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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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...
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Palm oil: Are your beauty products killing orangutans?
26 / 06 / 2018, BBC - Science TechA new study says that alternatives to palm oil could make matters worse for endangered species.
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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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New genus of extinct Holocene gibbon associated with humans in Imperial China
21 / 06 / 2018, Science NowAlthough all extant apes are threatened with extinction, there is no evidence for human-caused extinctions of apes or other primates in postglacial continental ecosystems, despite intensive...
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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...
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Entomologist launches landmark study of the desert darkling beetle
21 / 06 / 2018, NewswiseWith $879,000 in funding from the National Science Foundation, Northern Arizona University entomologist Aaron Smith recently embarked on a major study that seeks to advance scientific...
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Puan, the world’s oldest Sumatran orangutan, dies at 62
20 / 06 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsJAKARTA — Puan, the world’s oldest living Sumatran orangutan, has died at an Australian zoo after a lifetime spent in service to the conservation of the critically endangered species. Officials at...
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One tortoise at a time: Q&A with zoo veterinarian Justin Rosenberg
19 / 06 / 2018, Mongabaycom NewsAn international effort is underway in Madagascar to save thousands of threatened tortoises that were discovered in an abandoned house in the city of Toliara in April. The first descriptions of...
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Puan, oldest known Sumatran orangutan, dies in Australia
19 / 06 / 2018, BBC - Science TechPuan left an "incredible legacy" of descendants for the critically endangered species, keepers say.