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Addo Elephant National Park now commonly experiences droughts and a lack of sufficient water for the park’s namesakes—the elephants—to survive on.
Africa and Middle East

Climate and crowding threaten South Africa’s national parks

January 29, 2024

Concrete scientific evidence is emerging showing the damaging effects of climate change on South Africa’s coastal national parks. Parks authorities in that country are also fretting about a rush in tourism and crowding that’s making […]

Aerial view of Amazon forest
Global

COP28 talks end with call for more protected lands and waters

December 14, 2023

Nations gathered in Dubai this week pledged to redouble their efforts toward tackling climate change and transitioning away from fossil fuels. The 28th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) […]

Elephants drinking water at Kruger National Park in South Africa.
Global

Expectations low as COP28 talks near

November 28, 2023

Managers of protected areas will be watching the start of this week’s climate change negotiations in the Middle East closely with great anticipation, but very few real expectations. The latest Conference of Parties to the […]

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