New research helps to shed light on the fate of the carbon stored in mangrove soils following deforestation, emphasising the importance of conservation in the face of the climate emergency.
Conservation groups have called on the UNWTO to phase out close-contact wildlife encounters and entertainment practices in tourism and adopt a pro-active, precautionary and responsible approach in ‘preparing for tomorrow’.
Writer and environmentalist Jonathon Porritt hopes the current pandemic will result in some kind of flight path for the airline industry’s sustainable future, with governments playing a key role in ensuring that bailouts are dependant on decarbonisation efforts.
Reports of wildlife triumps have gone viral over the past month, as we desperately search for silver linings and light-hearted animal pictures and stories to cheer us up. But unfortunately, many of the animal stories that have been shared thousands of times on social media, just aren't true.
Johan Robinson, from UN Environment, argues that if we want to conserve nature, we must share the cost of conservation which is currently disproportionally borne by poor communities.
