Nature
Photo of the week #26 – The threat of climate change on seal pups
This week’s photo of the week focuses on the risks of climate change to the survival of the seal.
Climate change most significant threat to Antarctic ecosystems, say researchers
Article in Science maps the future threats to Antarctic ecosystems and finds global climate change a particular worry for the region’s conservation.
Photo of the Week #25: The plight of the butterfly
This week’s photo of the week from the IUCN shows the threats facing butterflies in the UK.
Five places to visit before they are gone forever
The world is changing rapidly due to human activities – we’ve chosen five places you must try and see before their unique qualities are lost forever
Pacific reefs heading towards regional collapse from climate change
New research warns climate change could be pushing coral reef systems in the Eastern Pacific towards a regional collapse like that witnessed 4000 years ago which took reefs 2500 years to recover from.
Cartoon #3 – Climate change and extreme weather
The latest featured World Meteorological Organisation Calendar cartoon, representing the threat of extreme weather events as a result of of climate change.
Jude Law and band Radiohead join Campaign to Save the Arctic with new Greenpeace video
The actor and band both collaborate with the NGO in a new video depicting the plight of the Arctic’s most iconic symbol; the Polar Bear.
Climate change could cause Leatherback turtle populations in Costa Rica to collapse by 2100
Eastern Pacific populations of Leatherback turtles could drop 75% by the end of the century as a result of climate change, according to a study published in Nature Climate Change.
Good news: We have four environmental winners from Rio+20
What environmental frontiers emerged as the winners from the Rio+20 outcome document?
Photo of the week #24: Biodiversity & climate change, the last tree standing
This week’s photo of the week, the plight of disappearing woodland.
World leaders must avoid empty ocean commitments at Rio+20, say researchers
New research ahead of the Rio+20 summit on sustainable development has found that commitments made over the last 20 years to protect fisheries have had little success.
Photo of the week #21 – why Rio+20 must deal with threats to freshwater supplies
This week’s photo of the week illustrates the importance of having freshwater supplies and the threats placed on these supplies by climate change.
Callum Roberts: Sustainable fishing can feed a growing world population
RTCC continues analysing the latest work by Professor Callum Roberts – a comprehensive look at the state of the world’s oceans.
Photo of the week #20 – Climate change threatens the world’s Boreal Forests
This week’s photo of the week comes from the Northern Hemisphere’s Boreal Forests.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Kenya, Madagascar and Cameroon focus on preserving life-giving African cherry tree
How the conservation and sustainable use of Prunus africana is improving the lives of small-scale farmers in Africa.
Has climate change been the death of environmentalism?
The latest Earth Summit provides us with another chance to reflect on the state of the planet, but will it offer an opportunity to reintroduce nature to the heart of the environmental debate?
Climate change chaos for cold-blooded animals
As climate change worsens, a new study predicts cold-blooded animals will have a more chaotic and less predictable response than fish when it comes to redistribution.
Marine reserves in Australia help sustain fisheries
New research examining marine reserves on the Great Barrier Reef use DNA evidence to discover how far they go in helping to sustain fisheries.
Photo of the week #19 – Melting water security on Mount Kilimanjaro
This week’s photo of the week, what will be the impact of melting glaciers on wildlife in Kenya?
Coastal seagrass could store more CO2 than forests
New research in Nature Geoscience, find that coastal seagrass has the potential to be vital carbon sinks and therefore part of the solution to climate change.