Environment

The Cerrado is an extensive tropical savanna ecoregion of Brazil with a rich collection of endemic flora and fauna in need of immediate protection.

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The Atlantic Forest of South America hosts an incredible diversity of flora and fauna that is facing numerous threats due to human activities in the region.

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Loggerhead, hawksbill, leatherback, olive ridley, flatback, green, and Kemp's ridley are the seven species of marine turtles found in the oceans of our world.

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Kiwi, the national symbol of New Zealand is endemic to the country, and occurs in five distinct species with overlapping or separate ranges.

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Three species of camels, including two domesticated species and one wild species, live in the world today.

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Although the organisms on the earth who require energy are diverse, they truly all rely on one big source: the sun.

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The Valdivian Temperate Rainforest biodiversity hotspot is famous for its rare and unique collection of flora and fauna that is facing great threat from ongoing human activities in the region.

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The greatest non-tropical concentration of higher plant species in the world can be found in the biodiversity hotspot of the Cape Floristic Region.

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Cssowaries are unique birds known for their dagger-shaped claws, aggressive nature, omnivorous food habit, head casques, and male nesting behavior.

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The Pine Island Glacier is the world's fastest melting glacier, and the melting of this glacier accounts for 25% of the ice loss in Antarctica.

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A volcanic island located off the southern coast of Iceland, Surtsey was formed in a volcanic eruption on November 14, 1963.

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Increase in the oil and gas industry for export markets is responsible for Alberta ranking number one in the list.

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Four lakes in Alberta, Canada have an area greater than 400 square km: Lake Athabasca, Bistcho Lake, Lake Claire, and Lesser Slave Lake.

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Tonda, Papua New Guinea's largest protected area, is one of the most ecologically significant wetlands on earth.

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Irrigation schemes alter the natural hydrological features of a location and lead to changes in the natural quality of soil and water in the region where it is applied.

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The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range that passes through Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.

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The goal of the HOOF campaign is to maintain the Forest of Dean as publicly owned and managed land by insisting that the government respect the Forest Act of 1981.

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Beekeepers have been noticing the rapid decline in their bee populations since at least the year 2006.

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The Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon, and Ontario have the highest percentage of protected terrestrial area.

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Global warming triggers sea level rise. This fact becomes clear when we observe the data of sea level rise from 1998 to 2015.

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