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Researchers studied skeletal stress bands on corals to reconstruct the history of bleaching on eight reefs in the central equatorial Pacific and use this information to better understand the thermal thresholds of their coral communities. Credit WCS

A limiting factor in projecting where coral reefs will survive under 21st century climate change is a lack of quantitative

Cattle pastures with isolated trees and living fences in central Panama. Once abandoned, these pastures are where tropical forests begin to regenerate and are initially dominated by fast-growing pioneer species (in the wet tropics). Credit Dylan Craven

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Opposite Pathways In Forest Recovery

May 18, 2019May 18, 2019 Eurasia Review 0 Comments

Tropical forests are being deforested at an alarming rate to make way for agriculture and pastureland; the good news is

Underestimation of generation time leads to an underestimation of extinction risk when scientists assess populations of threatened species. Credit Johanna Staerk et al. (2019)

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Species May Disappear Faster Than Anticipated, According To New Data Models

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 Eurasia Review 0 Comments

Accurately predicting whether, and when, a species may go extinct has never been more critical. The United Nations recently reported

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Archaeological Discovery Upends A Piece Of Barbados History

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 Eurasia Review 0 Comments

Which came first, the pigs or the pioneers? In Barbados, that has been a historical mystery ever since the first

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Australian Islands Home To 414 Million Pieces Of Plastic Pollution

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 Eurasia Review 0 Comments

A survey of plastic pollution on Australia’s Cocos (Keeling) Islands has revealed the territory’s beaches are littered with an estimated

This is an iceberg at Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula. Credit Andrew Shepherd

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24% Of West Antarctic Ice Is Now Unstable

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 Eurasia Review 0 Comments

By combining 25 years of European Space Agency satellite altimeter measurements and a model of the regional climate, the UK

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Kashmir’s Fruit Industry In Shambles – OpEd

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 Farooq Wani 0 Comments

Kashmir is famous for its picturesque landscape and lush green meadows and apart from tourism, fruit industry forming important constituent

Eastern Gorilla. Photo by Fiver Löcker, Wikipedia Commons.

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Hunting Responsible For Mammal Declines In Half Of Intact Tropical Forests

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 Eurasia Review 0 Comments

Defaunation — the loss of species or decline of animal populations — is reaching even the most remote and pristine

Field. Credit Pic courtesy of Greta Hughson at the Centre for Alternative Technology.

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Transfer Of EU Powers Leads To Silent Erosion Of UK Pesticide Regulation

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 Eurasia Review 0 Comments

New analysis by the UK Trade Policy Observatory is warning that what should have been the technical formality of transferring

António Guterres, Secretary-General-designate of the United Nations, speaks to the General Assembly immediately after taking the oath of office for his five-year term which begins on 1 January 2017. UN Photo/Evan Schneider

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UN’s Guterres Outlines ‘Intertwined Challenges’ Of Climate Change, Ocean Health Facing Pacific Nations On ‘Frontline’

May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 UN News 0 Comments

Visiting Fiji for the first time as Secretary-General, António Guterres outlined two “fundamental challenges” facing leaders attending the Pacific Islands Forum