Tag: Biodiversity
War in Ukraine: biodiversity, another collateral victim of the conflict
To the human tragedy that is looming with the war in Ukraine could be added irreversible consequences for the environment and in particular for biodiversity. “Environmental destruction in wartime is…
Artificial reefs should improve biodiversity in Utrecht’s canals: ‘It’s good, but it could be better’
Fish that currently swim in the Utrecht canals are pike, bream and oride. They enter the city via the Vecht and the Krommerijn. “People who have looked at the fish…
The Amazon rainforest may turn into savannah faster than expected
The Amazon is bad and it will get worse. This is the conclusion of a study published in the prestigious journal Nature. According to its authors, at the current rate…
All about the great animal migrations in photos
Animal migration is an impressive phenomenon both in terms of its scale, as it can bring together several million individuals, and the complexity of the biological systems that trigger and…
In Sri Lanka, the country’s most revered elephant has died
The 68-year-old pachyderm called Nadugamuwa Raja held a central place in the country’s Buddhist tradition. He even had an elite unit to protect him. The authorities pay tribute to him.…
Severe effects of warming in Africa require rapid adaptation, says IPCC
Biodiversity, food, health, economy… Beyond 1.5 degrees of global warming, the damage in Africa will be very heavy, estimates the IPCC, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in the second…
Only one in 10 European medieval tales is known!
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Mega forest fires will increase by 30% by 2050
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Only 9% of European medieval tales are known
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Seeds and creation of new varieties
A major challenge for the future: how to feed the seven billion people who inhabit the planet without wasting available resources? In this economic, societal and environmental debate, the seed…