The Great Salt Lake suffered from prolonged megadrought and alarmingly low water levels, which affected biodiversity, the economy and communities. Scientists raised concerns and called for the importance of urgent emergency measures in saving the lake from collapse. Read here.
According to a recent study, protected areas are crucial for the environment, animals, and biodiversity. In addition, protected areas are effective thermal buffers against climate change.
New research showed that forests in indigenous lands are the healthiest and most ecologically resilient in the four categories that researchers observed.