More than 700 wildlife species discovered in Cambodian Mangrove Forest & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Wednesday, April 17, 2024 "Sooner or later, we will have to recognise that the Earth has rights, too, to live without pollution. What mankind must know is that human beings cannot live without Mother Earth, but the planet can live without humans." — Evo Morales New Wind Installations Reached Record High in 2023 A report from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has found that capacity of new global wind energy installation reached 117 gigawatts (GW) in 2023, a global record. Compared to 2022, capacity from global wind energy installations [increased 50%]( year-over-year, the report found. Globally, 54 countries, with representation of all continents, installed new wind energy infrastructure. [Read More]( Related: [Carbon Emissions Reduction Rate in U.S. Has Doubled Since Passage of Inflation Reduction Act, Report Finds]( Europe Removed Record Number of Dams and Other Barriers to River Flow in 2023 In 2023, Europe removed a record 487 [dams]( and other [river]( barriers, according to a new [report]( by Dam Removal Europe (DRE), a coalition of organizations including The Nature Conservancy, Rewilding Europe, Wetlands International and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). [Read More]( Related: [EU Announces $3.71 Billion Investment in Ocean Sustainability]( More Than 700 Wildlife Species Discovered in Cambodian Mangrove Forest In one of the most detailed [surveys]( ever undertaken, hundreds of [animal species]( — from [birds]( to [primates]( to web-footed [wildcats]( — have been discovered in a Cambodian [mangrove forest](. [Read More]( Related: [Mammal Named After David Attenborough Rediscovered After 60 Years]( Ingested Microplastics Can Move From the Gut to the Brain and Other Organs, Study Finds Studies have recently detected microplastics in human [lungs]( and [blood]( and previous research shows humans [ingest and inhale many microplastics]( even at home. In 2020, scientists uncovered [microplastics in human organs]( for the first time. Now, researchers are making sense of how microplastics that are ingested can make their way from the gut to other organs. [Read More]( Related: [This Simple Solution Can Help Reduce Microplastics in Your Drinking Water]( Airline Places Order for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Made From Human Waste Wizz Air, a budget airline based in Hungary, has placed an order for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from human waste. The SAF is developed by a Bristol, UK-based startup, Firefly, which has come up with a way to turn treated sewage into fuel. Wizz Air recently placed an order for [up to 525,000 metric tons]( of SAF for over the next 15 years from Firefly as a way of investing in the idea, The Guardian reported. [Read More]( Related: [Denmark Introduces Green Tax on Airline Passengers]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2024 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](