Sea level rise is caused by warming of the ocean and melting from glaciers and ice sheets... READ MORE›
Monitoring sea levels is key to tracking the evolution of our climate, says Jean-Noel Thepaut, Head of the Copernicus Climate Change Service... READ MORE›
But this, say conservationists, is an attempt to hide the impact of commercial fishing on endangered species... READ MORE›
But NOAA Fisheries is going to look at the status of the turtles worldwide, said Angela Somma, chief of endangered species division with NOAA Fisheries... READ MORE›
Furthermore, the level of oxygen in all ocean waters is falling, with 2 percent - 77bn tonnes - being lost since 1950... READ MORE›
Despite such uncertainties, conservation groups say the heightened focus on oceans is a sign of progress... READ MORE›
An individual spawning Gulf corvina, say the researchers, utters a mating call resembling a really loud machine gun with multiple rapid sound pulses... READ MORE›
Waitrose and MSC defend eco credentials of Shetland king scallops as conservation group calls for sales to be suspended... READ MORE›
Conserving individual insect species piecemeal, as is done with most endangered mammals, is extremely difficult... READ MORE›
Craig Hilton-Taylor, who heads the group's red list unit, said species were going extinct at a faster rate than at any time in human history... READ MORE›
Scientists have warned that the break up of the Antarctic ice sheet could significantly fuel sea level rise, pushing the global increase to around 6ft by 2100... READ MORE›
In the report, the rapid extinction is blamed on habitat loss, over exploitation of resources, pollution and climate change... READ MORE›
The rusty patched bumblebee isA now the first bee of any type in the continental U.S. to receive the endangered species designation... READ MORE›
The cage bird trade in Asia is also driving many feathered species towards extinction, including the spectacular sunset lorikeet... READ MORE›
The study said that wilderness was being loss faster than pristine places were being designated as protected areas, at 3.3m sq km versus 2.5m sq km... READ MORE›
In 1985, there were between 151,000 and 163,000 giraffes but in 2015 the number was down to 97,562, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature IUCN ... READ MORE›
The giant panda is no longer an endangered species, following decades of work by conservationists to save it... READ MORE›
Museum Victoria collects gelatinous fish, spiny crabs, scarlet sea-spiders, nightmarish cookie cutter sharks and plenty of rubbish... READ MORE›
Many iconic animals are heading toward extinction only 30,000 rhinos are alive today, 5 percent of the number four decades ago... READ MORE›
The Living Planet Report 2016, released on Thursday, blamed deforestation, pollution, overfishing, and the illegal wildlife trade for pushing species populations to the edge ... READ MORE›
Warming of oceans due to climate change is unstoppable, say US scientists... READ MORE›
Australia needs to make a stronger contribution to fight climate change and its impacts, the report says... READ MORE›
Temperatures, sea levels and carbon dioxide all hit milestones amid extreme weather in 2015, major international 'state of the climate' report finds... READ MORE›
Donald Trump shelled out 409,759 for property taxes in 2016 on Mar-a-Lago, his oceanfront club above billionaire's row in Palm Beach, Fla... READ MORE›
Order for 60-day pause on regulations not yet implemented includes protection for endangered rusty patched bumblebee, which experts say is near extinction... READ MORE›
While there are thousands of southern white rhinos still roaming the plains of sub-Saharan Africa, decades of rampant poaching have drastically cut northern white rhino numbers... READ MORE›
The narwhals like it, said Josh Willis, the project lead for NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland... READ MORE›
While more than 150 new endangered species have been added to the new Red List, the prospects of some have improved... READ MORE›
On board the Investigator research vessel for the month-long voyage are 27 scientists, 13 technicians and 20 crew... READ MORE›
Johnson said the WWF would be working hard to make the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area permanent... READ MORE›
The research takes in to account the large waves and storm surges that can tip gradually rising sea levels over the edge of coastal defences... READ MORE›
England's plastic bag usage drops 85 percent since 5p charge introduced... READ MORE›
Some of the creatures - about two-thirds of which had never been seen on the US west coast - reproduced as they drifted eastward... READ MORE›
Some 133 plants, 39 invertebrates, 26 fish, 10 amphibians, one reptile, one bird and one mammal have been discovered over the past 6 years in the Eastern Himalayas, the report says... READ MORE›
Leave oil rigs in the North Sea, say conservationists... READ MORE›
Government data reveals Tesco deducted administration costs from plastic bag sales, unlike other major supermarkets, angering senior MPs... READ MORE›
It is thought the postcard Mrs Winkler discovered may be the oldest message-in-a-bottle ever found... READ MORE›
The Norwegian council for biodiversity Sabima has lobbied the government to provide a budget for farmers to maintain meadows and other ecologically important areas... READ MORE›
The Centre for Biological Diversity went to court last August to seek protection for the monarch under the endangered species act... READ MORE›
It was published online by Geoscience Australia on Wednesday, with a further tranche due to be published next year... READ MORE›
Journals begin withholding geographical locations after warnings the data is helping smugglers drive lizards, snakes and frogs to 'near-extinction'... READ MORE›
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