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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Investigation reveals illegal cattle ranching in Paraguay’s vanishing Chaco
22 / 12 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsSouth America’s Gran Chaco is a hot, semi-arid biome that stretches from eastern Bolivia down through western Paraguay into Argentina, barely touching Brazil on its way. It’s characterized by...
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Social media, e-commerce sites facilitate illegal orchid trade
21 / 12 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsReports of illegal trafficking in elephant ivory or rhino horn abound, but plants are actually more frequent victims of the illicit trade than wildlife. In fact, roughly 30,000 of the 35,000...
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DNA test helps officials spot dodgy shark shipments
21 / 12 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsA multi-national research team has developed a rapid DNA identification method to help customs inspectors detect illegally traded wildlife products, beginning with sharks. The DNA testing protocol...
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The female park rangers protecting turtles from traffickers in Nicaragua
21 / 12 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsThe lights draw uncertain lines under the blanket of stars that joins the sea to the sky at El Ostional Beach in southern Nicaragua, 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the border with Costa Rica. The...
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From spectacular orchids to towering trees – 2018's top new plant discoveries
21 / 12 / 2018, The GuardianAround the world, species hunters unearth 128 vascular plants and 44 species of fungi, many already facing extinctionA spectacular orchid sold from a barrow in a Laos market, a flower which may...
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Humans are to blame for wiping out local species and always replace them with the same animals
21 / 12 / 2018, CBDWherever humans go, native wildlife gets wiped out and animals like rats and pigeons flourish, a study has found. A study of 81 countries looked at the effect of human habitation on around 20,000...
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Elevated trawling inside protected areas undermines conservation outcomes in a global fishing hot spot
20 / 12 / 2018, Science NowMarine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly used as a primary tool to conserve biodiversity. This is particularly relevant in heavily exploited fisheries hot spots such as Europe, where MPAs...
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A hidden cradle of plant evolution in Permian tropical lowlands
20 / 12 / 2018, Science NowThe latitudinal biodiversity gradient today has deep roots in the evolutionary history of Earth’s biota over geologic time. In the marine realm, earliest fossil occurrences at low latitudes reveal...
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New species of big predator dinosaur found in marble quarry in Italy
20 / 12 / 2018, Yahoo ScienceIn life, it was the biggest, most ferocious dinosaur of its era. In death, it was ripped to pieces by ancient sharks as they fought over its remains on the seabed. Scientists have announced the...
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Scarlet macaws stalked by wildlife traffickers in Guatemala
20 / 12 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsTravel the pathways of what was once the Mayan world, and you’ll see images of the scarlet macaw, appearing at bus stations and on advertisements for hundreds of tour operators. But for this...