Study: Europe not prepared for growing climate extremes
Europe is facing growing climate risks and is unprepared for them, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said in its first-ever risk assessment for the bloc a few days ago.
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As one of the mega-diverse countries in the world, the Philippines is well-known for its biodiversity and rich ecosystem. However, economic advancements and urbanization have endangered this biodiversity. Stay up to date with the latest biodiversity news in the Philippines with Business Mirror, and learn how the government, private agencies and companies are adapting to preserve the country’s healthy ecosystem.
Europe is facing growing climate risks and is unprepared for them, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said in its first-ever risk assessment for the bloc a few days ago.
VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon—Indigenous Peoples’ (IPs) groups, students, environmental advocates, local government unit (LGU) representatives and national agencies’ representatives gathered at a mall in Valencia City for the weeklong event, dubbed “Wildlife is Here” (WIH), that started on March 5.
When people talk about the “Anthropocene,” they typically picture the vast impact human societies are having on the planet—from rapid declines in biodiversity to increases in Earth’s temperature by burning fossil fuels.
A landmark United Nations report that was released recently reveals the shocking state of wildlife, with particular focus on the world’s migratory species that are rapidly on a decline and increasing global extinction risk.
NEW YORK—New York City’s celebrity owl Flaco died from a traumatic impact, zoologists confirmed a day after he reportedly flew into a building, with further testing planned to determine if the Eurasian eagle-owl may have been sick.
WASHINGTON—Government scientists have cooked up a new concept for how to potentially cool an overheating Earth: Fiddle with the upper atmosphere to make it a bit drier.
BUTUAN CITY—Experts are alarmed as attacks on the Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) continue to harm and threaten the critically endangered raptor with a new victim in the town of Pangantucan, a year after the rescue of a PHL eagle in San Fernando town of the same province.
Butuan City – Experts are alarmed as attacks on the Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) continue to harm and threaten the critically endangered raptor with a new victim in the town of Pangantucan, a year after the rescue of a PHL eagle in San Fernando town of the same province.
In an effort to promote the better care, appreciation, and utilization of dogs in local communities, this hard-working multisectoral group of volunteers is offering the public basic and advanced K9 training courses.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—Cambodia will begin installing hundreds of monitoring cameras and import four tigers from India as part of a plan to restore its tiger population, officials said on Friday.
One of the biggest privileges of being a primatologist is spending time in remote locations with monkeys and apes, living near these animals in their habitats and experiencing their daily lives. As a 21st-century human, I have an immediate impulse to take pictures of these encounters and share them on social media.
Ordinance. 031-2023, or the Mabini Integrated Coastal Management Code of 2023, that was enacted by the local government of Mabini, Batangas province, on October 23, 2024, took effect on January 19.
In a bid to protect the mountain ecosystems in Mindanao, a group of researchers and scientists from various environmental institutions explored the vast forest areas to document local biodiversity.
Forests are an essential part of Earth’s operating system. They reduce the buildup of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from fossil fuel combustion, deforestation and land degradation by 30 percent each year.
Habitat loss caused by destructive human activities is pushing more and more species, including migratory shorebirds, to the brink of extinction.
SAN FRANCISCO—The number of western monarch butterflies overwintering in California dropped by 30 percent last year, likely due to how wet it was, researchers said on Tuesday.
Telecommunications network PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) forged a partnership with Willis Towers Watson (WTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, through its B2B arm, PLDT Enterprise, to promote sustainable business practices and champion responsible management of electronic waste (e-waste).
Two groups have extended their collaboration to protect and restore corals within 6,000 sq km of the ocean bed in Malaysia and the Philippines.
The ocean is massive and covers most of the surface of our planet. In addition to its size, it’s packed with life, ranging from an astounding diversity of plants, microbes, worms, corals and crabs to squids, whales and, yes, fish.
Have you seen a tutubi (dragonfly) lately?
Researchers have discovered a lot about the Philippine eagle. But its behavior in the wild remains largely unknown. Where they go, how much time they spend in the wild or how far they are willing to go hunting and leave their nest behind?
LONDON—An unlikely refugee from the war in Ukraine—a rare Asiatic black bear—arrived at his new home in Scotland on Friday and quickly took to a meal of cucumbers and watermelon.
NAIC, Cavite—Seventy-three Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys Olivacea) sea turtles, or “pawikan,” were released on the coast of Barangay Labac on January 16, said Dennis Abrina of Cavite News and Photos.
Dogs are known as man’s best friend. With the dogs’ loyalty and his owners’ care, they have developed close ties.
A total of 331 pawikan, or Olive ridley sea turtle, hatchlings were released into the sea in San Juan, Batangas, last December 2023 and in the early days of January, Aboitiz Land announced recently.
The holidays are a special time of joy and giving—and a special time for generating trash.
BILLINGS, Montana—Since the passage of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) 50 years ago, more than 1,700 plants, mammals, fish, insects and other species in the US have been listed as threatened or endangered with extinction. Yet federal government data reveals striking disparities in how much money is allocated to save various biological kingdoms.
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