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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Wildfires Leave Vulnerable Koalas at Further Risk
15 / 11 / 2019, Yahoo ScienceMELBOURNE, Australia -- The victims were carried in one by one, their paws burned and fur singed, suffering from dehydration and fear. Their caretakers bandaged their wounds, swaddled them and...
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Mexico plans huge increase in palm oil production in sensitive ecosystems
14 / 11 / 2019, Mongabaycom NewsThe Mexican state of Campeche sits on the Yucatan Peninsula, a region renowned for its lush jungles and high biodiversity. But the state’s forests are being wiped out by agriculture and fire,...
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Rapid expansion of protected areas around the world failing to reduce human pressures on land
14 / 11 / 2019, Mongabaycom NewsAs the world races to meet the goal of protecting 17 percent of Earth’s land surface, a new study looks at how effective protected areas are at reducing human pressures — and finds that there is...
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What vision do we have for the deep sea?
14 / 11 / 2019, Eureka AlertThe ocean hosts an inconceivable wealth of marine life, most of which remains unknown. International plans to mine minerals from the deep seafloor threaten this biodiversity hotspot. States are...
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The 'doomsday' vault that protects the world's biodiversity is expanding
14 / 11 / 2019, CBDThe Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a haunting symbol in a warming world. It's a concrete bank planted deep in the permafrost of Svalbard-a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean-where it...
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Women, wildlife and the workings of the CBD
14 / 11 / 2019, CBDOne key decision to be taken over the next two weeks at the UN Biodiversity conference is whether to adopt new guidance on sustainable wildlife management. These are practices that sustain...
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Malawi receives 17 black rhinos from South Africa
13 / 11 / 2019, Reuters EnvironmentSeventeen black rhinos have been released into Malawi's Liwonde national park after arriving from South Africa as part of conservation efforts aimed at keeping the local population of the...
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Audio: Damian Aspinall on why he’s calling for zoos to be phased out within the next three decades
13 / 11 / 2019, Mongabaycom NewsOn today’s episode, we speak with Damian Aspinall, chairman of the Aspinall Foundation, a UK charity that works to conserve endangered animals and return them to the wild. Listen here: Back in...
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Applying biodiversity conservation research in practice
12 / 11 / 2019, Eureka AlertOne million species are threatened with extinction, many of them already in the coming decades. This unprecedented loss of biodiversity threatens valuable ecosystems and human well-being. But what...
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Gold mining critically impairs water quality in rivers across Peruvian biodiversity hotspot
11 / 11 / 2019, Eureka AlertA Dartmouth study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that artisanal-scale gold mining is altering water clarity and dynamics in the Madre de Dios River...