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Probably the biggest conservation story this year was what George Monbiot calls 'Insectageddon' – the report that flying insects surveyed on nature reserves in Germany have declined by 76% in 27 years. Insects are the basis of our farming system and without them the lives of billions of people could be endangered.
Insectageddon: The scale and speed of environmental collapse is beyond imagination.
http://www.monbiot.com/2017/10/23/insectageddon/
Global warming could cause fishing to decline by millions of tons each year, study says.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/8508557863668707629
We'll never see these animals again.
http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/-818776835545218426
Domino Effect: The Loss of Plant Species Triggers the Extinction of Animals
Big data shows how what we buy affects endangered species
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-01/nuos-bds010317.php
What's killing the world's shorebirds?
http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/685015678436855759
Neonicotinoid Pesticide Affects Foraging and Social Interaction in Bumblebees
Why it's important to save our seas' last pristine places.
Development has affected 7 percent of virgin forests since 2000: Study.
http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/2895475914905859333
Climate policies alone will not save Earth's most diverse tropical forests
http://www.enn.com/climate/article/50312
Risk of Tree Species Disappearing in Central Africa 'a Major Concern,' Say Researchers
Millions of ocean animals might be malnourished.
Things fall apart: why do the ecosystems we depend on collapse?
http://theconversation.com/things-fall-apart-why-do-the-ecosystems-we-depend-on-collapse-71491
We are destroying rainforests so quickly they may be gone in 100 years
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2017/jan/23/destroying-rainforests-quickly-gone-100-years-deforestation
Study: How climate change threatens mountaintops (and clean water)
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-01/uov-shc012617.php
World Heritage sites getting hammered by human activities
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-01/wcs-whs013017.php
Restoring native plants 'boosts pollination.'
Deforestation rises with incomes in developing economies.
Rising carbon emissions could kill off vital corals by 2100, study warns
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/feb/03/rising-carbon-emissions-could-kill-off-vital-corals-by-2100-study-warns
Carnivores more seriously threatened by roads than previously acknowledged
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-02/gcfi-cms020817.php
We may live in a post-truth era, but nature does not.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-4504614185913453705
Act now before entire species are lost to global warming, say scientists
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/feb/13/act-before-entire-species-lost-global-warming-say-scientists
An end to overfishing could reap billions of dollars in global profits, study says.
Ocean oxygen levels drop 2% in 50 years, Nature study finds.
'Doomsday vault': 50,000 additions for global life insurance
http://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/conservation/doomsday-vault-gets-deposit-of-50000-new-seeds-to-bolster-global-food-security/news-story/043f2df20bf1950d64be4ce17ef779db
Resurrecting nature: Extinct is not forever
Only 10 per cent of coral reefs can be saved from extinction, scientists say
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-24/50-reefs-first-global-plan-says-only-10-pc-reefs-can-be-saved/8293514
Our future wilderness will be protected and managed by autonomous robots
Forest Degradation in the Tropics
Across borders – UN experts help migratory species cope with climate change.
What global climate change may mean for leaf litter in streams and rivers
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-03/uou-wgc030217.php
How nature creates forest diversity
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-03/iifa-hnc030617.php
Plankton can save the ocean. But who will save the plankton?
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23331163-200-plankton-can-save-the-ocean-but-who-will-save-the-plankton/
Flowering times shift with loss of species from a grassland ecosystem
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-03/uoc–fts030817.php
Jane Goodall: Why Earth's most intellectual creature is destroying its only home.
Changing temperatures and precipitation may affect living skin of drylands
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-03/ugs-cta031517.php
Dead Zones May Threaten Coral Reefs Worldwide
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/50839
Mapped: The countries with the most trees.
Could conservation provide ground for peace in conflict zones?
Forests fight global warming in ways more important than previously understood
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-03/osu-ffg032817.php
11 percent of disappearing groundwater used to grow internationally traded food
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-03/nsfc-1po032917.php
Climate change: global reshuffle of wildlife will have huge impacts on humanity
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/30/climate-change-global-reshuffle-of-wildlife-will-have-huge-impacts-on-humanity
Mapping the benefits of farm biodiversity.
Were humans to go extinct, should the species be revived?
Can we find the world's remaining peatlands in time to save them?
http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/-9105824299682465778
Climate change impacting 'most' species on Earth, even down to their genome
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-conservation/2017/apr/05/climate-change-life-wildlife-animals-biodiversity-ecosystems-genetics
Thousands of tree species are at risk of extinction.
Saved: the endangered species back from the brink of extinction
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/08/endangered-species-conservation-successes
Large, High-Intensity Forest Fires Will Increase
Hunting accounts for 83 and 58 percent declines in tropical mammal and bird populations
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/run-haf040617.php
As coral reefs die, huge swaths of the seafloor are deteriorating along with them
The interaction of human population, food production, and biodiversity protection
Ecosystem management as a wicked problem.
Living by the lessons of the planet.
How fear of death affects human attitudes toward animal life
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/uoa-hfo042417.php
Extinction risk for many species vastly underestimated, study suggests
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/cu-erf042517.php
Half of all species are on the moveand we're feeling it
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-995200128361649903
Long-term fate of tropical forests may not be so dire
Wildfire in a Warming Climate Could Relegate Some Forests to Shrubland
Climate change could drive coastal food webs to collapse
http://theconversation.com/climate-change-could-drive-coastal-food-webs-to-collapse-76798
Lakes worldwide feel the heat from climate change
China's appetite pushes fisheries to the brink.
Protection of forests 'fundamental to security of humanity's place on this planet,' UN Forum told
The bark side: domestic dogs threaten endangered species worldwide
http://theconversation.com/the-bark-side-domestic-dogs-threaten-endangered-species-worldwide-76782
Some — but not all — corals adapting to warming climate
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/wcs-s-b050217.php
Marine conservation must consider human rights
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/nfp-mc050117.php
Why it's time to stop punishing our soils with fertilizers.
Decades of data on world's oceans reveal a troubling oxygen decline
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/giot-dod050417.php
Extinction of Alpine plants may remain undetectable for a long time
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/uoz-eoa050317.php
Birds breed early to catch up to climate change.
Ten years after the crisis, what is happening to the world's bees?
http://theconversation.com/ten-years-after-the-crisis-what-is-happening-to-the-worlds-bees-77164
Larger Swaths of Tropical Forest Being Lost to Commercial Agriculture
Some Dryland Forests Have Been Hiding in Plain Sight
Scientists may be 'vastly' underestimating the extinction risk facing some species.
Can we really eat invasive species into submission?
We must act to save dozens of at-risk fish species.
Human-induced deforestation is causing an increase in malaria cases
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/lu-hdi052217.php
Effective Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems
The perils of publishing location data for endangered species
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/aaft-tpo052217.php
Targeted conservation could protect more of Earth's biodiversity
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/yu-tcc052517.php
Defending the earth: surveying our options
http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=19052
Improving the ocean: Getting serious about overfishing
The future of fish is farmed.
Entrepreneurs and investors are getting into aquaculture, in an overfished world with a growing appetite for the healthy protein.
The awful truth of our mastery over nature
http://www.themercury.com.au/news/opinion/talking-point-the-awful-truth-of-our-mastery-over-nature/news-story/10880a358c08c1049f0409cc7bb6f9ee
Survival of coral reefs requires radical rethink of what conservation means, say scientists
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/01/survival-of-coral-reefs-requires-radical-rethink-of-what-conservation-means-say-scientists
We're on the brink of mass extinction — but there's still time to pull back
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/mu-wot053017.php
Restored ocean will alleviate poverty, provide jobs, and improve health, finds report
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/nfp-row052917.php
Biodiversity moves beyond counting species
Worldwide Hotspots for Alien Plants and Animals: Islands and Coastal Regions
How to backup life on Earth ahead of any doomsday event
http://theconversation.com/how-to-backup-life-on-earth-ahead-of-any-doomsday-event-79271
Humans are ushering in the sixth mass extinction of life on earth, scientists warn
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/18530169838844233
Is the world running out of water?
http://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/conservation/the-approaching-crisis-is-the-world-running-out-of-water/news-story/8d48f0cce7b33bc7b480d8e6f1e9152b
How climate change is increasing forest fires around the world.
Why the world's rivers are losing sediment and why it matters
How grassland management without the loss of species works
Wilderness Areas Are Being Destroyed but the World Heritage Convention Can Protect Them
Global ocean health relatively stable over past 5 years
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/p-goh062817.php
Why ecocentrism is the key pathway to sustainability.
'Weedy' fish species to take over our future oceans
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/uoa-fs070517.php
The uninhabitable Earth.
How many countries does it take to save a fish?
It's a mistake to focus just on animal extinctions.
Paul R Erlich : You don't need a scientist to know what's causing the sixth mass extinction.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/11/sixth-mass-extinction-habitats-destroy-population
Environmental defenders being killed in record numbers globally, new research reveals
Conserve intact forest landscapes to maximize biodiversity, reduce extinction risk
http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/51893
Cash for carbon: A cost-effective way to reduce deforestation
http://www.enn.com/environmental_policy/article/51910
A healthy ocean needs viruses.
The world lost nearly 49 million acres of forest in 2015
Is interest in biodiversity declining?
Saving the world's wildlife is not just 'a white person thing'
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/africa-wild/2017/jul/31/saving-wildlife-conservation-africa-colonialism-race
Fear May Play a Role in Animal Extinction, Study Reveals
Your cat is killing the Earth – but you can prevent it.
'Indigenous peoples are the best guardians of world's biodiversity'
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2017/aug/09/indigenous-peoples-are-the-best-guardians-of-the-worlds-biodiversity
Modelling predicts dire consequences for all wetlands within 80 years
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-10/sea-level-rise-modelling-a-dire-warning-for-wetlands-worldwide/8793356
Organised gangs making billions from trade in endangered animals
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-16/wildlife-crime-increasingly-used-as-front-for-money-laundering/8810292
Revitalize the world's countryside.
Where's the kelp? Warm ocean takes toll on undersea forests.
Back to the wild: How nature is reclaiming farmland.
Wiping out a population of animals might help the species
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2144693-wiping-out-a-population-of-animals-might-help-the-species/
The conservation of threatened species has much to gain from acknowledging people's spiritual, magical and cultural beliefshttps://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-08/uol-fba082117.php
Conservation Hindered by Geographical Mismatches Between Capacity, Need
Due to climate change, one-third of animal parasites may be extinct by 2070
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-09/s-dtc090117.php
How a tiny portion of the world's oceans could help meet global seafood demand
How we cope with the end of nature
The eco guide to healthy beaches
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/10/the-eco-guide-to-healthy-beaches
Biodiversity Proves Its Real-World Value
Farewelling coral reefs
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environment/2017/09/16/farewelling-coral-reefs/15054840005215
Small-scale fisheries have big impact on oceans
Mathematics predicts a sixth mass extinction
Community management slows deforestation, study finds
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-09/osu-wrt092017.php
Land defenders call on UN to act against violence by state-funded and corporate groups
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/21/land-defenders-call-on-un-to-act-against-violence-by-state-funded-and-corporate-groups
UMN researchers find recipe for forest restoration
Does forest certification really work?
World's Botanic Gardens Contain a Third of All Known Plant Species, and Help Protect the Most Threatened
Sixth mass extinction of wildlife also threatens global food supplies
Could techno-fixes and gene therapies really save the world's coral?
Companies' 'zero deforestation' pledges: Everything you need to know.
What scientists are learning about the impact of an acidifying ocean.
How to work out which coral reefs will bleach, and which might be spared
https://theconversation.com/how-to-work-out-which-coral-reefs-will-bleach-and-which-might-be-spared-84842
Trophy hunting is unlikely to affect evolution
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/w-thi100217.php
The overwhelming value of trees
http://alert-conservation.org/issues-research-highlights/2017/10/3/the-overwhelming-value-of-trees
High marine extinction risk by 2100
Forest grazing counteracts the effectiveness of trees to reduce flood risk
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/lu-fgc101017.php
Herbivores help protect ecosystems from climate change
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/uobc-hhp100617.php
WWF says alternatives to industrially farmed animal feed must be developed to stop biodiversity loss
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/05/farm-animals-can-eat-insects-algae-save-forests-water-energy
Elizabeth Kolbert: Human success at the expense of other species is "a pretty awful legacy."
New study finds nature is vital to beating climate change
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/tnc-nsf101117.php
Plant more trees to combat climate change: Scientists.
Three-quarters of the total insect population lost in protected nature reserves
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/run-tot101717.php
Rare tree species safeguard biodiversity in a changing climate
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/uol-rts101817.php
New study predicts worldwide change in shallow reef ecosystems as waters warm
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/uot–nsp101217.php
Logged Tropical Rainforests Still Support Biodiversity Even When the Heat Is On
Forest fires stoke record loss in world tree cover: Monitor
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-forests/forest-fires-stoke-record-loss-in-world-tree-cover-monitor-idUSKBN1CS20Z
Many Planned Roads in the Tropics Shouldn't Be Built
Conservation spending predicts rise and fall of global biodiversity
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/uoic-csp102517.php
Marine species threatened by deep-sea mining
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/uog-mst102517.php
Climate Change Could Decrease Sun's Ability to Disinfect Lakes, Coastal Waters
What we're missing about the Sixth Extinction
http://nautil.us/issue/53/monsters/is-the-modern-mass-extinction-overrated
Agroforestry: An increasingly popular solution for a hot, hungry world
https://news.mongabay.com/2017/10/agroforestry-an-increasingly-popular-solution-for-a-hot-hungry-world/
Deeper corals may be safest from climate change
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11938839
Can corals adapt to climate change?
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/uoc–cca102717.php
Urban-Based Evolution: Species Are Rapidly Adapting to City Habitats
Unless we regain our historic awe of the deep ocean, it will be plundered
https://theconversation.com/unless-we-regain-our-historic-awe-of-the-deep-ocean-it-will-be-plundered-84734
How to manage forest pests in the Anthropocene? Bring theory
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/dc-htm110917.php
Urbanization may have a positive effect on the soils
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/ru-umh111317.php
Urban Trees are Growing Faster Worldwide
What counts as 'nature'? It all depends
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/uow-wca111517.php
Species may appear deceptively resilient to climate change
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/uoc–sma112117.php
Higher Plant Species Richness May Not Be Enough To Protect Ecosystems From The Worst Impacts Of Climate Extremes
Let's just pretend pesticides don't harm wildlife
http://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/362209-lets-just-pretend-pesticides-dont-harm-wildlife
Common pesticide can make migrating birds lose their way, research shows
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/29/common-pesticide-can-make-migrating-birds-lose-their-way-research-shows
Tropical deforestation is getting bigger, study finds
https://news.mongabay.com/2017/11/tropical-deforestation-is-getting-bigger-study-finds/
Mangroves lack the genetic diversity to adapt to climate change
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/mangroves-lack-the-genetic-diversity-to-adapt-to-climate-change/
Medium-sized carnivores most at risk from environmental change
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-12/icl-mcm113017.php
Invasive plants have unprecedented ability to pioneer new continents and climates
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-12/vt-iph112917.php
IUCN Red List: Wild crops listed as threatened
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-42204575
Study finds variation within species is a critical aspect of biodiversity
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-12/uoc–sfv120517.php
Imagining the jellyfish apocalypse
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/01/listening-to-jellyfish/546542/
What's Causing the Sharp Decline in Insects, and Why It Matters
http://e360.yale.edu/features/insect_numbers_declining_why_it_matters
Here's a great way to visualize the huge potential of forest conservation and restoration as 'natural climate solutions'
https://news.mongabay.com/2017/12/heres-a-great-way-to-visualize-the-huge-potential-of-forest-conservation-and-restoration-as-natural-climate-solutions/
Almost 36 billion tons of soil is lost every year due to water, and deforestation and other changes in land use make the problem worse.
http://www.enn.com/agriculture/article/53469
Frequent fires can irreparably harm even the most resilient ecosystems
https://psmag.com/environment/frequent-fires-can-irreparably-harm-even-the-most-resilient-ecosystems
Animals that could disappear because of us
https://whyy.org/npr_story_post/animals-disappear-us/
How invasive weeds can make wildfires hotter and more frequent
https://theconversation.com/how-invasive-weeds-can-make-wildfires-hotter-and-more-frequent-89281
Losing the wilderness: a 10th has gone since 1992 and gone for good
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/21/losing-the-wilderness-a-tenth-has-gone-since-1992-and-gone-for-good
AI is learning from our encounters with nature and that's a concern
https://theconversation.com/ai-is-learning-from-our-encounters-with-nature-and-thats-a-concern-88484