

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King Crabs Migrating Into Antarctic Waters

torsdag, 24. marts 2011

The average ocean temperature has increased about 1 degree Fahrenheit in recent decades, said Sven Thatje, an evolutionary biologist at…

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Earth’s Sixth Mass Extinction: Is It Almost Here?

fredag, 4. marts 2011

With the steep decline in populations of many animal species, scientists have warned that Earth is on the brink of…

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Phytoplankton Peak Arising 50 Days Early, With Unknown Impacts on Marine Food Chain and Carbon Cycling

fredag, 4. marts 2011

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Warming temperatures and melting ice in the Arctic may be behind a progressively earlier bloom of a crucial annual marine…

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Arctic Fever

lørdag, 26. februar 2011

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The Arctic marine and coastal food web.

During the past few years a number of disturbing reports from the Arctic have…

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75% of World’s Coral Reefs Currently Under Threat

torsdag, 24. februar 2011

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A new comprehensive analysis finds that 75 percent of the world’s coral reefs are currently threatened by local and global…

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UNEP sounds alarm over impact of fertilizer and plastic pollution on oceans

lørdag, 19. februar 2011

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Large amounts of phosphorus, a crucial fertilizer, are discharged into oceans as result of inefficiencies in farming and a failure…

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Arctic Roamers: The Move of Southern Species into Far North

torsdag, 17. februar 2011

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Grizzly bears mating with polar bears. Red foxes out-competing Arctic foxes. Exotic diseases making their way into once-isolated polar realms.…

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A basic overview of melting ice around the globe

torsdag, 17. februar 2011

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Ice is melting at accelerating rates in the Arctic, Antarctica, Greenland, and glaciers all over the world. Arctic summer sea…

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Tabet af biodiversitet fortsætter i den danske natur

torsdag, 20. januar 2011

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Rapporten viser at den biologiske mangfoldighed fortsat går tilbage i samtlige økosystemer. Af de 139 vurderede elementer er 47…

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Eksperter: Udryddelsen af dyr og planter er en ynkelig fiasko

onsdag, 12. januar 2011

Vi mister fortsat dyr og planter i den danske natur, selvom Danmark havde lovet, at det stoppede i 2010. Det…

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Globe’s coral reefs suffer second worst bleaching on record during 2010

mandag, 10. januar 2011

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Record warm ocean temperatures across much of Earth’s tropical oceans during the summer of 2010 created the second worst year…

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Bees in freefall as study shows sharp US decline

onsdag, 5. januar 2011

The abundance of four common species of bumblebee in the US has dropped by 96% in just the past few…

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Vi skal REDDe verdens skove

fredag, 17. december 2010

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Hvis vi skal redde klimaet, må vi stoppe rydningen verdens skove.

Sådan lød budskabet på FN’s Klimakonference COP16 i Mexico og…

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UNEP: Vital Climate Change Graphics for Latin America and the Caribbean 2010

onsdag, 8. december 2010

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The Vital Graphics series provides a clear, direct, visual presentation of issues relevant to the global environment, based on a…

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Northern Wildfires Threaten Runaway Climate Change

onsdag, 8. december 2010

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ScienceDaily (Dec. 6, 2010) — Climate change is causing wildfires to burn more fiercely, pumping more greenhouse gases into the…

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Is the End in Sight for The World’s Coral Reefs?

onsdag, 8. december 2010

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It is a difficult idea to fathom. But the science is clear: Unless we change the way we live, the…

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Germanwatch Climate Risk Index 2011

lørdag, 4. december 2010

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Cancún, 03.12.10: With the today published Climate Risk Index 2011 in Cancun, Germanwatch has, for the sixth time, examined which…

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Growing ocean acidification threatens marine life

fredag, 3. december 2010

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A new United Nations-backed report warns that unless governments cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, ocean acidification will continue and have…

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Another Extreme Drought Hits the Amazon and Raises Climate Change Concerns

torsdag, 25. november 2010

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The Amazon region is experiencing the third extreme drought in a dozen years — and it may turn out to…

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NASA Study Finds Earth’s Lakes are Warming

onsdag, 24. november 2010

In the first comprehensive global survey of temperature trends in major lakes, NASA researchers determined Earth’s largest lakes have warmed…

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Worst coral death strikes at SE Asia

fredag, 19. november 2010

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International marine scientists say that a huge coral death which has struck Southeast Asian and Indian Ocean reefs over recent…

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Kviksølv i Danmarks vandmiljø

søndag, 7. november 2010

Kviksølv forekommer i så stort omfang i det danske vandmiljø, at det udgør en risiko for dyrelivet i en række…

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Er klodens dyr og planter reddet i 2020?

lørdag, 6. november 2010

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FN’s biodiversitetskonference endte med en juridisk bindende aftale – bare ikke om den del, der rent faktisk skal bremse tilbagegangen…

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Ocean acidification: Coming soon to an ocean near you

fredag, 5. november 2010

A new guide, Ocean Acidification: Questions Answered, states that ocean acidification is now happening ten times faster than that which…

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COP10: Nagoya Biodiversity Summit

lørdag, 30. oktober 2010

The Nagoya Biodiversity Summit closed by adopting historic decisions that will permit the community of nations to meet the unprecedented…

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COP10: Aftale om biodiversitet er i hus

lørdag, 30. oktober 2010

Natten til lørdag i Nagoya, Japan, lykkedes det miljøministre fra over 100 lande at nå til enighed om en ny…

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A to Z of areas of biodiversity importance – new online resource

torsdag, 28. oktober 2010

The A to Z is a glossary of various important systems to assign and protect areas for biodiversity conservation. It…

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Fifth of vertebrates face extinction

onsdag, 27. oktober 2010

About a fifth of the world’s vertebrates are threatened with extinction, a major review has found, highlighting the plight of…

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Amazing Discoveries in the Amazon

tirsdag, 26. oktober 2010

New Species Found Every 3 Days Over Last Decade

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Between 1999 and 2009, more than 1,200 new species of plants and…

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NOAA Lists Population of Spotted Seals as Threatened

lørdag, 23. oktober 2010

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Climate change and sea ice decline is expected to affect the sea ice habitat of these spotted seals, which use…

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TEEB: Bank of Natural Capital

lørdag, 23. oktober 2010

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The Bank of Natural Capital is a website created to communicate the findings of The TEEB Study into The Economics…

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Invasive species and climate change a “deadly duo”

fredag, 22. oktober 2010

Climate change is set to drive the spread of invasive plant and animals species, threatening forests, fisheries and crops, in…

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WWF Videos: The Death of the Oceans?

fredag, 22. oktober 2010

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In this new documentary broadcast by BBC Two as part of its Horizon series, Sir David Attenborough takes the audience…

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Arctic Report Card: Region Continues to Warm at Unprecedented Rate

fredag, 22. oktober 2010

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The Arctic region, also called the “planet’s refrigerator,” continues to heat up, affecting local populations and ecosystems as well as…

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World’s Rivers Are in Crisis, Global Report Says

torsdag, 21. oktober 2010

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Balancing water supply and wildlife

Nearly 80% of the world’s population — 4.8 billion people as calculated in 2000 — live…

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Drought may threaten much of globe within decades

torsdag, 21. oktober 2010

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The United States and many other heavily populated countries face a growing threat of severe and prolonged drought in coming…

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Tropics in decline as natural resources exhausted at alarming rate

onsdag, 13. oktober 2010
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New analysis shows populations of tropical species are plummeting and humanity’s demands on natural resources are…

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Human Activities Overload Ecosystems with Nitrogen

lørdag, 9. oktober 2010

Humans are overloading ecosystems with nitrogen through the burning of fossil fuels and an increase in nitrogen-producing industrial and agricultural…

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One in five of the world’s plant species is threatened with extinction

fredag, 8. oktober 2010

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A global analysis of extinction risk for the world’s plants, conducted by Kew together with the Natural History Museum, London…

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Putting a Price on Global Environmental Damage

fredag, 8. oktober 2010

Global environmental damage caused by human activity in 2008 represented a monetary value of $ 6.6 trillion, equivalent to 11%…

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