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fromFortune
2 weeks ago
Agriculture

Bat deaths over the last two decades have cost American taxpayers in lost crops, higher taxes, and pricier bonds | Fortune

Bats support pollination, fertilizer production, and pest control, and their decline from white-nose syndrome reduces farm productivity and harms health and economies.
fromKqed
7 months ago
Environment

'The Invisible Mammal' Spotlights Bats - and the Women Who Love Them

Bats are essential pollinators, seed dispersers, and pest controllers but face devastating declines from White Nose Syndrome, threatening ecosystems, agriculture, and human health.
Agriculture
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

Bat deaths over the last two decades have cost American taxpayers in lost crops, higher taxes, and pricier bonds | Fortune

Bats support pollination, fertilizer production, and pest control, and their decline from white-nose syndrome reduces farm productivity and harms health and economies.
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Environment
fromNature
1 month ago

Biodiversity resilience in a tropical rainforest - Nature

Tropical forests face severe threats from human activities, necessitating urgent conservation efforts to restore biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Environment
fromwww.dw.com
3 months ago

Nature: the economy's secret lifeline?

Business models prioritizing growth over nature are unsustainable and risk causing species extinction and societal harm unless business practices and finance flows are reversed.
Environment
fromArchDaily
3 months ago

World Wetlands Day 2026: Integrating Traditional Knowledge for Climate Resilience

Wetlands provide critical biodiversity, ecosystem services, and livelihoods, while traditional ecological knowledge fosters resilient human–wetland relationships amid growing threats.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Dublin Bay's oyster graveyard rises from dead in effort to restore rich ecosystem

The dinghy slowed to a stop at a long line of black bobbing baskets and David Lawlor reached out to inspect the first one. Inside lay 60 oysters, all with their shells closed, shielding the life within. They look great, beamed Lawlor. So did their neighbours in the next basket and the ones after that, all down the line of 300 baskets, totalling 18,000 oysters.
Environment
World news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
9 months ago

Why wasp numbers are booming in the UK - and why it's actually a good thing

The UK is experiencing an abundance of wasps after a warm, dry spring; experts say increased wasp numbers benefit ecosystems as pest controllers and pollinators.
Science
fromState of the Planet
10 months ago

Rivers Choose Their Path Based on Erosion-a Discovery That Could Transform Flood Planning

Rivers develop multiple channels when bank erosion outpaces sediment deposition, shaping ecosystems and risks for billions of people.
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