Category: Light Pollution | DarkSky International

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Our positions

Policy

DarkSky position statements address critical issues related to light pollution and dark skies. These position statements help inform all …

New study highlights the need for urgent action to reverse runaway light pollution

News

To read this post in Spanish, click here. (Para leer esta publicación en español, haga clic aquí.) A new …

Pursuing Europe-wide action on light pollution

Policy

To support a proposal for EU-wide action on light pollution from the Czech Republic, IDA has developed a European …

Light is Energy: Estimating the Impact of Light Pollution on Climate Change

DarkSky Updates

Globally we spend at least $50 billion in energy costs each year to produce light that escapes into space. …

Artificial Light at Night: State of the Science 2022 Report

Light Pollution

IDA’s State of the Science 2022 report is a high-level overview of the best of our scientific understanding of …

International Dark Sky Places program advocacy — A review of 2020–2021 Annual Reports

Light Pollution

International Dark Sky Place advocates showcase a diversity of creative and engaging ways to promote the dark-sky movement in …

Register Now for the Responsible Outdoor Lighting at Night Conference (ROLAN 2022)

News

ROLAN 2022 is a two‐day online conference taking place May 12-13, 2022 with live panel discussions about the topic …

Translating Research into Practice

Guest Writer

The following is a guest post submitted by Catherine Pérez Vega and Karolina Zielinska-Dabkowska (IDA Technical Committee) about their …

Globe at Night 2022: Can You See the Stars?

News

Every year, the Globe at Night international community science campaign raises awareness about the impact of light pollution by inviting community …

Artificial Light Impacting Coral Reef Species: A Case Study

News

An international team of researchers studied the impact of long-term exposure of artificial light on resident juvenile orange-fin anemonefish.

New App Aims to Better Understand Nighttime Satellite Data

News

A team of community scientists and researchers from the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences …

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IDA Celebrates Endangered Species Day

Light Pollution

Light pollution has significant impacts on wildlife, including many endangered species. Celebrate Endangered Species Day by learning about some …