Dominican Republic: Tourism Threatens Natural Treasure

Jaragua National Park, famous for housing the world’s tiniest reptile, will itself be in danger if the green light is given to mega-hotel projects instead of ecotourism and sustainable development initiatives, say Dominican ecologists.

Study Links Stranded Marine Animals to Environmental Toxins

Cape Cod is one of the top areas in the world for marine mammal strandings. The animals are sometimes loaded with parasites or are sick. But, despite a long history of pollution in our coastal waters, the toll pollution takes on sea creatures has been harder to establish.

Critical Role Of Evolutionary Processes In Species Coexistence And Diversity Revealed

A team of researchers, addressing long-standing conflicts in ecology and evolutionary science, has provided key directions for the future of community ecology. The team comprehensively synthesized emerging work that applies knowledge of evolutionary relationships among different species-phylogenetics-to understanding species interactions, ecosystems and biodiversity.

Evolution, Ecosystems May Buffer Some Species Against Climate Change

Although ecologists expect many species will be harmed by climate change, some species could be buffered by their potential to evolve or by changes in their surrounding ecosystems.

Yale Study Finds Evidence that Damaged Ecosystems Can Recover Rapidly

A recent study by Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies reports that if humans commit to the restoration effort, most ecosystems can recover from very major disruption within decades to half-centuries.

Damaged Ecosystems Not Lost Forever

Most polluted or damaged ecosystems worldwide could recover within a single lifetime if societies commit to their cleanup or restoration, according to researchers at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.

UN chief calls for renewed efforts to protect global ecosystems

The spread of non-native species is harming ecosystems, livelihoods and economies around the world, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday in a message to mark the International Day for Biological Diversity, calling for renewed effort to protect life on earth.

Global warming is making allergies worse

Increasing global temperatures are causing pollen and some insects to be more prevalent in Alaska, according to a new study.

Alien Species Eroding Ecosystems and Livelihoods

Continent-hopping alien species are worsening poverty and threaten the agriculture, forestry, fisheries and natural systems that underpin millions of livelihoods in developing countries, warn biodiversity experts.

Six countries sign pact to protect the Coral Triangle

Leaders of six Coral Triangle countries promised to take action to safeguard the world’s richest marine resource and some 100 million people that depend on it.

Climate Change Poses Threat to Synchrony of Shrimp and Its Food

One concern about climate change is its potential for disrupting the delicate timing that exists within ecosystems. If warmer temperatures cause a bird to migrate earlier in the spring, for example, it might arrive before there are enough insects for food.

Sierra Leone & Liberia create major trans-boundary park

The Presidents of Sierra Leone and Liberia met in the Gola Forest, Sierra Leone, to announce the establishment of a new Trans-boundary Peace Park, to protect one of the largest remaining blocks of intact forest in the Upper Guinea Area of West Africa.