Critical coasts: small island nickel mining and coastal…
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Unsustainable fishing and hunting for bushmeat driving iconic species to extinction – IUCN Red List
Thursday 18 july 2019
Gland, Switzerland, 18 July 2019 (IUCN) – Overfishing has pushed two families of rays to the brink of extinction, while hunting for bushmeat and habitat loss have led to the decline of seven primate species, according to the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Header photo: roloway monkey cercopithecus diana (c) Russell a. Mittermeier
The update also reveals further evidence of the perilous state of freshwater fishes globally. This is shown by high numbers of species threatened by the loss of free flowing rivers, habitat degradation, pollution and invasive species in Japan and Mexico.
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Critical coasts: small island nickel mining and coastal community resilience in Indonesia and the Philippines
Upland mining can harm coastal ecosystems and communities through sedimentation, pollution and disrupted water flows. Yet, coastal communities are often…
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Report: Interweaving waters, forests, and communities – Strategies and lessons for water justice
Water lies at the heart of healthy ecosystems and resilient communities. Yet across many forest landscapes, water sources are increasingly…