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Climate caused biodiversity booms and busts in ancient plants and ...  -  05 Aug 2009
PhysOrg.com...(PhysOrg.com) -- A period of global warming from 53 million to 47 million years ago strongly influenced plants and animals, spurring a biodiversity boom in

Chair on ecology, environment at varsity in J&K  -  05 Aug 2009
HinduMr. Ramesh, who inaugurated the Masters Degree programme on Biodiversity and Biotechnology at the University, announced that the chair would be named after

Scrub vegetation threatens Burren  -  05 Aug 2009
Irish Times...sites - such as the 5800-year-old Poulnabrone dolmen - in order to "manicure" the land, which in turn increases biodiversity and improves water quality.

Building Oregon's Ecosystem Marketplace  -  05 Aug 2009
Ecosystem MarketplaceWe'll meet the companies developing means of doing the same for fragmented and illiquid markets like biodiversity offsets and wetland mitigation banking.

Why the British Museum's Planned Expansion Got Rejected  -  05 Aug 2009
ARTINFOThe council also cites concerns about “traffic disruption, sustainability, and biodiversity.� The museum says it's considering its options, which include

17 Australian World Heritage areas at risk  -  05 Aug 2009
G-Online..."It is also home to significant biodiversity such as six of the world's seven species of marine turtles, one the world's most important dugong populations

International help for the Galapagos coral reefs  -  05 Aug 2009
Cordis NewsHis observations on their wildlife and biodiversity eventually became part of his groundbreaking work, 'On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural

Public urged to have green plans say  -  05 Aug 2009
ABC Regional OnlineStrategy and the Sustainable Environmental Management Plan cover areas such as waste management, water health, biodiversity and sustainable initiatives.

Plum celebrations in Bluntisham, Colne and Somersham  -  05 Aug 2009
Hunts PostThe Plum Event is organised by the Cambridgeshire Biodiversity Partnership and supported financially by Natural England as part of the Traditional Orchards

IWAC publishes annual report  -  05 Aug 2009
Waterscape...with non-tidal inland waterways, so that they can be used for sustainable navigation whilst protecting and, where practicable, enhancing biodiversity.

Submitted by College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University  -  05 Aug 2009
San Saba News & Star...“Indoor/outdoor cats can be a leading cause of biodiversity in some areas, so keeping your cat indoors could be a positive change.

Ecological restoration substantially boosts biodiversity and ...  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Mongabay.comA new analysis reports that ecological restoration generally deliver benefits for both conserving biodiversity and supporting human livelihoods,

Can biodiversity create health and jobs  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Fair HomeThis is the first study to show the effect of restoration actions towards benefiting both ecosystem services and biodiversity at the same time.

Deer harvest shows need for better wildlife planning  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Kansas City StarThe state of Kansas needs a biodiversity policy and a coordinated assessment system to plan and manage lands in a biologically sustainable manner.

Biodiversity Report from the Americas Program of CIP—July 2009  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
IRC's Americas ProgramVarious Chilean organizations have come out against a legislative initiative which they argue will open up the Chilean agricultural sector to the

Biodiversity organization secures grant funding  -  ‎Jul 25, 2009‎
Daily American OnlineNatural Biodiversity, which is focused on controlling invasive plants and restoring plants that are native to the region, most recently was able to secure

Joint programme on biodiversity launched in Belarus  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Focus NewsInitiative� launch a joint programme on biodiversity in Minsk on 5-6 August 2009, the Directorate of Communication of the Council of Europe announced.

Woodlands 'losing biodiversity'  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
BBC News..."This study shows that increased pollution and poor countryside management have led to increasing homogenisation of biodiversity in British woodlands," said

One Hundred-Day Countdown to WILD9 - Latest in World's Longest ...  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
PR Web (press release) (press release)..."Mexican President Felipe Calderon's commitment to the environment, eagerness to host the Congress, and his country's rich biodiversity and ecologically

An Unsuspected Diversity Of Marine Plankton Driving Oceanic ...  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
RedOrbitAs a driver of this oceanic photosynthesis, novel biodiversity has been revealed by researchers working at the marine research stations in Roscoff and

REDD shouldn't neglect biodiversity say scientists  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Mongabay.comSchemes to mitigate climate change by protecting tropical forests must take into account biodiversity conservation, said two leading scientific

Rice Biodiversity Techniques Remain Intact in Rural Thailand  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
TreehuggerIf we don't maintain the necessary biodiversity in our crops we could run into some serious issues down the road in terms of our abilities to feed the

BIODIVERSITY: Tight Controls Could Save Global Fisheries  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
Inter Press ServiceBERLIN, Jul 31 (IPS) - The global race to catch the last fish left in the oceans has been successfully halted in a few regions and fish

Bastion of biodiversity  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
Waynesville Smoky Mountain NewsThe Smokies is a bastion of biodiversity and ferreting out the estimated 60000 species hasn't been easy. Some species are so specialized they appear only

Namibia: Biodiversity Can Bring Money and Medicine  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
AllAfrica.comUNDERSTANDING biodiversity (the genes, species and ecosystems on earth) provides a guiding light to ensuring development that takes into account the needs

Mozambique: Guebuza Visits Biodiversity Park  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
AllAfrica.comCarajas — Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Thursday visited the zoological and botanical park financed by the Brazilian mining company Vale,

Madagascar: A Biodiversity “Hot Spotâ€? for Amphibians  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
EcoWorldlyAnd yet, despite this trend, there remain biological (or biodiversity) “hot spots� around the globe in which a great many amphibian species are found to be

Beavers 'good for biodiversity'  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
BBC NewsBeavers released at Knapdale in Argyll will improve biodiversity, researchers at a wildlife centre have suggested. Aigas Field Centre, near Beauly in the

Life Underground Critical to Earth's Ecosystems  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
National Science Foundation (press release) (press release)Wall, who studies life beneath the surface, and her colleagues are using modern DNA-based methods to discover the extent of the biodiversity under our feet.

Net gain for fisheries?  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
environmentalresearchwebOverfishing has reduced biodiversity and affected ecosystems around the world but it remains a controversial topic. Now experts from seven countries have

Call for action on biodiversity in Oceania  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
ABC Science OnlineThe high rate of extinction in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands is set to get worse unless urgent action is taken to protect biodiversity in

Climate change, biodiversity and global food crisis focused at the ...  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
Greenplanet.net...by the IFOAM EU Group, will be "Chances and challenges for organic farming in times of climate change, biodiversity loss and global food crisis".

New DNA coding to track mosquitoes, fight disease  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Vancouver Sun...said James Edwards, board president of the Philadelphia-based JRS Biodiversity Foundation which is working with the University of Ghana on the project.

Stanford's Gretchen Daily wins $420000 award for finding ways to ...  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Stanford University NewsIn announcing Daily's award, Expo '90 lauded her as “a researcher who has provided us with a comprehensive picture of the value of biodiversity-based

Restoring the native plant ecology  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Valley EchoInvasive plants make up the second biggest threat to biodiversity in the world. The aggressive invaders are second only to habitat loss.

EU survey reveals poor state of biodiversity  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
EurActivEven the most intensive farms can benefit from a little more biodiversity, as squeezing the land only leads to soil erosion and depletion of groundwater,

Woodlands Suffer Large-scale Biodiversity Loss  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
Science Daily (press release)The results show that we must monitor biodiversity at the landscape scale, as well as gain a better understanding of processes affecting our native flora,

How to Save Fruit and Vegetable Biodiversity? Just Eat It.  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
Eat. Drink. Better.A recent article outlined the “eat 'em to save 'em� method of biodiversity protection. Simply put, rare varieties of plants and animals can be saved if

One quarter of giant panda habitat lost in Sichuan quake  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
CNN InternationalNow ecologists have assessed the earthquake's impact on biodiversity and the habitat for some of the last existing wild giant pandas.

NISARD to host forum on genetic engineering, biodiversity  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
Philippine Information AgencyDevelopment Foundation, Inc. (NISARD) will host a forum on genetic engineering and biodiversity for stakeholders of organic farming in the province.

Farmer, chef, biodynamic winery team for seasonal dinner at Quivira  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Santa Rosa Press DemocratCreated by chef/farmer Doug Nicosia of Sensuous Farms in Sebastopol, the family-style supper celebrated the theme of biodiversity, one of the principle

Wyo. panel rejects Black Hills Forest petition  -  ‎Jul 16, 2009‎
ForbesHowever, Laramie-based Biodiversity Conservation Alliance plans to refile the petition soon to address concerns council members expressed about its first

Brother, Can You Spare $4.7 Trillion?  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
San Francisco ChronicleNow, the United Nations has released a Stern-style report about the cost of losing the world's biodiversity. The The Economics of Ecosystems and

Nevada Biodiversity Initiative Project Funding Available  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
Targeted News Service (subscription)A grant notice from US Fish & Wildlife Service states: "The purpose of this funding opportunity is to implement the Nevada Biodiversity Research and

Hedgerows and ponds clue to Wales' biodiversity decline  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
WalesOnlineSPRAWLING hedgerows and too clean ponds may be reasons while Wales' wildlife is threatened by a decline in biodiversity. The most comprehensive survey of

Biodiversity resources can contribute to economic growth  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
AngolaPress...and in light to the strategies of diversification of the economy, we have to start think on biodiversity, as a factor which can contribute towards the

Conservation better than restoration  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Planet EarthBut until now, scientists didn't know how effective their strategies were at restoring the biodiversity of ecosystems. 'There haven't been any systematic

Worktank Launches Interactive Web Site for Xeko  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
PR Newswire (press release)..."We are proud to partner with Xeko, an incredible resource for teaching kids about the importance of conservation and biodiversity through a fun and

Project to save our rare lizards  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Gisborne Herald...lizards are making a comeback — thanks to a breeding programme managed by Ecoworks NZ with support from DoC and the Biodiversity Condition Fund.

Biodiversity to be rewarded  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
Limpopo InformantThis was said by the representative of the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), Mr Mlabubalo Ntsholo, during the fourth biennial

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