- The UK and the Antarctic environment
The UK maintains a significant presence in Antarctica, primarily through scientific research and supporting infrastructure Annually, the UK invests approximately £95 million: around £35 million on scientific research and £60 million on infrastructure, to sustain its operations and presence on the continent 18 21
- Global Statistics - HIV. gov
New HIV Infections—An estimated 1 3 million individuals worldwide acquired HIV in 2023 , marking a 39% decline in new HIV infections since 2010 and a 60% decline since the peak in 1995 New HIV infections, or “HIV incidence,” refers to the estimated number of people who newly acquired HIV during a given period such as a year, which is
- Shark Control Program scientific working group | SharkSmart
The level of fidelity of sharks to local areas and the size of the area are important considerations in determining how effective the Program is in achieving localised reduction of populations Bull shark populations may be significantly reduced, tiger sharks are thought to be impacted to a lesser degree
- Shark Bay: A World Heritage Site at catastrophic risk
This in turn harmed endangered species such as turtles, contributed to the temporary closure of the commercial crab and scallop fisheries, and released between 2 million and 9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide – equivalent to the annual emissions from 800,000 homes Some aspects of Shark Bay’s ecosystem have never been the same since
- One woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes by their . . .
Globally, 85,000 women and girls were killed intentionally in 2023 60 per cent of these homicides –51,100- were committed by an intimate partner or a family member The data shows that 140 women and girls die every day at the hands of their partner or a close relative, which means one woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes
- Long-term assessment of whale shark population demography and . . .
Whale Sharks photo-identification library (www whaleshark org), established in 2003, which has over 33,000 whale shark encounters, including over 4,000 photos taken in the WCA region The objective of this study is to utilize these data to generate population parameters, and sum-marize long-term movements of whale sharks in the WCA
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