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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Small bee 'pollen thieves' are not effective bumblebee substitutes, study shows
29 / 06 / 2018, CBDBumblebee populations are declining in the United States for a range of reasons - loss of habitat, pesticide use, climate change, competition from non-native species, and non-native parasites. As...
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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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Orangutan: How 70,000 years of human interaction have shaped an icon of wild nature
27 / 06 / 2018, Science DailyThe evolution of the orangutan has been more heavily influenced by humans than was previously thought, new research reveals. Scientists have shed new light on the development of the critically...
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Kenya relocates endangered black rhinos to more secure habitat
27 / 06 / 2018, Reuters EnvironmentNAIROBI (Reuters) - The Kenya Wildlife Service has started moving 14 black rhinos to a sanctuary in the south east of the country to offer a more secure location for the endangered species.
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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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Africa:Leopards Get Stressed. Here's How We Know - and Why It Matters
27 / 06 / 2018, Allafrica Wildlife[The Conversation Africa] Leopards are versatile predators. These elusive cats can successfully occupy any habitat that supports sufficient numbers of prey species and which provides adequate...
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Rethinking the orangutan
27 / 06 / 2018, Eureka AlertThe evolution of the orangutan has been more heavily influenced by humans than was previously thought, new research reveals. Professor Mike Bruford, of Cardiff University, was part of the team of...
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Habitat fragmentation can promote disease outbreaks
27 / 06 / 2018, CBDFragmentation of landscapes and habitat loss-driven by urbanization and climate change-can put wildlife species at risk of extinction. Some ecological theory suggests habitat fragmentation may be...
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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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Palm oil 'decimating' wildlife, solutions elusive: report
26 / 06 / 2018, Yahoo SciencePalm oil production has "decimated" animal and plant life in Malaysia and Indonesia and threatens pristine forests in central Africa and South America, a leading international conservation group...