News articles tagged with 'biodiversity'
New climate treaty could put species at risk
— 17 Nov 2009 16:24 | EnvironmentPlans to be discussed at the forthcoming UN climate conference in Copenhagen to cut deforestation in developing countries could save some species from extinction but inadvertently increase... — full story
Cautious conservation: How to ensure that slowing global warming will protect biodiversity
— 17 Nov 2009 12:34 | EnvironmentWhile it is clear that massive destruction of tropical rainforests poses a serious threat to the incredibly rich biodiversity found on Earth, other hazards are not so explicit. An international... — full story
Economists fail to account for 'natural capital' - report
— 15 Nov 2009 15:21 | EnvironmentMany economists are failing to assess the value of their countries' natural resources, putting billion's of people's well-being at risk and contributing to catastrophic species loss,... — full story
Darwin meets Facebook
— 10 Nov 2009 15:15 | BiologyNatural history plans to chart life on earth, yet the discipline risks being buried under a landslide of painstakingly collected data that isn't always used. Now researchers at London's... — full story
Red List update shows up global failure to slow biodiversity loss
— 3 Nov 2009 09:05 | EnvironmentThe latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species should cause alarm over the continuing unprecedented loss of species and the failure so far of mechanisms to arrest biodiversity... — full story
Data point to some improvements in China's environment
— 3 Nov 2009 08:56 | EnvironmentThe rapid growth of China's forests over the past 20 years makes them the fastest growing forest resources in the world, according to an assessment published in the November issue of... — full story
Charles Darwin really did have advanced ideas about the origin of life
— 28 Oct 2009 13:34 | BiologyWhen Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species 150 years ago, he deliberately avoided the subject of the origin of life. This, coupled with the mention of the 'Creator' in the... — full story
Small number of partnerships make substantial contribution to biodiversity
— 23 Oct 2009 11:14 | EnvironmentFor years, international policy on the environment and biodiversity has not just been the concern of governments. Countless other organisations and their mutual strategic alliances... — full story
Carbon-offsetting and conservation can both be winners in rainforest
— 21 Oct 2009 11:02 | EnvironmentLogged rainforests can support as much plant, animal and insect life as virgin forest within 15 years if properly managed, research at the University of Leeds has found... — full story
WWF: Halt to forest loss a key to stabilising climate
— 20 Oct 2009 10:08 | EnvironmentWWF is challenging global leaders to back an ambitious target on stopping forest loss as a major element of efforts to avert the looming climate catastrophe... — full story