Half of life on Earth has vanished since we arrived on the scene
21 May 2018
The biomass of living organisms on the planet has halved since human civilisation began, and humans now outweigh all wild mammals tenfold
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A third of ‘protected’ nature zones are quietly being ruined
17 May 2018
The world’s nations have set up 200,000 protected areas in which nature is supposed to flourish, but in many cases the protection is pretty much theoretical
Drones plus AI help to spot sick trees and plants in time
17 May 2018
Drones fitted with multispectral cameras are scanning forests for beetle attack, and orchards and vineyards for signs of disease before it’s too late
