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Canada moves to protect coral reef that scientists say ‘shouldn’t exist’
Discovery was made after First Nations tipped off ecologists about groups of fish gathering in a fjord off British Columbia
Deep in the hostile waters off Canada’s west coast, in a narrow channel surrounded by fjords, lies a coral reef that scientists believe “shouldn’t exist”. The reef is the northernmost ever discovered in the Pacific Ocean and offers researchers a new glimpse into the resilience – and unpredictability – of the deep-sea ecosystems.
For generations, members of the Kitasoo Xai’xais and Heiltsuk First Nations, two communities off the Central Coast region of British Columbia, had noticed large groups of rockfish congregating in a fjord system.
Continue reading...Athletes likely to have higher levels of PFAS after play on artificial turf – study
Research raises more questions over safety of material that health advocates say is made with dangerous levels of ‘forever chemicals’
Athletes who play on artificial turf are likely to be coated with higher levels of toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” than before playing on the field, new research suggests, raising more questions about the controversial material’s safety.
All artificial turf is made with what public health advocates say is dangerous levels of PFAS. When the highly mobile chemicals break off from plastic grass blades, they can be absorbed through the skin, inhaled, ingested or get in open wounds.
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Soy production linked to “shocking” land clearance in Brazil’s Cerrado and the Amazon, study says
BCA’s Indigenous Peoples panel releases biodiversity credits recommendations, opens consultation
China releases draft emissions guidelines for aluminium smelting in latest sign of imminent ETS expansion
Much of England’s ‘national landscapes’ out of bounds, say campaigners
Right to Roam finds areas of outstanding natural beauty have on average poorer footpath access than rest of England
England’s most stunning “national landscapes” are largely out of bounds, and 22 of the 34 have less than 10% of their area open to the public, research has found.
The government last year renamed areas of outstanding natural beauty to national landscapes, and said part of their aim was to widen access to nature. Ministers said at the time the new name reflected a recognition that they are not just beautiful but important for many reasons including improving wellbeing.
Continue reading...FEATURE – ‘The Hamburg case’: How steelmakers won the fight for free EU emissions permits, with help from Germany
Norway to scrap floor price for EU ETS compensation scheme, set annual grant ceiling
FEATURE: Russian hints of a green transition are ‘a Potemkin village’, experts say
CN Markets: CEA price touches all-time high as expectations remain optimistic
US-led Indo-Pacific initiative plans Article 6 collaboration, weighs big spending on carbon removals
German chemicals giant to support rice-based carbon credit creation in Japan
The week in wildlife – in pictures: a baby gorilla, a rare black leopard and a sucker-bum squid
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world
Continue reading...Major Japanese gas supplier to fund early-stage nature-based projects
Safeguard Mechanism’s cost containment measure unlikely to be needed, will stifle innovation, outlook says
Indian exchange to roll out trading in the domestic emissions scheme in 2025
Australian govt suggests offering ACCUs to biomethane producers as a way to incentivise investment
British Wildlife Photography awards – in pictures
The winners of the annual British Wildlife Photography awards have been announced, with the winner – an image of invasive goose barnacles hitching a lift across the ocean on a discarded football – chosen from more than 14,000 submissions
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