Biodiversiteit nieuws
Op deze pagina presenteerd NLBIF een selectie van nationaal en internationaal biodiversiteitnieuws afkomstig van verschillende nieuws-sites, de berichten worden gefilterd op basis van relevantie voor biodiversiteit en wetenschap.
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New plant species a microcosm of biodiversity
07 / 02 / 2014, Eureka AlertBiologists working in the Andes mountains of Ecuador have described a new plant species, a wild relative of black pepper, that is the sole home of an estimated 40-50 insect species, most of which...
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Oregon minnow to be first U.S. fish delisted because of recovery
05 / 02 / 2014, Reuters Environment(Reuters) - A two-inch minnow found only in an Oregon valley will be the first fish removed from the federal threatened and endangered species list because it no longer faces extinction, the U.S....
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Oregon minnow to be first U.S. fish taken off endangered list
05 / 02 / 2014, Canoe ScienceA two-inch minnow found only in an Oregon valley will be the first fish removed from the federal threatened and endangered species list because it no longer faces extinction, the U.S. Fish and...
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Global conservation outcomes depend on marine protected areas with five key features
05 / 02 / 2014, Nature - Current issuesIn line with global targets agreed under the Convention on Biological Diversity, the number of marine protected areas (MPAs) is increasing rapidly, yet socio-economic benefits generated by MPAs...
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Threatened Oregon fish may be removed from endangered species list
04 / 02 / 2014, LA Tiems Science EnvironmentTwenty years of federal and local efforts to save the Oregon chub, a tiny minnow found only in the Willamette River Basin floodplain, have brought the fish to the verge of being taken off the...
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Herbicides may not be sole cause of declining plant diversity
04 / 02 / 2014, Science DailyThe increasing use of chemical herbicides is often blamed for the declining plant biodiversity in farms. However, other factors beyond herbicide exposure may be more important to species diversity...
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Hawaiian rise in endangered species
04 / 02 / 2014, Earth Times EnvironmentWe need technology to discover where and how endangered species survive. The US government have just declared 15 more Hawaiian species as endangered, but the islands have so many, it is difficult...
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New MSc in plant conservation - Bangor University
04 / 02 / 2014, BGCIBangor University in Wales has announced a new MSc course in Plant Conservation aimed at students with a strong interest in conserving the world's biodiversity.
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Albanian minister declares war on date shell mussel trade
03 / 02 / 2014, Reuters EnvironmentTIRANA (Reuters) - Albania's fisheries minister has declared war on a thriving black market in date shell mussels, vowing to enforce a widely flouted ban on harvesting of the endangered species in...
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World's largest whale shark slaughterhouse uncovered
03 / 02 / 2014, ENN WildThe world's biggest slaughterhouse for endangered whale sharks has been uncovered in southeast China, writes Sophie Morlin-Yron. It's products are being traded across the world in health and...
