ENVIRONS
Wildlife numbers fall by 73% in 50 years, global stocktake finds
The Living Planet Report, a comprehensive overview of the state of the natural world, reveals global wildlife populations have shrunk by an average of 73% in the past 50 years.
Source: Victoria Gill and Helen Briggs. "Wildlife numbers fall by 73% in 50 years, global stocktake finds." BBC, 10 October 2024. Retrieved from: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y3j0vzpl3o
Biodiversity costs estimated at $25tn a year
The global economy is losing up to $25tn a year because sectors such as agriculture, energy and fishing fail to account for how their actions fuel interconnected crises in nature, climate and human health, an international biodiversity science policy report has found.
Source: Savage. Susannah. "Biodiversity costs estimated at $25tn a year," Financial Times, 18 December 2024, . Retrieved from: https://ft.pressreader.com/v99c/20241218/281633900837315
Tires Shed the Most Microplastics into the Environment
Billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments. They account for 28% of microplastics entering the environment globally.
Source: Marley, Jack. "Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed," The Conversation, 27 November 2024. Retrieved from: https://theconversation.com/car-tyres-shed-a-quarter-of-all-microplastics-in-the-environment-urgent-action-is-needed-244132
Hundreds More Nazca Lines Emerge in Peru’s Desert
Using AI and drones, hundreds of previously unidentified Nazca lines have been discovered in Peru's Desert.
Source: "Hundreds More Nazca Lines Emerge in Peru’s Desert, The New York Times, 24 November, 2024. Retrieved from: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/science/nazca-lines-peru-ai.html?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=gnews&utm_campaign=CDAQloHNgpmJuPckGPf0-eCR1YGgkgEqDwgAKgcICjCO64oDMJavPA&utm_content=related&gaa_at=la&gaa_n=AVINqTy-cXuaiSbRqWwo21ny0DOcoNyCBcfn3KHOY2CREjdmtyK3giID1GAa896zHH9PJ6w1Xd-p5WKtAqUu&gaa_ts=6742eeb5&gaa_sig=0ssu4BL_t48dgTEPjLrB-ifTxrOtXw_egnzRGo7EhZcMLCKUrX1AX_07PoxFt2rJzxcB9G48l67qvQzp_CoCGQ%3D%3D
Dr Jane Goodall claims, 'The sixth great extinction is happening.'
In an interview with interview for BBC Radio 4’s Inside Science, Dr. Jane Goodall claimed 'the sixth great extinction is happening.'
Source: Gill, Victoria. "'The sixth great extinction is happening', conservation expert warns," BBC News, 17 November 2024. Retrieved from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93qvqx5y01o