Posts Tagged ‘Biodiversity’

Nature’s gift for gardening may hold key to biodiversity

Monday, September 13th, 2010
Gardeners are used to cross-breeding flowers to produce pretty petals or sweet scents - now scientists have shown the importance of nature's talent for producing new types of flowers.

In order to save biodiversity society’s behavior must change, leading conservationists warn

Thursday, September 9th, 2010
Conservation scientists and practitioners have come together to advocate a fundamental shift in the way we view biodiversity. They argue that unless people recognize the link between their consumption choices and biodiversity loss, the diversity of life on Earth will continue to decline.

In order to save biodiversity society’s behavior must change, leading conservationists warn

Thursday, September 9th, 2010
An innovative grouping of conservation scientists and practitioners have come together to advocate a fundamental shift in the way we view biodiversity. In their paper, which was published today in the journal Science, they argue that unless people recognize the link between their consumption choices and biodiversity loss, the diversity of life on Earth will continue to decline.

United Nations Environment Programme

Friday, June 11th, 2010
Busan/Nairobi, 11 June 2010 -History was made today in the South Korean port city of Busan, when governments gave the green light to an Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

Lots of news around PLoS these days [A Blog Around The Clock]

Friday, May 21st, 2010
First big piece of news is the new PLoS Hub for Biodiversity - see the details on the PLoS Blog . Second big piece of news is the New PLoS ONE Collection - Biodiversity of Saba Bank - the collection homepage, where all the articles are collected, is here and the overview article is here . There is some movement on The Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA) in Congress. Keep up with the ...