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An office block in Glasgow city centre is to be demolished to be replaced with another office block. The Princes Building on the corner of Wellington Street and West Campbell Street has been bought by developers Garroch Investments, who will tear it down and rebuild on the site. The move has been criticised by a local councillor who said too many buildings were disappearing. Andrew White, Development Manager and Shareholder of Garroch Investments, said: “I have been looking for an office development opportunity in Glasgow for the last couple of years, and I am delighted that, with S...

Support OneGreenPlanet Being publicly-funded gives us a greater chance to continue providing you with high quality content. Please support us! Support Us Freshwater fish across the world are facing serious problems. A new study found that many are at risk of extinction and are currently facing a “catastrophic” decline. Advertisement The study found that a third of all freshwater fish are in danger of extinction. 16 global conservation groups published a report that found the biodiversity of freshwater fish species is crucial to the economic health of communities and the health of ou...

Share Conservation organisations have found that one in three of the world’s least-regarded freshwater fish threatened with extinction. WWF Report stresses perils of ‘forgotten fish’ Thu, 4 March 2021 Sixteen global conservation organisations around the world have found that one in three of the world’s least-regarded freshwater fishes are threatened with extinction. And while many of Cambodia’s freshwater fish are banned for expert, they still end up being trafficked to other countries. The findings were presented by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Cambodia on March 4 in the report...

The report, titled “The World’s Forgotten Fishes,” outlined the disastrous effects that the loss of freshwater fish could have on the planet. Freshwater fish are essential to the health of rivers, lakes and wetlands. Freshwater fish also support economies worldwide and serve as an important source of food for 200 million people. Unfortunately, the report revealed that 16 of the 80 extinct freshwater fish species to date disappeared last year alone. According to the report, various factors contributed to this outcome and the ongoing decline of fish, including the building of dams, th...

Close New research made everyday paints a dreadful picture of the state of our delicate ecosystem from deep-sea corals to land animals. A recent study reveals that nearly one-third of the diverse freshwater fish populations which amounts to 51% of the total known fish species are on the edge of extinction across the world. (Photo : Jeremy Bishop) The World's Forgotten Fishes  The shocking number comes from the latest analysis done and gathered by 16 global conservation organizations in a study titled 'The World's Forgotten Fishes'. The analysis was led by the World Wildlife Fund For Nature (...