– Around the globe, river and stream networks are the source of at least 10 percent of human-caused nitrous oxide emissions to the atmosphere.
The Rationale behind the Biodiversity Information System for North Portugal: The Path for a Strategic and Collaborative Biodiversity Information System
The Biodiversity Information and Monitoring System for Northern Portugal (SIMBioN) is a regional initiative in support of GEO and GEOSS that aims to harmonize processes; standardize data collection, systematization and flows; create a collaborative structure that promotes capacity building and normative support; and promotes organizational dynamics that allow information dissemination and help ensure the fulfillment of institutional, political and reporting commitments.
Beneath the Dead Sea, Scientists Are Drilling for Natural History
– Close to the center of the Dead Sea, scientists are drilling beneath the seabed to extract a record of climate change and earthquake history stretching back half a million years.
Cryosat ice mission returns first science
– Radar data from the European satellite Cryosat-2 has been used to make a map of ocean circulation across the Arctic basin.
And the 2010 Winners Are…
Earthzine is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 University and College Student Essay and Blogging Competition, “Making Citizen Observations a Global Vision.” Co-sponsored by NASA, this year’s contest attracted well-written, thought provoking essays and an international dialogue with students on important environmental issues.
Afghan Saffron Venture Hit by Taliban
– Farmers taking part in an internationally-backed saffron-growing project in Herat province in western Afghanistan say they are being targeted by Taliban militants who want them to cultivate opium poppies instead.
Rise in Oxygen Drove Evolution of Animal Life 550 Million Years Ago
– Researchers have uncovered a clue that may help to explain why the earliest evidence of complex multicellular animal life appears around 550 million years ago.
Lighting governance for protected areas and beyond – Identifying the urgent need for sustainable management of artificial light at night
The importance of an “urban lighting governance” framework for control and management of artificial night lighting, particularly in close proximity to protected areas, and for raised awareness of the issue of light pollution and related ecological consequences is documented in this article.
U.S. Government Sues BP for Gulf Oil Spill
– The U.S. Justice Department has filed suit against BP Exploration and Production Inc. and eight other companies in an effort to recover billions of dollars in damages from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill earlier this year.
Ancient Forest Emerges Mummified From the Arctic
– The northernmost mummified forest ever found in Canada is revealing how plants struggled to endure a long-ago global cooling.