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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It’s time to strengthen the macroecology–conservation practice interface (commentary)
29 / 11 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsImagine being able to know how many individual organisms occur at any given time across areas as large as whole continents or even the entire globe. Though satellites may one day enable us to...
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First wild Sumatran rhino in Borneo captured for breeding campaign
29 / 11 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsJAKARTA — Conservationists have captured a wild Sumatran rhinoceros in Indonesian Borneo and relocated it to a breeding center — a key step toward saving the critically endangered species. The...
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Forest fragmentation disrupts parasite infection in Australian lizards
29 / 11 / 2018, Eureka AlertIn a study with implications for biodiversity and the spread of infectious diseases, CU Boulder ecologists have demonstrated that deforestation and habitat fragmentation can decrease transmission...
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The Bangladeshi tribe that’s guarding turtles, co-authoring research papers
29 / 11 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsIn the beginning, Shahriar Caesar Rahman’s trips to the remote forests of the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh would invariably end in frustration. Rahman was searching for reptiles, and based...
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New research quantifies ecosystem services provided by Amazon rainforest
28 / 11 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsNew research published in the journal Nature Sustainability this month attempts to establish the monetary value of the ecosystem services provided by the world’s largest tropical forest, the...
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Extinction by omission: Peru’s disappearing ancient shihuahuaco trees
28 / 11 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsThe first thing a tree like the shihuahuaco inspires is respect. It takes it at least 1,000 years to reach its full-grown height of 40 meters (130 feet) and diameter of 1.5 meters about 5 feet)....
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The secret deal to destroy paradise
28 / 11 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsPrologue: Johor Baru, 2012 In December 2012, at a press conference on the sidelines of an Islamic business forum in Malaysia, a man named Chairul Anhar made a bold claim. His company, he said,...
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Dusky gopher frog suffers setback in U.S. Supreme Court ruling
27 / 11 / 2018, Reuters EnvironmentThe U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed a victory to timber company Weyerhaeuser Co and other landowners seeking to limit the federal government's power to designate private land as protected...
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U.S. high court revives timber company's fight over frog habitat
27 / 11 / 2018, Reuters EnvironmentThe U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed a victory to timber company Weyerhaeuser Co in its bid to limit the federal government's power to designate private land as protected habitat for...
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A living planet begins with thriving forests (commentary)
27 / 11 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsIn my lifetime, global wildlife populations have seen an overall decline of more than half. That’s a statement of such enormity that it’s hard to process. The evidence comes from WWF’s recent...