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Spain declares Galicia wildfire zones disaster as record heatwave fuels de
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Spain will declare wildfire-hit areas in northern Galicia as disaster zones. Fires have burned nearly 4,000 sq km, killed four, and forced massive firefighting efforts. PM Sanchez warned of climate change impacts. Human activity is linked to many fires, with 23 arrests and 89 under investiga
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Elephant Rehabilitation Can Set Example for Captive Facilities, says World
Updated : 1 year ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 3: Wild animals in captivity everywhere need urgent rehabilitation, including the elephants used for riding in Amer Fort in Jaipur in Rajasthan. In the recent past, we have witnessed several cases of captive elephants killing and injuring humans in Kerala. These trag
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Bengaluru's Water Crisis: Can the Tech Capital Fight Its Way Back? How Veo
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], July 17: With its range of technologies and expertise, Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions, South Asia helps municipalities and companies to better face the water challenge, through the protection and replenishment of resources. Since 2022, Veolia has bee
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Study emphasises necessity of addressing risk of post-net zero global warm
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Since global warming is an inevitable consequence of burning fossil fuels, the only strategy we have to stop it is to bring human activity's CO2 emissions down to "net zero," or the point at which the amount of CO2 we release into the atmosphere and the amount we take out of it is equal.
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Madras HC hears plea to restrict human activity in Kalakkad-Mundanthurai T
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court issued a notice to the State government regarding a public interest litigation seeking an order to restrict the entry of outsiders and vehicles inside the Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve in Tirunelveli district.
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Tropical mammals are not immune to human activity: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that tropical mammals living within protected areas are not immune to the effects of human activity, even when it occurs outside the boundaries of the protected areas.
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Study dicovers human impact on wildlife even in protected areas
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A study led by Rice University ecologist Lydia Beaudrot and colleagues found that tropical mammals living within protected areas are not immune to the effects of human activity, even when it occurs outside of the protected boundaries.
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Marine protected areas improve health, wealth of nearby communities: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Ocean conservation, sustainable livelihoods, and food security do not have to be mutually exclusive. A new study led by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Centre (SERC) shows that limiting human activity in parts of the ocean can improve the health of marine environments as well as the w
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Marine protected zones improve health, wealth of nearby communities: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A new study led by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Centre (SERC) demonstrates that limiting human activity in parts of the ocean can improve the health of marine environments and the well-being of nearby coastal communities, highlighting the potential value of these marine protected a
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Matter, an Electric Mobility Startup, and EARTHDAY.ORG pay tribute to Moth
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]. February 10 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Matter, an electric mobility startup, and EARTHDAY.ORG pay tribute to Mother Earth at Kala Ghoda Art Festival with an "earthMATTERS" art installation. Matter, with its vision of driving India to a sustainable future, collabo
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Reviews explore impacts of Amazon deforestation
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In two separate Reviews, researchers underscore the rapid and profound changes occurring in the Amazon resulting from ever-increasing human activity. They discuss what's known about the drivers and impacts of the ongoing deforestation and landscape degradation the region is experiencing, and
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Study finds that carnivore gut microbes offer insight into health of wild
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A new study finds the microbial ecosystem in the guts of wild marten (Martes americana) that live in relatively pristine natural habitat is distinct from the gut microbiome of wild marten that live in areas that are more heavily impacted by human activity.
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