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A large number of Pink-footed geese, about 5,000, make use of the Gurreholm area. That corresponds to one fifth of the total population of Jameson Land. Photo: Alyn Walsh

Mining plans require new protected wetland area for birds...

Planned mining activities in the north western part of Jameson Land in East Greenland are expected to disturb a large number of moulting and breeding waterbirds in part of the Ramsar site “Heden”. The National Environmental Research Institute (NERI), Aarhus University, has censused the number of birds in the affected area and in the nearby valley Ørsted Dal.

The science of climate change has been on the defensive in recent weeks, owing to an error that dramatically overstated the rate at which the Himalayan glaciers could disappear.

No time to put climate science on ice

The time has really come for a reality check. It is quite right to pinpoint errors, make corrections, and check and re-check sources for accuracy and credibility. It is also right that the IPCC has acknowledged the need for ever more stringent and transparent quality-control procedures to minimize any such risks in future reports.