"‘Hyperalarming’ Study Shows Massive Insect Loss"
"Insects around the world are in a crisis, according to a small but growing number of long-term studies showing dramatic declines in invertebrate populations."
Source: Washington Post, 10/16/2018
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"Scientists: US Military Program Could Be Seen As Bioweapon"
"A research arm of the U.S. military is exploring the possibility of deploying insects to make plants more resilient by altering their genes. Some experts say the work may be seen as a potential biological weapon."
Source: AP, 10/05/2018
Global Warming Means Lots More Insects Threatening Food Crops: Study
"Growing swarms of hungrier and hyperactive insects may wipe out big percentages of the world's three most important grain crops — wheat, corn and rice — even if the world manages to cap global warming at 2 degrees Celsius, the upper-end target of the Paris climate agreement, scientists warn."
Source: InsideClimate News, 08/31/2018
"Trump Administration Lifts GMO Crop Ban For U.S. Wildlife Refuges"
"The Trump administration has rescinded an Obama-era ban on the use of pesticides linked to declining bee populations and the cultivation of genetically modified crops in dozens of national wildlife refuges where farming is permitted."
Source: Reuters, 08/06/2018
"Proposed Changes To Endangered Species Act Would Impact National Parks"
"Rule changes the Trump administration is proposing for the Endangered Species Act, though not expected to directly impact species inside the National Park System, would have indirect impacts that could jeopardize plant and animal species and in the long-run could affect visitors' experiences, according to experts well versed in how the act functions."
Source: National Parks Traveler, 07/30/2018
"The Grazing Expert Helping Farmers Build Resilient Ecosystems"
"Since the 1990s, Sarah Flack has helped livestock farmers across the country manage their animals to increase the health and sustainability of their farms."
Source: Civil Eats, 06/19/2018
"UN Experts Denounce 'Myth' Pesticides Are Necessary To Feed The World"
"The idea that pesticides are essential to feed a fast-growing global population is a myth, according to UN food and pollution experts."
Source: Guardian, 06/19/2018
"Pollution Turns India's White Marble Taj Mahal Yellow And Green"
"India’s white-marble Taj Mahal is turning yellow and green as the 17th century mausoleum weathers filthy air in the world’s eighth-most polluted city."
Source: Reuters, 05/23/2018
Urgent Climate Action Needed to Protect Thousands of Species: Research
"Humanity can powerfully improve the survival odds of tens of thousands of species, but only if nations dramatically raise their ambitions in the fight against climate change, according to new research published on Thursday in the journal Science."
Source: InsideClimate News, 05/18/2018
"EU Agrees Total Ban On Bee-Harming Pesticides"
"The European Union will ban the world’s most widely used insecticides from all fields due to the serious danger they pose to bees."
Source: Guardian, 04/30/2018
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