We are all in a desperate race for net-zero to halt the changing climate. Plus we are in the middle of an unprecedented biodiversity crisis, e.g., wild mammals now reported to make up only 2% of the global land mammalian biomass (the majority of which is livestock).
tipping points
It’s easy to be laid low by all that ails our planet. But the cure lies in taking incremental steps, celebrating small wins and building on them.
The consumption of wild meat remains a morally contested and controversial issue in conservation policy and science.
Pressing environmental problems are coming home to roost. Smart rangeland management can help change this, but we must act now, while learning from the past.
Boosting biodiversity could benefit farmers back pocket, writes Laylaa Teixeira Sampaio.
Keen to bag generous funding for your ecology or natural sciences research? No sweat, just be sure your plan promises big, bold solutions to African problems.
Journalists and scientists often speak at cross purposes – even a “different language”. Are there ways for them to understand each other better in the interests of the public good?
The use of hi-tech like virtual reality was the subject of a Tipping Points Episode 9 webinar hosted by Oppenheimer Generations Research and Conservation on 24 November 2022.
Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant which funds impactful research to provide solutions to some of Africa’s most pressing problems.
A study reported by the BBC earlier this year found that of the 100 most cited climate research papers over the past five years, fewer than 1% of the authors were based in Africa, and of the total 1 300 scientists involved, 90% were affiliated with academic institutions from North America, Europe or Australia.