Ecology, The Environment and Conservation

This complex theme deals primarily with interactions between organisms and the environmental factors that impact them, but to a greater extent between individual inanimate environmental factors.

innovations-report offers informative reports and articles on topics such as climate protection, landscape conservation, ecological systems, wildlife and nature parks and ecosystem efficiency and balance.

Mercury from gold mines accumulates far downstream

Researchers have determined that the health risks taken on by artisanal, small-scale gold miners extend far beyond the miners themselves.

Over 28,000 Endangered Lemurs Illegally Kept as Pets in Madagascar May Threaten Conservation and Survival of Species

An estimated 28,000 lemurs, the world’s most endangered primates, have been illegally kept as pets in urban areas of Madagascar over the past three years,…

Microplastics in the ocean: biologists study effects on marine animals

The study marks the launch of a series of investigations aimed at forming a risk matrix on the sensitivity of different marine species to microplastic…

Europe shows that humans and large predators can share the same landscape

The recovery of large carnivores in Europe is a great success for nature conservation. At one third of mainland Europe, at least one species of large…

Global CO2 emissions increase to new all-time record, but growth is slowing down

2013 saw global CO2 emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production reach a new all-time high. This was mainly due to the continuing steady increase in…

WCS Documents a Major Comeback for Sea Turtles

SEA TURTLES ROAR BACK: WCS reports highest reported nest counts in Nicaragua

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