by Warp Institute | Jun 15, 2022 | π Human Progress
Urban forests heal both humans and nature. Just outside of the center of Wellington you can hear 40 different bird species singing.The chorus also includes species that have been absent for generations. Zealandia, a massive urban forest, is helping to prove that...
by Warp Institute | Jun 14, 2022 | π Human Progress
Aggressive hunting and shrinking habitats have driven many large mammals in Europe to the brink of extinction. At least that was the case in the 1960s, but since then many species have made a great comeback.An analysis from Our World In Data shows, for example, that...
by Warp Institute | Jun 13, 2022 | π Human Progress
There are over 1.2 million dams in Europe that prevent fish from reaching their mating grounds and eliminate the flowing water that many species need. Over the past 50 years, the number of migratory fish species has decreased by 93 percent.To solve this problem, a...
by Warp Institute | Jun 11, 2022 | π‘ Innovation, π Human Progress
Back in the 1980’s, the Italian fisherman Paolo Fanciulli began noticing signs of illegal trawling. Fish stocks were declining and the seabed became barren. In order to save both his livelihood and all of the sea’s ecosystem Fanciulli created the...
by Warp Institute | Jun 8, 2022 | π Human Progress
147 scientists from 122 research institutions and nature conservation organizations have captured 120 000 camera trap images of wildlife in eight different countries. This international team is collaborating with the Wildlife Conservation Society and together they are...