Katarina Samurović

Katarina Samurović is an environmental analyst and a freelance science writer. She has a special interest in biodiversity, ecoclimatology, biogeography, trees, and insects.
Planting a longleaf pine seedling, Big Thicket National Preserve. Photo: NPS, public domain.

Mega Tree Planting Efforts Around the World

Katarina Samurović

As a response to the global deforestation crisis, many countries, organizations, and influencers have started mega-tree planting projects.

Eelgrass at Cape Cod National Seashore. Photo: USGS, public domain.

The World’s Biggest Seagrass Restoration Project Is Good News for Marine Life and Climate

Katarina Samurović

Researchers have been conducting the world’s most extensive seagrass meadow restoration.

Specific Pathogen-Free (SPF) Pacific herring reared in the wet laboratory at the Marrowstone Marine Field Station. Photo: USGS, public domain

Study Finds Staggering Decline in Marine Fishery Biomass

Katarina Samurović

A recent global long-term fishery biomass trends evaluation has found an alarming decline in fish populations worldwide.

Douglas fir forest on the west side of the Cascade Mountains, McKenzie Pass, Willamette National Forest. Photo: David Goodrich, NOAA. Public domain.

Rapid Growth Shortens Trees’ Lifespans – and Adds to the Climate Crisis

Katarina Samurović

Researchers have found that trees growing faster due to warming conditions are also dying faster.

Freshwater habitats are in decline and under threat. Lindsey Slough in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is being choked by invasive aquatic vegetation. Photo: USGS, public domain.

WWF Report: Wildlife Has Declined 68% Since 1970

Katarina Samurović

In their latest Living Planet 2020 report, WWF revealed that global wildlife is facing catastrophic decline.