by Adam Cruise | Aug 3, 2024 | News
By Silvia Mantilla, SDG During its lifetime, one blue whale can store in its body and via whale falls as much carbon as 825 trees. By feasting on small fish and krill that eat phytoplankton, whales gain tons of carbon weight in their body. When whales die, that carbon...
by Adam Cruise | Feb 2, 2024 | Studies
By Daegan Miller, University of Massachusetts Amherst A collaborative team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which runs the world’s largest field conservation program, has conducted first-of-its...
by Adam Cruise | Apr 21, 2023 | News
By Matthew Gould, The Guardian What do elephants, otters and whales have in common? They all increase the amount of carbon that can be stored in their ecosystems. Elephants disperse seeds and trample low vegetation, enabling taller trees to grow. Sea otters eat sea...
by Adam Cruise | Nov 16, 2021 | Commentary
By Rosie Awori, Keith Lindsay and Adam Cruise With a watered-down UN Climate Change CoP26 wrapping up last week, much has been said about reducing global emissions but equally important is protecting the Planet’s biodiversity. In Africa, elephants play a pivotal role...
by Adam Cruise | Nov 13, 2021 | News
By Geoffrey York, Globe & Mail For years, Laure Mekamne was besieged by forest elephants. She banged on steel barrels to drive them away. She lit fires. She moved her vegetable crops to a more easily guarded plot behind her village house. Nothing worked. “Whenever...
