Enric Sala

Dec 20, 2024 | thediplomat.com | Enric Sala

Just when we think there are no major discoveries left to be made on our planet, we find a natural wonder slowly growing beneath the waves for centuries – the world’s largest coral reported to date, a massive shoulder blade coral (Pavona clavus), bigger than a blue whale. Formed by nearly 1 billion identical tiny creatures, it is thriving in the Solomon Islands’ Three Sisters region.

Aug 27, 2024 | nature.com | Enric Sala

CORRESPONDENCE 27 August 2024 The Selvagens Islands Nature Reserve in Portugal’s Madeira region is Europe’s largest fully protected marine area, having been expanded in 2021 to 2,677 square kilometres, an area larger than Luxembourg (F. Alves et al. Nature 601, 318; 2022). But a decision by the regional authorities to reverse a commitment to ban fishing there puts one of the last intact marine ecosystems in the North Atlantic Ocean at risk (A. M. Friedlander et al.

Sep 20, 2023 | nature.com | Enric Sala |Trisha B. Atwood |Arnaud Auber |William Cheung |Christopher Costello |Steven Gaines | +8 more

replying to D. Ovando et al.

Jun 8, 2023 | context.news | Enric Sala

More than 80% of the EU’s habitats are in poor condition because of development and industrial activities, from road-building to industrial agriculture. Studies have warned there are not enough wild places left in the EU to sustain food production and climate resilience. Last year, at the historic biodiversity negotiations in Montreal, the EU helped push through a global proposal to protect 30% of the land and ocean by 2030.