Investigation

Saving Coral Reefs Depends More on Protecting Fish Than Safeguarding Locations

Source: Wildlife Conservation Society Study finds fish biomass more important than habitat or other factors used to define biodiversity ‘hotspots’ Reefs containing more than 600 kilograms per hectare of fish biomass should be conservation priorities A new study by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) has found that coral reef diversity ‘hotspots’ in the southwestern Indian [...]

By |2018-08-31T16:22:41+00:00September 8th, 2015|Conservation, Coral Reefs, Investigation|0 Comments

Virunga Screening

On 7th October Synchronicity Earth organised a screening of ‘Virunga’ at the Electric Cinema in London in conjunction with Global Witness. Virunga, in the Democratic Republic Congo (DRC), is Africa’s oldest and most biodiverse national park. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is home to Mountain Gorillas, Grauers Gorillas, Chimpanzees, Okapi and Elephants, supporting [...]