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Stranding are an important source of information for estimating marine mammals biodiversity, particularly in data-space ocean basins such as Oceania. Here we report on knowledge acquired from 218 stranding events recorded in the waters of New Caledonia.

Humanity has altered the planet in many detrimental ways, from the warming of our climate to the ever-diminishing wildernesses on land and in the sea. But in such a complex system as the Earth, science must always keep searching – for both solutions to problems already identified and new threats coming our way. UNEP’s Frontiers Report does this by identifying and exploring areas of emerging or ongoing environmental concern. The 2022 edition delves into three issues: noise pollution in cities, the growing threat of wildfires and shifts in seasonal events – such as flowering, migration and hibernation, an area of study known as phenology.

Humanity is waging war on nature. This is senseless and suicidal. The consequences of our recklessness are already apparent in human suffering, towering economic losses and the accelerating erosion of life on Earth. This report represents a scientific blueprint for howclimate change, biodiversity loss and pollution can be tackled jointly within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals. The report is a synthesis based on evidence from global environmental assessments.

In recent decades, evidence for global climate change has spurred ecologists and conservationists to increase research efforts to better understand species-climate relationships. In marine ecosystems, change in average temperatures around the world are affecting species throughout all trophic level.

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Reports from the PACC project