Full Coverage: Biodiversity
May 2008
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» Butterflies of Bhutan
A supplement to the Bhutan Guide illustrating the country's biodiversity through photographs of butterflies taken by Piet van der Poel, with descriptive annotations
» Flowers of Bhutan
A supplement to the Bhutan Guide illustrating the country's biodiversity through photographs of butterflies taken by Piet van der Poel, with descriptive annotations
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16.05.2008
As part of the Billion Tree Campaign, United Nations Environment Programme has set a new goal of planting 7 billion trees by the end of 2009. The campaign strongly encourages individuals, civil society networks and governments to plant indigenous trees that are appropriate to the local environment.
more...Related topics/regions: [Forests] [Environmental activism] [Conservation] Image: Students planting trees in Kenya/ Photo credit: UN News
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13.05.2008
David Dickson, Director, SciDev.Net, presents the critique of a recent report on the future of modern agriculture. Even as we fight the current needs of a hungry world in an environmentally sustainable way, the contributions of science and technology deserve recognition and not merely blame, he asserts.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Climate change] [Food] [Agriculture] Image: Test varieties © WWF International
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08.05.2008
The natural caves of Meghalaya's Jaintia hills are a rich repository of climate change taking place over a million years. Indiscriminate coal mining and unsuitable extraction techniques are now imperiling the biodiversity of this archaeological heritage.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Pollution] [Climate change] Image: Coal miners inside a cave / Photo credit: Fraser Simpson / Down to Earth
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07.05.2008
Global warming will take its biggest toll on insects in the tropics--home to more than half the world's species, scientists predict.
more...From: ScienceNow Related topics/regions: [Climate change] Image: Tropical insects are threatened by global warming. Credit: Dean Forbes
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