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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Humans are leaving their mark on the world’s protected areas, study finds
17 / 05 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsRoads, ranches, mines and cities are spilling into many of the world’s parks, reserves and wilderness sanctuaries, leaving one-third of the world’s total protected area — almost three and a half...
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International consortium wants to sequence the DNA of 1.5 million species
17 / 05 / 2018, Eureka AlertThe purposes and the challenges of Earth Biogenome Project, which aims at sequencing the genome from all eukaryotic species, are described in article at PNAS. Objectives include not only...
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New 'Silk Road' brings challenges and opportunities for biodiversity conservation
15 / 05 / 2018, Eureka AlertIn an article published in Nature Sustainability, scientists argues that environmental protection should be a priority for the 'Belt and Road' initiative. This Chinese project would then represent...
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Natuurmonumenten slaat alarm over afname aantal insecten in Nederland
14 / 05 / 2018, NOS NieuwsNatuurmonumenten luidt de noodklok over de ernstige afname van het aantal insecten. Wetenschappers van de Radboud Universiteit en het Kenniscentrum Insecten deden in opdracht van de organisatie...
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Scientists highlight 9 new reef fish species off West Papua
14 / 05 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsScientists in Indonesia have found nine stunning new reef fish species in the protected waters off the country’s largely untouched province of West Papua. They collected samples of the species...
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Longest recorded whale shark migration eclipses 20,000 kilometers
14 / 05 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsA team of scientists has tracked a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) across more than 20,000 kilometers (over 12,000 miles) of ocean, the longest migration ever recorded for the species. Whale sharks...
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New species of shrew discovered on a single mountaintop in the Philippines
11 / 05 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsScientists have described a new species of shrew that’s known to live only near the top of Mount Mantalingajan, the highest mountain on Palawan Island in the southern Philippines. The animal was...
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Recent Asian origin of chytrid fungi causing global amphibian declines
10 / 05 / 2018, Science NowGlobalized infectious diseases are causing species declines worldwide, but their source often remains elusive. We used whole-genome sequencing to solve the spatiotemporal origins of the most...
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Can India’s “People’s Forest” also serve as a haven for rhinos?
10 / 05 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsAruna Chapori, INDIA — In 1980, the social forestry wing of the Assam state forest department in northeastern India launched an experimental program that aimed to measure how well tree cover could...
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Can India’s ‘People’s Forest’ also serve as a haven for rhinos?
10 / 05 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsARUNA CHAPORI, India — In 1980, the social forestry wing of the Assam state forest department in northeastern India launched an experimental program that aimed to measure how well tree cover could...