Study: Global deforestation leads to more mercury pollution
A new MIT study reveals that global deforestation contributes to approximately 10% of human-made mercury emissions annually, highlighting the crucial role of vegetation, especially the Amazon rainforest, in mitigating mercury pollution and the potential benefits of reforestation efforts.
New coffee snake species discovered in Ecuador’s cloud forests
From Pensoft Publishers 01/02/24 Researchers of Khamai Foundation and Liberty University have discovered a new species of coffee snake endemic to the cloud forests of northwestern Ecuador. Biologist Alejandro Arteaga first found the snake in Ecuador’s Pichincha province, while looking for animals to include in a book on the Reptiles of Ecuador. “This is species […]
21st century mining boom in tropics is degrading rivers, new analysis shows
From Dartmouth College 24/08/23 Through deforestation, erosion, and the transmission of sediment downstream, mining is having detrimental impacts on the environment Gold and mineral mining in and near rivers across the tropics is degrading waterways in 49 countries, according to a Dartmouth-led study. Published in Nature, the findings represent the first physical footprint of river […]