Elizabeth Claire Alberts

Elizabeth Claire Alberts

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Elizabeth C. Alberts is a staff writer for Mongabay. For updates on her work, follow her on Twitter via @ECAlberts. You can also find her on Linkedin and Bluesky.

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Fire in Indonesia forest

Pandemic dip was just a blip as global emissions rebound, report shows

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 22 Sep 2022
A deep-sea fish.

Europe moves to protect deep-sea sites in Atlantic from bottom fishing

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 19 Sep 2022
A tripod fish

Regulator approves first deep-sea mining test, surprising observers

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 16 Sep 2022
A hogfish in the coral reefs

Acid test: Are the world’s oceans becoming too ‘acidic’ to support life?

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 13 Sep 2022
Greenpeace called for FCF to commit to reform sustainable policy of fisheries

Illegal fishing, worker abuse claims leave a bad taste for Bumble Bee Seafood

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 2 Sep 2022
A manta ray with diver.

Study paints ‘bleak picture’ for nearly all marine life without emissions cuts

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 25 Aug 2022
A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus).

Biodiversity underpins all, as California is finding out the hard way

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 24 Aug 2022
The flesh-footed shearwater (Ardenna carneipes)

In a hotter, drier climate, how serious is fire risk to island seabirds?

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 12 Aug 2022

Climate change and overfishing threaten once ‘endless’ Antarctic krill

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 11 Aug 2022

Amid haggling over deep-sea mining rules, chorus of skepticism grows louder

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 5 Aug 2022
Dawn Wright giving a talk at an event.

‘We’ve got to help the oceans to help us’: Q&A with deep-sea explorer Dawn Wright

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 2 Aug 2022

A clean and healthy environment is a human right, U.N. resolution declares

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 29 Jul 2022

Concerns over transparency and access abound at deep-sea mining negotiations

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 26 Jul 2022
Mangrove whiprays (Urogymnus granulatus)

Stingrays can ‘talk’ when they get riled up, new study suggests

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 25 Jul 2022
Debbie Ngawera-Packer.

‘The sea means everything’: Q&A with deep-sea mining opponent Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 21 Jul 2022
A sea turtle in the ocean.

U.N. Ocean Conference ends with promises. Is a sea change coming?

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 1 Jul 2022
A red jellyfish

A year before deep-sea mining could begin, calls for a moratorium build

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 30 Jun 2022
The study found that 83 species of wild birds from West Africa were being traded online.

Study shines light, and raises alarm, over online trade of West African birds

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 23 Jun 2022

With sea ice melting, glacial ice could be a lifeline for polar bears

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 16 Jun 2022
A conservationist working on a seagrass restoration project.

Sea restoration projects quilt a ‘mosaic of habitats’ with striking results

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 15 Jun 2022

Even Antarctic snow can’t escape the plastic peril, study shows

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 10 Jun 2022
Manta rays with reef fish.

‘Tendrils of hope’ for the ocean: Q&A with conservationist Charles Clover

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 8 Jun 2022
Cold water corals in the deep sea.

How will climate change impact cold-water corals? Mostly through food loss, study says

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 1 Jun 2022

A helping hand for red-footed tortoises making a comeback in Argentina

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 30 May 2022
The endangered manta ray

For reef mantas, Indonesia’s Komodo National Park is a ray of hope

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 24 May 2022
A busy morning on the streets in Vietnam.

9m deaths a year from pollution, the ‘largest existential threat’ to humans

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 19 May 2022
Elder Donny Abdullah in yellow hi-vis and ranger Kenny Spratt

‘Bring back burning culture’ to save seabirds: Q&A with Wudjari ranger Jennell Reynolds

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 12 May 2022
Humpback whales have made a remarkable recovery from the days when they were targeted by whaling vessels, but global whale populations are starting to struggle as food resources shift and deteriorate.

What’s popping? Humpbacks off South Africa, new acoustic study finds

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 9 May 2022
People protest against ExxonMobil in Melbourne, Australia.

California subpoenas ExxonMobil over plastic pollution

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 29 Apr 2022
Seagrass in Tanzania.

To get people thinking about seagrass, Seychelles coins new Creole words

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 22 Apr 2022
Tree rings on a dead tree.

Tropical trees’ growth and CO2 intake hit by more extreme dry seasons

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 20 Apr 2022
Damselfish on the coral reef in Komodo National Park in Indonesia. Image by Rhett A. Butler.

Climate pledges could limit warming to 2C. What’s needed is action, study says

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 13 Apr 2022

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