Category: Wildlife
US National parks are suddenly free to visit, But this might put people in danger
Three days of rejuvenation in Canyonlands National Park seemed the perfect bridge from winter to summer. But like so many other spring break national park escapes, our plans to pitch tents in the Needles Campground next week were undone by Corona-virus. Confusion about whether… Continue Reading “US National parks are suddenly free to visit, But this might put people in danger”
USA and Brazil agree to develop Amazon
The USA and Brazil have agreed to promote private-sector development in the Amazon, during a meeting in Washington in 2019. They also pledged a $100m (£80m) biodiversity conservation fund for the Amazon led by the private sector. Brazil’s foreign minister said opening the rain… Continue Reading “USA and Brazil agree to develop Amazon”
Smoke from Australian Wild Fires reaching Brazil
Smoke from devastating bush fires in Australia that have led to the death of over two dozen people has reached South America. According to the Brazilian Metsul Meteorologia company, smoke from the Australian fires is beginning to arrive in the northwest of Rio Grande… Continue Reading “Smoke from Australian Wild Fires reaching Brazil”
UN Report warns of ‘Collective Failure” to Act and Meet CO2 emissions gap
Signing up to the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015, world leaders agreed to limit global warming by the end of the century to 1.5 degrees Celsius, ideally, and certainly no higher than 2 degrees C. But a United Nations report published today says either goal is a… Continue Reading “UN Report warns of ‘Collective Failure” to Act and Meet CO2 emissions gap”
Cannibal Ants Escape from abandoned Nuclear Bunker in Poland
Researchers in Poland discovered a mysterious colony of ants, blocked from the outer world in a nuclear facility where the atomic weapons used to be stored during the Cold War. Although the colony consisted only of working ants, it did not only manage to… Continue Reading “Cannibal Ants Escape from abandoned Nuclear Bunker in Poland”
Bouw Mangrove Resort op Curacao zou onder Den Haag aan Stikstofregels verbonden worden
De bouw van het grootste hotel op Curacao langszij een “nog’ beschermd Mangrove bos aan de Caraibishe Zee voor de kust van Venezuela zal een zeer grote ‘carbon footprint’ achterlaten. Ook de verkapte vorm van mensenhandel zelf zal jammergenoeg bij blijven dragen aan extreme… Continue Reading “Bouw Mangrove Resort op Curacao zou onder Den Haag aan Stikstofregels verbonden worden”
Tafelberg
Uit ingediende LOB verzoeken (2016 en 2018) wordt het niet duidelijk ofdat er wordt afgegraven zonder bijbehorende mijnvergunning! De Tafelberg kent de meest hoogstwaardige fosfaat ter wereld, deze AAA wordt voorts gemengd met minderwaardig fosfaat uit Marokko, en voor AAA verkocht door de uitbaters.… Continue Reading “Tafelberg”
Crickey Amigu di Natura 