Using high-resolution satellite images, scientists have found that commercial logging and burning threaten to do away with more than half Papua New Guinea’s forest cover by 2021 – despite existing conservation measures.
10 Most Imperiled U.S. Wildlife Refuges All at Risk of Politics
A new report by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility shows that the the biggest threat to America’s wildlife refuges is the “political pressure to put the interests of wildlife second.”
NASA Satellites Aid In Chesapeake Bay Recovery
By studying the landscape around the Chesapeake, NASA spacecraft are helping out in the battle against harmful pollutants that have added to the destruction of the bay’s once legendary productivity.
Fake Concrete Bat Roosts Reclaim Rainforest
Artificial bat roosts may kick-start forest renewal, as the bats’ droppings spread seeds for ‘pioneer’ plants
America's 10 Most Endangered Rivers 2008
American conservation group American Rivers has released its 2008 report highlighting the rivers facing the most uncertain futures.
Environmentalists Vow to Fight Copper Mine in Clayoquot Sound
The Ahousaht First Nation of Clayoquot Sound – who fought side-by-side with environmentalists to stop logging in the area – have now signed an agreement with Vancouver-based Selkirk Metals to test drill for copper on Catface Mountain.
Judge Blocks Uranium Exploration Near Grand Canyon
Following a day-long hearing in a case brought by three environmental groups, a federal judge has ordered an injunction on British mining company VANE’s and the U.S. Forest Service’s attempt to drill for uranium within miles of the Grand Canyon National Park.
Observations to support predictions of sea level “CReSIS” contribution toward understanding the term glacial speed
Accurate prediction of sea level is arguably one of the most important societal goals facing the research community. Combining cutting-edge technologies with sustained observations to understand processes and improve numerical models will be required to address the issue of future ice-sheet changes and impacts on global sea level.
Dead Zone Plan Adrift
A new plan – scheduled for release in June – sets out to reduce the size of the Gulf of Mexico dead zone to about one-quarter of last summer’s size, or 5000 square kilometers, by 2015. However, it does not set targets for curtailing nutrient levels entering the Gulf and has left critics dubious.
U.S. West Warming Faster Than Rest of World
The U.S. West is heating up at nearly twice the rate of the rest of the world and is likely to face more drought conditions in many of its fast-growing cities.