Biodiversity
Amazon Biodiversity Monitoring in Ducke Reserve
Monitoring of biodiversity is a challenge, but visiting Ducke reserve in the Amazon I am able to see one of the gold standards for long-term …
Scientific ResearchCraze Of Non-Veg Food Behind The Bio-Diversity Loss Of Most Vulnerable Areas, Says WWF
When a section of society in India is busy criticizing, RSS chief Bhagwat, on the other hand, proposed the use of animal-based farming to get rid of …
Agriculture90% of Ireland’s protected habitats in ‘bad condition’
More than 90 per cent of Ireland’s protected habitats, such as grasslands and peatlands, are in “bad or inadequate condition”, according to a major …
News (Ireland)Biodiversity Guide
Protect and encourage nature’s life-giving biodiversity in your very own patch of the Earth – your garden. And save money, time, your health, our …
Life SciencesWhy flowering meadows are better than lawns
Groomed, grassy fields can be good for certain uses, like sports or picnics. But for broader “ecosystem services” — things like plant pollination, …
BackpackingBiodiversity just as powerful as climate change for healthy ecosystems
In the wild, diversity determines ecosystem production as much as climate and nutrients<p>Biodiversity is proving to be one of humanity's best defenses …
EcologyHow We Can Preserve Musical Biodiversity
By Huib Schippers in <i>Smithsonian Folklife Magazine</i><p>By Karen Hao in <i>Quartz</i><p>By Kate Sheridan in <i>STAT News</i><p>By Catherine Lutz in <i>Pacific Standard</i><p>By Mike Tanier …
Colombia faces challenge to build peace without sacrificing its famed biodiversity
Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world, as measured by species richness. But over the past half century it has also been home to …
Latin AmericaBiodiversity Proves Its Real-World Value
<b>New Study Shows Biodiversity Even More Powerful in Nature<br>Than in Experiments</b><p>by Kristen Minogue<p>Hundreds of experiments have shown biodiversity fosters …
EcologyParasite biodiversity faces extinction and redistribution in a changing climate
Climate change is a well-documented driver of both wildlife extinction and disease emergence, but the negative impacts of climate change on parasite …
Climate ChangeBee inspired: why Oslo has put ecological riches at the heart of the city
Norway wants urban gardeners to cultivate wildflowers and keep hives to reverse a decline in biodiversity<p>On a sloping meadow near the centre of Oslo, red-tailed bumblebees gather pollen from hairy violets, spiders spin webs between maiden’s tears while hoverflies buzz between yellow daisies and …
EnvironmentNearly 100 reptiles bound for black market seized by WA wildlife officers
Nearly 100 native reptiles have been found inside six packages in the Goldfields bound for the black market.<p>The packages were intercepted on Friday …
Australian NewsNew study calls for better information on changes in wild animal populations
Key statistics about the world's animal and plant life could present a misleading picture about the natural world according to new research from the …
EcologySmall Cities, Large Biodiversity Potential | Anthropocene
Studies of urban wildlife that focus exclusively on large metropolises may overlook conservation opportunities in smaller cities, according to an …
CitiesTell Your Story
<i>Special to the Philanthropy Journal</i><p>By Kira Sadler<p><i>In the woods, the air is still and quiet. The ground is warm from the sunshine that beats down on</i> …
StorytellingCapitalize on African biodiversity
Under-exploited plants offer untold medical and economic promise that should be pursued, urges Ameenah Gurib-Fakim.<p>Artemisinin, ginkgolides, quinine, …
Mainstreaming biodiversity and development. Guidance from African experience 2012-17
Do you want to highlight how biodiversity contributes to economic and social development, and ensure its potential is realised? Do you want to ensure …
Researchers overturn wisdom regarding efficacy of next-generation DNA techniques
Metagenomics enables us to investigate microbial ecology at a much larger scale than ever before and sheds light upon the previously invisible …
DNAReports sound alarm bells for Swiss biodiversity
<b>Biological diversity in Switzerland faces alarming challenges, with more endangered animals and plants than in most other European countries, reports</b> …
European NewsIkea to open new £100 million store with biodiversity garden and rooftop pavilion
The Swedish home furnishing company has said this will be the most sustainable Ikea store to date in the UK.<p> Ikea has been granted full planning …
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UK<p>The British Virgin Islands was under curfew Tuesday as the Caribbean archipelago, still reeling from the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma...<p>1 …
ExtinctionHumans face 'mass extinction' if action isn't taken in the next 20 years
The human race is facing the possibility of mass extinction if measures are not taken in the next 20 years, scientists have warned.<p>Humans and …
ExtinctionHow to Feed the World Without Killing the Planet?
As it is practiced today, agriculture is one of the biggest environmental offenders – yet it is necessary for our survival. Agriculture contributes …
AgricultureChanges in conservation planning can benefit vulnerable mammals: New research provides the first biological map of priority areas that capture several dimensions of mammalian biodiversity
New research provides the first biological map of priority areas that capture several dimensions of mammalian biodiversity<p>New research underscores …
ColoradoCape Town wears the biodiversity crown‚ says UN expert
Cape Town is the most biodiverse urban area in the world‚ says the leader of the UN’s City and Biodiversity Outlook Project‚ Thomas Elmqvist.
Cape TownAntarctica: Decline in biodiversity expected as climate change leads to growing ice-free areas
Areas of Antarctica that are permanently without ice could increase by up to 25 per cent by the end of the century because of climate change.<p>A study …
Climate ChangeClimate change impacts Antarctic biodiversity habitat
Ice-free areas of Antarctica -- home to more than 99 percent of the continent's terrestrial plants and animals -- could expand by more than 17,000 …
Climate ChangeUrban nature: What kinds of plants and wildlife flourish in cities?
Biodiversity refers to the variety of all living things on Earth, but people often have very specific ideas of what it means. If you run an online …
EcologyA success story in eco conservation
The Kolayad grama panchayat here could not have done a better job for its biodiversity conservation and environmental protection than firm …
PanchayatHumans are killing the planet and all its inhabitants
We’re our own worst enemy.<p>Humans — rather than a giant meteor or a super-volcano — will be behind Earth’s next mass extinction, researchers predict …
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