Ecology and Environment

by: Assaf Levy, BioDB In the past, jaguars were revered as deities, but currently, their population is being drastically reduced throughout their habitat. Explore the deep, dense jungles where a stunning and mighty creature resides—the incredible jaguar. This majestic big…

It’s 35 years since the formation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) “to advance scientific knowledge about climate change caused by human activities.” Subsequently, COP21 at Paris ‘15 warned the world not to exceed 1.5°C, and worst case,…

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching off the Louisiana coast for the source of a leak in a 67-mile-long pipeline that has spilled over 1 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. By Paige Bennett When the…

As the third negotiations (INC3) for a global plastics treaty closed earlier this week, civil society organizations from different countries were disappointed over the seeming failure to move closer to a strong and binding global plastic agreement to end plastic…

Earlier this week, the U.S. Global Change Research Program released the United States’ Fifth National Climate Assessment, an overview of the effects climate change is having on the country. By: Cristen Hemingway Jaynes The main message of the assessment is clear: Every part…

Civil Society Raises Alarm about Dysfunction in the Treaty Process   Nairobi, Kenya– In the final hours closing a week of negotiations (INC-3- Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee ) for a global plastics treaty, a small group of mostly oil and plastic-producing…

“$200 trillion is needed to stop global warming” (Bloomberg New Energy Finance) Buckle up, fireworks will be going off in a couple of weeks in the pristine complex known as Dubai. World leaders, climate scientists, environmentalists, and fossil fuel producers…

by: Assaf Levy, BioDB Did you know there’s a real-life superhero in the animal kingdom? Meet the anteater – not your average backyard creature! These fuzzy, long-snouted wonders are the ultimate bug busters, armed with a secret weapon that’s the…

The first phase of the eastern route of China’s South-to-North Water Diversion Project has benefited more than 68 million people in the eastern province Shandong in its decade-long operation, said the China South-to-North Water Diversion Co., Ltd. on Wednesday. The…

New York State Attorney General Letitia James sued PepsiCo on Wednesday, claiming the corporation had endangered the environment and misled the public regarding its plans to get rid of single-use plastic packaging. By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes The attorney general’s office found that the food…