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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New study reveals that the center of the world's marine biodiversity is in danger
10 / 04 / 2018, Eureka AlertResearch led by Swansea University's Bioscience department have found that the world's center of biodiversity is under widespread threat of losing a key marine resource.
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A new wave of rock removal could spell disaster for farmland wildlife
10 / 04 / 2018, CBDMy (DM's) perception of threatened species habitats changed the first time I encountered a population of endangered lizards living under small surface rocks in a heavily cleared grazing paddock....
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New research investigates spread of payments for ecosystem services around the globe
10 / 04 / 2018, CBDAquaculture, or fish farming, is one of the world's fastest growing food sectors, providing about half of all the fish we eat. As it stands, climate change is altering our ocean's environment,...
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Hey, how about we helicopter grizzly bears into this remote National Park?
07 / 04 / 2018, Yahoo ScienceAncient groves of Douglas fir trees still stand in North Cascades National Park. The little-visited park — it receives less than one percent of the annual visitation of Yellowstone — can resemble...
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New research examines spread of payments for ecosystem services around the globe
06 / 04 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsAfter a series of floods and droughts in the late 1990s convinced the government of China that deforestation was a major threat to water quality and flood control, the country responded quickly,...
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Rubber plantation in Cameroon edges closer to UNESCO World Heritage Site
06 / 04 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsAn industrial rubber plantation is currently developing land right on the edge of Cameroon’s Dja Faunal Reserve. And it’s getting closer, according to an analysis of satellite data released by...
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In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, April 6, 2018
06 / 04 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsTropical forests A construction magnate in Thailand has been charged with poaching (Reuters). Restoring forests requires the right tools, and we don’t have them all yet (CIFOR Forests News). Might...
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The blue whale genome reveals the animals' extraordinary evolutionary history
06 / 04 / 2018, Eureka AlertFor the first time, scientists of the German Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Center, Goethe University and the University of Lund in Sweden have deciphered the complete genome of the...
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Without Birds, Lizards, and Other Vertebrate Pollinators, Plant Reproduction Could Decline by Two-Thirds
06 / 04 / 2018, CBDBees tend to get the most attention as pollinators critical to the survival of plant species. But lizards, mice, bats, and other vertebrates also act as important pollinators. A new study finds...
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South Korean company under fire for alleged deforestation in Papua oil palm concession
05 / 04 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsJAKARTA — A South Korean-owned company previously under fire for clearing vast swaths of pristine forest in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua province has continued to deforest its oil palm concession...