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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Payments for ecosystem services can boost social capital in addition to forest management: Study
03 / 07 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsNew research finds that a national payments for ecosystem services (PES) program in Mexico not only benefits the environment but supports social relationships in local communities, as well. Mexico...
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Smartphone app helps indigenous communities fight deforestation
02 / 07 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsFive people suspected of illegal gold mining in Peru are in custody after indigenous community members used a system called ForestLink to alert authorities to the activity. “Communities are the...
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Investing in indigenous communities is most efficient way to protect forests, report finds
02 / 07 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsThe best way to save forests and curb biodiversity loss is to recognize the claims of indigenous peoples to their territories, a new report urges. Published by the Rights and Resources Initiative...
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What’s worse than palm oil for the environment? Other vegetable oils, IUCN study finds
02 / 07 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsOSLO, Norway — Banning palm oil in favor of other vegetable oils deemed less destructive to the environment could lead to greater biodiversity losses, a new report says. The report by the...
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Latam Eco Review: Chocolate as a Conservation Strategy
29 / 06 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsThe most popular stories by our Spanish language service, Mongabay Latam, for the week of June 18- 24 include features in honor of Colombia’s World Cup team (Humboldt Institute created “Colombian...
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Belize Barrier Reef gets UNESCO upgrade
28 / 06 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsUNESCO has announced that the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, which it added to the World Heritage List in 1996, has been removed from its list of ‘sites in danger.’ The system contains the...
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Nature retention, not just protection, crucial to maintaining biodiversity and ecosystems: Scientists
27 / 06 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsIs it time to completely rethink how we design the goals of conservation programs? Some scientists say it is. In a paper published last week in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, a team of...
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Audio: The dialogue between science and indigenous knowledge
26 / 06 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsOn today’s episode, we discuss traditional indigenous knowledge and climate change with Snowchange Cooperative director Tero Mustonen. Listen here: Through Snowchange, which is based in Finland...
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Latam Eco Review: Ports imperil Colombian crocodiles
23 / 06 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsBelow are summaries of the most popular stories by our Spanish language service, Mongabay Latam, from the week of June 11 – 17. Among the top articles: Port projects in northern Colombia threaten...
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As Colombia expands its palm oil sector, scientists worry about wildlife
21 / 06 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsThe large-scale expansion of oil palm has been a major driver of deforestation and biodiversity loss in many areas of the tropics. In Malaysia and Indonesia, where 85 percent of the world’s oil...