Quanti anni può vivere una quercia? Fino ad oggi, la datazione scientifica era arrivata vicina al mezzo millennio. Un record che, adesso, è stato letteralmente surclassato. Perché Demetra, una quercia rovere del Parco nazionale dell’Aspromonte, di anni ne ha addirittura 934. Data: 14 ottobre 2021 https://www.metropolitano.it/calabria-quercia-piu-antica-del-mondo/...
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Mongabay - Indonesia has banned again the use of destructive seine and trawl nets, locally known as cantrang, to protect the ocean ecosystem. Link a Mongabay: https://news.mongabay.com/2021/07/indonesia-reimposes-ban-on-destructive-seine-and-trawl-nets-in-its-waters/ Data: 28 luglio 2021...
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The Guardian - More than 200 health journals worldwide are publishing an editorial calling on leaders to take emergency action on climate change and to protect health. The British Medical Journal said it is the first time so many publications have come together to make the...
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Mongabay - the new Tropical Forest Vulnerability Index (TFVI) will use satellite data to assess the impact of growing threats such as land clearance and rising temperatures on forests, in order to identify forests most at risk, to be prioritized for conservation efforts. Data: 28 luglio...
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The Guardian - A new study has found that many of the key indicators of the global climate crisis are getting worse and either approaching, or exceeding, key tipping points as the earth heats up. Link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/27/global-heating-critical-measures-tipping-point-study?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Data: 28 luglio 2021...
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National Geographic - In a rare court hearing for a research animal dealer, the USDA alleges years of lapses in care. Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/major-chinchilla-supplier-heads-to-court-with-more-than-100-animal-welfare-violations Data: 28/07/21...
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Business Insider - Nestlé has been working on alternative meat products that would combine cultured meat with plant-based ingredients. Data: 27/07/21 Link: https://www.businessinsider.com/innovative-foodtech-technology-alternative-meat-agriculture-laboratory-science-trending-synthetic-2021-7?r=US&IR=T...
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euronews - The Saimaa Ringed Seal can only be spotted in Finland’s Lake Saimaa, near Russia. It is one of the world’s most endangered and rarest seal species. Due to human activities and climate change only about 400 of these seals currently live in Lake...
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Euronews - EU imports and exports account for 22 per cent of the global trade in shark meat, according to new research from WWF. Spain was found to be the world’s top exporter sending shark meat to 85 different countries and territories, while Italy was...
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Mongabay - An expedition to the forests of Sierra Leone, West Africa, revealed two species of crabs new to science and two species not seen in more than half a century: an Afzelius’s crab, which has had no recorded sighting since 1796, and the Sierra...
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