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U.N. mission joins growing calls to label Great Barrier Reef 'in danger'
The report’s authors said current conservation efforts were not enough to address the “ongoing and increasingly serious challenge” presented by climate change.
Biodiversity crisis affects billions who rely on wild species, researchers say
The latest global assessment of the decline in plant and animal life found some bright spots but recommended significant changes to hunting and other practices to address the risks.
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Georgina Mace, who shaped the list of endangered species, dies at 67
She rewrote the global Red List, which describes which species are in trouble, and warned that the world must restore its ecological balance or pay a steep price.
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Mass extinctions are accelerating, scientists report
We are racing faster and closer toward the point of collapse than scientists previously thought, according to research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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World’s oceans are losing oxygen rapidly, study finds
A new report found that oxygen levels in the world’s oceans declined by 2 percent over 50 years, threatening marine life around the planet.
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Oxygen in world’s oceans depleting at unprecedented rate
Oxygen in the world's oceans is depleting at an unprecedented rate, leaving species gasping for breath and devastating marine habitats, a report issued at the annual UN climate talks in Madrid has warned.
Fighting climate change with laundry
A Danish biotechnology company is trying to fight climate change - one laundry load at a time. Its secret weapon: mushrooms like those in a dormant forest outside Copenhagen.
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