Biodiversity

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• Fish, food, floundering…

  
  Sheepdrove's Weblog — Authority: 116
  “With the collapse of some important fishing grounds, marine scientists are coming to recognise that what really matters is the wider ecosystems and environmental context.” On the growing recognition of the links that bind ecosystems. Financial Times, 27 November 2009 Sheepdrove comment: This is way out ...
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• Sustainable Forest Management: Biodiversity and Livelihoods (IUCN / CBD / IISD)

  
  Desertification — Authority: 149
  Read at :  Forest Policy Info Mailing List <forests-l@lists.iisd.ca>New IUCN/CBD good practice guide on Sustainable Forest Management: Biodiversity and LivelihoodsWe are pleased to inform you that the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and IUCN (International Union for Conservation of ...
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• Fall in rice strains highlights Chinas biodiversity gap

  
  Carbon-Based — Authority: 512
  Shanshan Li in SciDev.net : The number of Chinas rice varieties has dramatically decreased, raising fears about the countrys food security and biodiversity. China had 46,000 rice varieties in the 1950s, but this plummeted to just 1,000 in 2006, according to a Chinese study published in BioScience this month ...
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• Marked Loss of Biodiversity is Concerning

  
  Spatial Sustain — Authority: 426
  2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity, and while coordinated conservation efforts are taking place at an unprecedented level worldwide, there are still dramatic declines in species diversity taking place. Climate change threatens to accelerate this process, but it also holds some promise for more coordinated ...
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• Invasive species in Mallorca

  
  Iberianature — Authority: 119
  The biodiversity of Mallorca is threatened by invasive species. Exotic pets released by bored owners are a serious issue, including a breeding population of coatis in the Sierra de la Tramontana. El Mundo More on the Mallorcan coatis here
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• UN Eyes Next Steps On Food Security; Biotech Pleased With Summit Mention

  
  Intellectual Property Watch — Authority: 608
  The United Nations food agency is working to strengthen a global food security committee following last week’s World Food Summit in Rome, but key observers deplored the lack of firm commitments at the gathering, while industry welcomed the mention of biotechnology in the summit declaration.
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• What Is The Best User Friendly Software For Analysing Biodiversity Related Data?

  
  Laptop,Notebook,Computer Gadget,Cheap Computer parts — Authority: 155
  Except R, what are other powerful softwares for analyzing plant community related data? Like Abundance, Richness, Diverasity Indices and other ecosystem related data?Related posts:I’m Looking For An Email Verifier Software. What Would Be The Best And User Friendly? I’ve download the Live Email Verifier but ...
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• ZOMG GIANT WURMZ N SEESTARZ FEEEDING FRENZY!1!1!!!1

  
  Deep Sea News — Authority: 495
  Seriously cool footage at the BBC. Also with a nice little accompanying article that you should read.In the sequence filmed for the Life series, the invertebrates gather in a frenzy to feast on a seal carcass that has sunk to the ocean floor.So much food may only arrive in one place once in a decade.The [...]
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• Turf kicked up in government U-turn

  
  Sheepdrove's Weblog — Authority: 116
  Grass-fed livestock… animals that the Lancet forgot! A government u-turn was swiftly undertaken yesterday, following a report published in The Lancet. Embarrasing conflicts of opinion emerged from different UK goverment departments.  The health department funded a study which proposed we should eat less ...
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• Siberian tiger in severe decline

  
  optimum population trust news watch — Authority: 439
  The researchers counted 56 tigers in a monitoring area of 9,000 square miles The last remaining population of Siberian tigers has declined significantly, according to research. The work was carried out by the Siberian Tiger Monitoring Programme, which is coordinated by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). ...
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• Dark ages beckon with Stage 2 of the Scottish Marine Bill

  
  For Argyll — Authority: 488
  The Marine (Scotland) Bill is gaining pace, currently it is racing through Stage 2 Amendments as it is being scrutinised by the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs and Environment Committee. The most up to date diary of events can be found here on the Scottish Parliament website.ForArgyll has already covered the ...
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• New species galore in discoveries around the world

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 527
  John Platt, Scientific American 25 Nov 09;I usually write about species that were about to see for the last time, but the past few weeks have brought news of literally hundreds of newly discovered species. Some of these may not be around for long, though, so here are some introductions while they can still be made:• ...
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• Salamander Ball scheduled for Dec 12

  
  Sevier County News — Authority: 139
  GATLINBURG – Discover Life in America will present the The Great Smoky Mountains Salamander Ball in Gatlinburg on Saturday Dec. 12, 6:30 p.m. at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies.Residents are invited to join the many Great Smoky Mountain National Park supporters and admirers in our celebration of the discovery of ...
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• The Environmental Issues – Appropriate conservation and sustainable development strategies attempt to recognize this as being integral to any approach.

  
  WERI CHANNEL — Authority: 123
  Nature and Animal Conservation        Preserving species and their habitats is important for ecosystems to self-sustain themselves. Yet, the pressures to destroy habitat for logging, illegal hunting, and other challenges are making conservation a struggle. Visit : http://www.globalissues.org/article/1… ...
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• “The secret life of poop”

  
  Nature's Crusaders — Authority: 124
    A very underrated substance and for many the last body substance to be talked about guano or poop has been used historically by many peoples. There is one very unusual ancient use of night Guano or excrement (feces and urine) from seabirds, bats and seals is big business. Guano consists of ammonia, along with ...
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• Memory of summer

  
  Wild Light | Wildlife Photography | Insect Art | Bird Art | Honey Bee Art — Authority: 121
  A memory of summer, a butterfly accidentally introduced to North America, the Cabbage White, before the dust was brushed from its wings. The dark spots mark it a female.
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• Group on Earth Observations strengthens access to data and information

  
  AgInfo News from IAALD — Authority: 134
  The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) is holding its annual Plenary meeting in Washington on 17-18 November to assess and promote progress towards making information about global environmental change readily available to policy-makers, managers and anyone else who needs it. "GEO is on track to make critical ...
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• Dirt can be good for children

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 527
  BBC News 23 Nov 09;Children should be allowed to get dirty, according to scientists who have found being too clean can impair the skins ability to heal.Normal bacteria living on the skin trigger a pathway that helps prevent inflammation when we get hurt, the US team discovered.The bugs dampen down overactive immune ...
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• Mankind using Earths resources at alarming rate

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 527
  Yahoo News 24 Nov 09;WASHINGTON (AFP) – Humanity would need five Earths to produce the resources needed if everyone lived as profligately as Americans, according to a report issued Tuesday.As it is, humanity each year uses resources equivalent to nearly one-and-a-half Earths to meet its needs, said the report by ...
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• Dead Sea needs world help to stay alive

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 527
  Ahmad Khatib Yahoo News 24 Nov 09;GHOR HADITHA, Jordan (AFP) – The Dead Sea may soon shrink to a lifeless pond as Middle East political strife blocks vital measures needed to halt the decay of the worlds lowest and saltiest body of water, experts say.The surface level is plunging by a metre (three feet) a year and ...
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