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  Between 1970 and 2016, the average size of wild vertebrate populations fell by 68%. This is the alarming observation issued recently by WWF in the framework of its new report “Living Planet 2020”  which measures the state of the planet’s biodiversity. The situation of migrating fish is especially disquieting. The full current situation of […]

During summer 2019, the world watched as the forests of Amazonia were destroyed by catastrophic fires. The viral propagation of the images and the stupor they caused shed light on the reality and impacts of deforestation. This awareness was followed by strong criticism of President Bolsonaro and the lack of action by his government regarding […]

  Following directly after the health crisis caused by the coronavirus, China was faced with another disaster, during the rainy season. Repeated and exceptionally heavy rains caused floods in the basins of the Yangtse (the Blue River) and the Yellow River. Other Asian countries were also hit.   As early as June, torrential rain fell […]

  According to Interpol, every year between 30 and 50% of the world’s water resources are pillaged in total impunity. The agricultural sector is accused as the main culprit, in a situation of hydric stress that aggravates the fear of lacking water. But is it the only reason? Although worrying, this phenomenon has hardly been […]

  This summer, melting glaciers again attracted the attention of researchers. From Arctic to Alpine glaciers, the impact of climate change on frozen regions, clearly apparent in summer, is being closely monitored   The ice sheet: the point of no return?   A study published at the beginning of August in the review Nature warned of […]

Azerbaijanian villagers were concerned this summer by the significant fall in the level of the Koura. This 1,515 km long river, whose source lies in north eastern Turkey, crosses Georgia and Azerbaijan before flowing into the Caspian Sea, is the main water reserve of the south Caucasus. The fall in the river’s discharge highlights the […]