Macroplastics. Size: Plastics larger than 20mm Examples: Fishing gear, six-pack rings, plastic bottles Threats: Large items of plastic can capture and entangle marine mammals and fish and stop them from escaping, usually leading to starvation, injury and predator vulnerability.Discarded fishing nets can also smother and break coral reefs, preventing healthy growth.

The Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) is a unique collaboration between the University of Cambridge and leading internationally-focused biodiversity conservation organisations (including Fauna & Flora), clustered in and around Cambridge, UK.

Jan 21, 2025 · Fauna & Flora is a conservation charity. Our shared purpose is to protect the diversity of life on Earth, for the survival of the planet and its people. We work closely with local conservation partners in 48 countries to save nature, together.

What does ‘biodiversity’ mean? ‘Biodiversity’ means the variety and abundance of the world’s plants and animals. We refer to biodiversity on a global scale – for example when we talk about the one million species at risk of extinction – and at local level: a rainforest harbours tens of thousands of different species, making it rich in biodiversity, whereas a palm oil plantation ...

Camera traps. Remote camera traps have made a huge contribution to the discovery of new, rare, secretive and elusive species. They also provide a non-intrusive means of monitoring species’ behaviour, distribution and diversity within a landscape, and help protect threatened wildlife and habitats from poaching and other illegal activities.

COP29, the latest in a long line of annual conferences designed to address the climate crisis, follows hot on the heels of the 2024 global biodiversity conference, COP16, which aimed to highlight and address some of the biggest drivers of nature loss worldwide.The nature and climate crises are inextricably linked.

Helmeted hornbill. The helmeted hornbill is arguably the most extraordinary of Asia’s forest hornbills. Its visual appearance – characterised by bizarre facial features and disproportionately long central tail feathers – is striking enough, but this bird is more often heard than seen.

Dec 19, 2024 · The Sombrero ground lizard is a critically endangered reptile, endemic to a tiny Caribbean island near Anguilla. In 2018, it was estimated that fewer than 100 individuals of the species were left in the wild – it was on the very brink of extinction.

It’s often forgotten that h abitat destruction also occurs in the ocean: ha vens for marine life, such as coral reefs, kelp forests and the actual seabed, are threatened by destructive fishing methods and other extractive activities, such as trawling, dredging and mining.

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