CONSERVATION


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Probably the biggest conservation story this year was what George Monbiot calls ‘Insectageddon’ – the report that flying insects surveyed on nature reserves in Germany have declined by 76% in 27 years. Insects are the basis of our farming system and without them the lives of billions of people could be endangered.

Insectageddon: The scale and speed of environmental collapse is beyond imagination.
http://www.monbiot.com/2017/10/23/insectageddon/

Global warming could cause fishing to decline by millions of tons each year, study says.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/8508557863668707629

We’ll never see these animals again.
http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/-818776835545218426

Domino Effect: The Loss of Plant Species Triggers the Extinction of Animals
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170104103920.htm

Big data shows how what we buy affects endangered species
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-01/nuos-bds010317.php

What’s killing the world’s shorebirds?
http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/685015678436855759

Neonicotinoid Pesticide Affects Foraging and Social Interaction in Bumblebees
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170107113541.htm

Why it’s important to save our seas’ last pristine places.
http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/685015678436856763

Development has affected 7 percent of virgin forests since 2000: Study.
http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/2895475914905859333

Climate policies alone will not save Earth’s most diverse tropical forests
http://www.enn.com/climate/article/50312

Risk of Tree Species Disappearing in Central Africa ‘a Major Concern,’ Say Researchers
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170117084036.htm

Millions of ocean animals might be malnourished.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/2895475914905863390
Things fall apart: why do the ecosystems we depend on collapse?
http://theconversation.com/things-fall-apart-why-do-the-ecosystems-we-depend-on-collapse-71491

We are destroying rainforests so quickly they may be gone in 100 years
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2017/jan/23/destroying-rainforests-quickly-gone-100-years-deforestation

Study: How climate change threatens mountaintops (and clean water)
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-01/uov-shc012617.php

World Heritage sites getting hammered by human activities
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-01/wcs-whs013017.php

Restoring native plants ‘boosts pollination.’
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/6398160042520206414

Deforestation rises with incomes in developing economies.
http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/6398160042520206405

Rising carbon emissions could kill off vital corals by 2100, study warns
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/feb/03/rising-carbon-emissions-could-kill-off-vital-corals-by-2100-study-warns

Carnivores more seriously threatened by roads than previously acknowledged
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-02/gcfi-cms020817.php

We may live in a post-truth era, but nature does not.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-4504614185913453705

Act now before entire species are lost to global warming, say scientists
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/feb/13/act-before-entire-species-lost-global-warming-say-scientists

An end to overfishing could reap billions of dollars in global profits, study says.
http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/7703038536633430525

Ocean oxygen levels drop 2% in 50 years, Nature study finds.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-4504614185913444392

‘Doomsday vault’: 50,000 additions for global life insurance
http://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/conservation/doomsday-vault-gets-deposit-of-50000-new-seeds-to-bolster-global-food-security/news-story/043f2df20bf1950d64be4ce17ef779db

Resurrecting nature: Extinct is not forever
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-4504614185913429199

Only 10 per cent of coral reefs can be saved from extinction, scientists say
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-24/50-reefs-first-global-plan-says-only-10-pc-reefs-can-be-saved/8293514

Our future wilderness will be protected and managed by autonomous robots
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/6006592648193066343

Forest Degradation in the Tropics
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170301105514.htm

Across borders – UN experts help migratory species cope with climate change.
http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/7703038536633435063

What global climate change may mean for leaf litter in streams and rivers
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-03/uou-wgc030217.php

How nature creates forest diversity
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-03/iifa-hnc030617.php

Plankton can save the ocean. But who will save the plankton?
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23331163-200-plankton-can-save-the-ocean-but-who-will-save-the-plankton/

Flowering times shift with loss of species from a grassland ecosystem
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-03/uoc–fts030817.php

Jane Goodall: Why Earth’s most intellectual creature is destroying its only home.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-8181038423327860778

Changing temperatures and precipitation may affect living skin of drylands
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-03/ugs-cta031517.php

Dead Zones May Threaten Coral Reefs Worldwide
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/50839

Mapped: The countries with the most trees.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/7975604620194361709

Could conservation provide ground for peace in conflict zones?
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-6571422209236695262

Forests fight global warming in ways more important than previously understood
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-03/osu-ffg032817.php

11 percent of disappearing groundwater used to grow internationally traded food
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-03/nsfc-1po032917.php

Climate change: global reshuffle of wildlife will have huge impacts on humanity
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/30/climate-change-global-reshuffle-of-wildlife-will-have-huge-impacts-on-humanity

Mapping the benefits of farm biodiversity.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/2341068195227889057

Were humans to go extinct, should the species be revived?
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-9105824299682469199

Can we find the world’s remaining peatlands in time to save them?
http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/-9105824299682465778

Climate change impacting ‘most’ species on Earth, even down to their genome
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-conservation/2017/apr/05/climate-change-life-wildlife-animals-biodiversity-ecosystems-genetics

Thousands of tree species are at risk of extinction.
http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/2341068195227891023

Saved: the endangered species back from the brink of extinction
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/08/endangered-species-conservation-successes

Large, High-Intensity Forest Fires Will Increase
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170410085510.htm

Hunting accounts for 83 and 58 percent declines in tropical mammal and bird populations
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/run-haf040617.php

As coral reefs die, huge swaths of the seafloor are deteriorating along with them
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-1187149411708832346

The interaction of human population, food production, and biodiversity protection
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-1187149411708831822

Ecosystem management as a wicked problem.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-1187149411708831035

Living by the lessons of the planet.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-6735592669933145598

How fear of death affects human attitudes toward animal life
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/uoa-hfo042417.php

Extinction risk for many species vastly underestimated, study suggests
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/cu-erf042517.php

Half of all species are on the moveand we’re feeling it
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-995200128361649903

Long-term fate of tropical forests may not be so dire
http://www.enn.com/climate/article/51130

Wildfire in a Warming Climate Could Relegate Some Forests to Shrubland
http://www.enn.com/climate/article/51128

Climate change could drive coastal food webs to collapse
http://theconversation.com/climate-change-could-drive-coastal-food-webs-to-collapse-76798

Lakes worldwide feel the heat from climate change
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-995200128361643931

China’s appetite pushes fisheries to the brink.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-995200128361645526

Protection of forests ‘fundamental to security of humanity’s place on this planet,’ UN Forum told
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/51144

The bark side: domestic dogs threaten endangered species worldwide
http://theconversation.com/the-bark-side-domestic-dogs-threaten-endangered-species-worldwide-76782

Some — but not all — corals adapting to warming climate
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/wcs-s-b050217.php

Marine conservation must consider human rights
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/nfp-mc050117.php

Why it’s time to stop punishing our soils with fertilizers.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-995200128361635911

Decades of data on world’s oceans reveal a troubling oxygen decline
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/giot-dod050417.php

Extinction of Alpine plants may remain undetectable for a long time
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/uoz-eoa050317.php

Birds breed early to catch up to climate change.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-995200128361630701

Ten years after the crisis, what is happening to the world’s bees?
http://theconversation.com/ten-years-after-the-crisis-what-is-happening-to-the-worlds-bees-77164

Larger Swaths of Tropical Forest Being Lost to Commercial Agriculture
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170509121940.htm

Some Dryland Forests Have Been Hiding in Plain Sight
http://www.enn.com/climate/article/51239

Scientists may be ‘vastly’ underestimating the extinction risk facing some species.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-995200128361615254

Can we really eat invasive species into submission?
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-995200128361604395

We must act to save dozens of at-risk fish species.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-995200128361604902

Human-induced deforestation is causing an increase in malaria cases
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/lu-hdi052217.php

Effective Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170524140328.htm

The perils of publishing location data for endangered species
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/aaft-tpo052217.php

Targeted conservation could protect more of Earth’s biodiversity
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/yu-tcc052517.php

Defending the earth: surveying our options
http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=19052

Improving the ocean: Getting serious about overfishing
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-1786170265303038827

The future of fish is farmed.
Entrepreneurs and investors are getting into aquaculture, in an overfished world with a growing appetite for the healthy protein.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-1786170265303039005

The awful truth of our mastery over nature
http://www.themercury.com.au/news/opinion/talking-point-the-awful-truth-of-our-mastery-over-nature/news-story/10880a358c08c1049f0409cc7bb6f9ee

Survival of coral reefs requires radical rethink of what conservation means, say scientists
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/01/survival-of-coral-reefs-requires-radical-rethink-of-what-conservation-means-say-scientists

We’re on the brink of mass extinction — but there’s still time to pull back
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/mu-wot053017.php

Restored ocean will alleviate poverty, provide jobs, and improve health, finds report
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/nfp-row052917.php

Biodiversity moves beyond counting species
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/2460133000468970282

Worldwide Hotspots for Alien Plants and Animals: Islands and Coastal Regions
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170612115404.htm

How to backup life on Earth ahead of any doomsday event
http://theconversation.com/how-to-backup-life-on-earth-ahead-of-any-doomsday-event-79271

Humans are ushering in the sixth mass extinction of life on earth, scientists warn
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/18530169838844233

Is the world running out of water?
http://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/conservation/the-approaching-crisis-is-the-world-running-out-of-water/news-story/8d48f0cce7b33bc7b480d8e6f1e9152b

How climate change is increasing forest fires around the world.
http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/3941518157565124998

Why the world’s rivers are losing sediment and why it matters
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/2460133000468979047

How grassland management without the loss of species works
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/51657

Wilderness Areas Are Being Destroyed but the World Heritage Convention Can Protect Them
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170630085033.htm

Global ocean health relatively stable over past 5 years
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/p-goh062817.php

Why ecocentrism is the key pathway to sustainability.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/2460133000468992481

‘Weedy’ fish species to take over our future oceans
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/uoa-fs070517.php

The uninhabitable Earth.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/2946413885455644350

How many countries does it take to save a fish?
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/2946413885455647117

It’s a mistake to focus just on animal extinctions.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/2946413885455645819

Paul R Erlich : You don’t need a scientist to know what’s causing the sixth mass extinction.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/11/sixth-mass-extinction-habitats-destroy-population

Environmental defenders being killed in record numbers globally, new research reveals
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/2946413885455650311

Conserve intact forest landscapes to maximize biodiversity, reduce extinction risk
http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/51893

Cash for carbon: A cost-effective way to reduce deforestation
http://www.enn.com/environmental_policy/article/51910

A healthy ocean needs viruses.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/2460133000469002483

The world lost nearly 49 million acres of forest in 2015
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/51972

Is interest in biodiversity declining?
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-3246038150322356517

Saving the world’s wildlife is not just ‘a white person thing’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/africa-wild/2017/jul/31/saving-wildlife-conservation-africa-colonialism-race

Fear May Play a Role in Animal Extinction, Study Reveals
http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/52013

Your cat is killing the Earth – but you can prevent it.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-3246038150322333175

‘Indigenous peoples are the best guardians of world’s biodiversity’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2017/aug/09/indigenous-peoples-are-the-best-guardians-of-the-worlds-biodiversity

Modelling predicts dire consequences for all wetlands within 80 years
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-10/sea-level-rise-modelling-a-dire-warning-for-wetlands-worldwide/8793356

Organised gangs making billions from trade in endangered animals
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-16/wildlife-crime-increasingly-used-as-front-for-money-laundering/8810292

Revitalize the world’s countryside.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-3246038150322316107

Where’s the kelp? Warm ocean takes toll on undersea forests.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/2460133000469005384

Back to the wild: How nature is reclaiming farmland.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/2460133000469005374

Wiping out a population of animals might help the species
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2144693-wiping-out-a-population-of-animals-might-help-the-species/

The conservation of threatened species has much to gain from acknowledging people’s spiritual, magical and cultural beliefshttps://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-08/uol-fba082117.php

Conservation Hindered by Geographical Mismatches Between Capacity, Need
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170830094533.htm

Due to climate change, one-third of animal parasites may be extinct by 2070
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-09/s-dtc090117.php

How a tiny portion of the world’s oceans could help meet global seafood demand
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-6766923627212640998

How we cope with the end of nature
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-6766923627212640012

The eco guide to healthy beaches
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/10/the-eco-guide-to-healthy-beaches

Biodiversity Proves Its Real-World Value
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/52445

Farewelling coral reefs
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environment/2017/09/16/farewelling-coral-reefs/15054840005215

Small-scale fisheries have big impact on oceans
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/52547
Mathematics predicts a sixth mass extinction
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/52598

Community management slows deforestation, study finds
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-09/osu-wrt092017.php

Land defenders call on UN to act against violence by state-funded and corporate groups
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/21/land-defenders-call-on-un-to-act-against-violence-by-state-funded-and-corporate-groups

UMN researchers find recipe for forest restoration
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/52631

Does forest certification really work?
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-4057999804430503798

World’s Botanic Gardens Contain a Third of All Known Plant Species, and Help Protect the Most Threatened
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170925111338.htm

Sixth mass extinction of wildlife also threatens global food supplies
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-4057999804430503753

Could techno-fixes and gene therapies really save the world’s coral?
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/1251925125133568278

Companies’ ‘zero deforestation’ pledges: Everything you need to know.
http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/1251925125133572169

What scientists are learning about the impact of an acidifying ocean.
http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/1195107355338416637

How to work out which coral reefs will bleach, and which might be spared
https://theconversation.com/how-to-work-out-which-coral-reefs-will-bleach-and-which-might-be-spared-84842

Trophy hunting is unlikely to affect evolution
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/w-thi100217.php

The overwhelming value of trees
http://alert-conservation.org/issues-research-highlights/2017/10/3/the-overwhelming-value-of-trees

High marine extinction risk by 2100
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/1251925125133581818

Forest grazing counteracts the effectiveness of trees to reduce flood risk
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/lu-fgc101017.php

Herbivores help protect ecosystems from climate change
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/uobc-hhp100617.php

WWF says alternatives to industrially farmed animal feed must be developed to stop biodiversity loss
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/05/farm-animals-can-eat-insects-algae-save-forests-water-energy

Elizabeth Kolbert: Human success at the expense of other species is “a pretty awful legacy.”
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-4566925153911792106

New study finds nature is vital to beating climate change
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/tnc-nsf101117.php

Plant more trees to combat climate change: Scientists.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/-4566925153911787889

Three-quarters of the total insect population lost in protected nature reserves
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/run-tot101717.php

Rare tree species safeguard biodiversity in a changing climate
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/uol-rts101817.php

New study predicts worldwide change in shallow reef ecosystems as waters warm
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/uot–nsp101217.php

Logged Tropical Rainforests Still Support Biodiversity Even When the Heat Is On
http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/52916

Forest fires stoke record loss in world tree cover: Monitor
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-forests/forest-fires-stoke-record-loss-in-world-tree-cover-monitor-idUSKBN1CS20Z

Many Planned Roads in the Tropics Shouldn’t Be Built
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171024103326.htm

Conservation spending predicts rise and fall of global biodiversity
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/uoic-csp102517.php

Marine species threatened by deep-sea mining
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/uog-mst102517.php

Climate Change Could Decrease Sun’s Ability to Disinfect Lakes, Coastal Waters
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171024105203.htm

What we’re missing about the Sixth Extinction
http://nautil.us/issue/53/monsters/is-the-modern-mass-extinction-overrated

Agroforestry: An increasingly popular solution for a hot, hungry world
https://news.mongabay.com/2017/10/agroforestry-an-increasingly-popular-solution-for-a-hot-hungry-world/

Deeper corals may be safest from climate change
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11938839

Can corals adapt to climate change?
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/uoc–cca102717.php

Urban-Based Evolution: Species Are Rapidly Adapting to City Habitats
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/53034

Unless we regain our historic awe of the deep ocean, it will be plundered
https://theconversation.com/unless-we-regain-our-historic-awe-of-the-deep-ocean-it-will-be-plundered-84734

How to manage forest pests in the Anthropocene? Bring theory
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/dc-htm110917.php

Urbanization may have a positive effect on the soils
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/ru-umh111317.php

Urban Trees are Growing Faster Worldwide
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/53129

What counts as ‘nature’? It all depends
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/uow-wca111517.php

Species may appear deceptively resilient to climate change
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/uoc–sma112117.php

Higher Plant Species Richness May Not Be Enough To Protect Ecosystems From The Worst Impacts Of Climate Extremes
http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/53312

Let’s just pretend pesticides don’t harm wildlife
http://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/362209-lets-just-pretend-pesticides-dont-harm-wildlife

Common pesticide can make migrating birds lose their way, research shows
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/29/common-pesticide-can-make-migrating-birds-lose-their-way-research-shows

Tropical deforestation is getting bigger, study finds
https://news.mongabay.com/2017/11/tropical-deforestation-is-getting-bigger-study-finds/

Mangroves lack the genetic diversity to adapt to climate change
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/mangroves-lack-the-genetic-diversity-to-adapt-to-climate-change/

Medium-sized carnivores most at risk from environmental change
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-12/icl-mcm113017.php

Invasive plants have unprecedented ability to pioneer new continents and climates
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-12/vt-iph112917.php

IUCN Red List: Wild crops listed as threatened
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-42204575

Study finds variation within species is a critical aspect of biodiversity
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-12/uoc–sfv120517.php

Imagining the jellyfish apocalypse
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/01/listening-to-jellyfish/546542/

What’s Causing the Sharp Decline in Insects, and Why It Matters
http://e360.yale.edu/features/insect_numbers_declining_why_it_matters

Here’s a great way to visualize the huge potential of forest conservation and restoration as ‘natural climate solutions’
https://news.mongabay.com/2017/12/heres-a-great-way-to-visualize-the-huge-potential-of-forest-conservation-and-restoration-as-natural-climate-solutions/

Almost 36 billion tons of soil is lost every year due to water, and deforestation and other changes in land use make the problem worse.
http://www.enn.com/agriculture/article/53469

Frequent fires can irreparably harm even the most resilient ecosystems
https://psmag.com/environment/frequent-fires-can-irreparably-harm-even-the-most-resilient-ecosystems

Animals that could disappear because of us
https://whyy.org/npr_story_post/animals-disappear-us/

How invasive weeds can make wildfires hotter and more frequent
https://theconversation.com/how-invasive-weeds-can-make-wildfires-hotter-and-more-frequent-89281

Losing the wilderness: a 10th has gone since 1992  and gone for good
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/21/losing-the-wilderness-a-tenth-has-gone-since-1992-and-gone-for-good

AI is learning from our encounters with nature  and that’s a concern
https://theconversation.com/ai-is-learning-from-our-encounters-with-nature-and-thats-a-concern-88484