Tag: nature
The world’s largest nature meeting starts today | News in brief
The goal of the meeting is to agree on the implementation and monitoring of global nature goals. COP16, the UN’s nature meeting, starts today in Cali, Colombia, and it is…
Hurricane Oscar is approaching Cuba, which is suffering from power outages | News in brief
Repairs to the power grid that collapsed in Cuba have continued as Hurricane Oscar approaches the island nation. According to the US National Hurricane Center, Oscar is expected to make…
Utrecht wants an expansion of the environmental zone and a ban on scooters and wood burning
“We are raising the bar to protect the health of Utrecht residents,” said councilor Eva Oosters (Environment and Emission-Free Transport). “Air pollution has a huge impact, from lung problems to…
Province against PVV plan to make wolf infertile
Province of Utrecht – The province does not see anything in the plan of PVV MP Dion Graus to use contraception to prevent wolves from having many cubs. Together with…
Merivirta brings a huge amount of plastic waste to Pääsäissaari | News in brief
The small island accumulates 50 times more plastic waste than Chile, whose coastline is more than 2,000 kilometers long. 17:03•Updated 17:05 Located in the southern part of the Pacific Ocean,…
Entire glaciers completely disappeared from Sweden – the pictures show the alarming situation | Foreign countries
Four Swedish glaciers have completely melted in just four years. Glaciers are melting as a result of global warming. Sweden’s glaciers have melted at an alarming rate in just four…
The funniest animal photo of the year is being searched for again – among the finalists is also a shot by a Finnish photographer | Homeland
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards competition is looking for the funniest animal photo of the year. A Finnish photographer’s photo of a sea eagle made it to the finalists. The…
More than 20 people died in the floods in Bosnia-Herzegovina | News in brief
A state of emergency has been declared in the country due to a natural disaster. At least 22 people have already died in the floods and landslides that hit Bosnia-Herzegovina,…
UN: The world’s rivers last year had the least amount of water in 30 years | News in brief
In 2023, record heat worsened the consequences of drying rivers. World Meteorological Organization under the UN WMO saysthat last year was the driest for rivers in 30 years. The organization…
What do you see in your garden in October? ‘it’s eat or be eaten’
Biologist Luc Hoogenstein is amazed by the diversity of species in Omar’s allotment garden. The garden has woodpeckers, brown frogs, many butterfly and insect species and recently Omar even saw…