Two-thirds of Africa’s birds of prey are on the brink of extinction. Here’s why that could be bad news for humans

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Madeleine North, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda They may be apex predators, but Africa’s birds of prey are being steadily wiped out. Populations of 42 African raptor species have declined so significantly over the past 40 years – by almost […]

Where have all the songbirds gone?

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Alexandra Clark, Founder and Principal, Sentient Ventures, Tom Chapman, Head of Food Systems Impact, Sentient Ventures Welcome to the sixth mass extinction. This may sound dramatic and difficult to comprehend. It may also feel distant and unrelated to our […]

From bison to birds: How animals can help stop wildfires

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Douglas Broom, Senior Writer, Formative Content 2020, the hottest year on record, was also the worst year for wildfires around the world. A quarter of Australia’s forests burned as did a record 4.2 million hectares in the US. […]

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