Remote Environments – envirobites

Drug resistance is a common problem due to the human activities. Indiscriminate use of antibiotics has resulted in the development of resistance in disease-causing bacteria (microorganisms) found in soil. But, scientists have also found this resistance even in the soil from remote regions far away from human influence.

Environmental Science Remote Environments

Deep Sea Mining and Ecosystem Adaptability

January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 Claudia Mazur 0 Comments deep-sea, ecosystems, geology, marine biology, mining, Ocean, resources, water

We know more about the surface of the Moon and about Mars than we do about [the deep sea floor],

Climate Environmental Science Remote Environments

Integrating human dimensions into large-scale marine conservation planning

November 22, 2017 Lushani Nanayakkara 0 Comments Human dimensions

In our efforts to safeguard vulnerable habitats from the multitude of threats currently facing our planet, oftentimes people get left out of the picture. Large-scale conservation efforts require the support of (especially local) communities to successfully meet their conservation objectives. Therefore, we need to seriously discuss ways to successfully incorporate human dimensions into large-scale conservation planning. In this paper, Christie et al. present some ideas on how we can ensure that large-scale conservation planning is mindful of human populations who might be impacted by new conservation areas.

Environmental Science Remote Environments

High Levels of Toxic Man-Made Chemicals Found in Deep Ocean Critters

August 19, 2017August 19, 2017 Clifton Dassuncao 0 Comments Bioaccumulation, environmental science, Ocean, POPs

Scientists from the UK have recently reported finding extraordinarily high levels of toxic man-made chemicals in tiny crustaceans from the deepest parts of the ocean.