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    Rewilding Could Help Limit Warming Beyond 1.5°C, Scientists Say

    Rewilding Could Help Limit Warming Beyond 1.5°C, Scientists Say

    It’s no secret that preserving and restoring wilderness areas is good for ecosystems, but a new study has pinpointed another major benefit to rewilding. According to the study published in the journal Nature Climate Change, rewilding, or preserving and restoring wildlife and wilderness areas, could improve natural carbon sinks in ecosystems, therefore boosting natural methods […]

    CITES Sanctions Mexico as Protections for Vaquita Fall Short

    CITES Sanctions Mexico as Protections for Vaquita Fall Short

    The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has announced sanctions against Mexico, asserting that the country’s efforts to protect the critically endangered vaquita are failing. Vaquita (Phocoena sinus) are the rarest marine mammal on the planet, with only about 10 individuals of the species remaining, according to the […]

    Oyster Mushrooms Could Consume a Million Cigarette Butts in Australia

    Oyster Mushrooms Could Consume a Million Cigarette Butts in Australia

    In a new program trial in Australia, oyster mushrooms are taking on an important new task. The fungi will consume the toxic chemicals and plastics inside up to 1.2 million cigarette butts, which will be diverted from landfills for the trial. In Australia, people smoke about 18 billion cigarettes a year, and up to 9 […]