Biodiversity

Better species mapping can improve conservation efforts, study finds

The scientific models that ecologists and conservation biologists rely on to determine which species and habitats to protect lack critical information to help them make effective decisions, accordi

Publication Date: 
19/04/2018
PHYS
Tags:
Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Africa, Asia, Wildlife, Fish, Birds, Mammals
Biodiversity

Guidelines on business and KBAs: managing risk to biodiversity

A roadmap for businesses operating in some of the most biologically significant places on the planet has been issued today by the Key Biodiversity Area Partnership involving 12 of the world’s leading conservation organisations – including IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Publication Date: 
17/04/2018
IUCN
Tags:
Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystems, Protected Area Conservation
Biodiversity

Guidelines on business and KBAs: managing risk to biodiversity

A roadmap for businesses operating in some of the most biologically significant places on the planet has been issued today by the Key Biodiversity Area Partnership involving 12 of the world’s leading conservation organisations – including IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Publication Date: 
17/04/2018
IUCN
Tags:
Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystems, Protected Area Conservation
Wildlife

Liberia: Fda Launches Grebo-Krahn National Park

At long last, following legislative approval on August 22, 2017, the Grebo-Krahn National Park was formally launched over the weekend in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County, before a record crowd, including

Publication Date: 
17/04/2018
All Africa
Tags:
Wildlife, National Parks, Liberia, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Africa
Biodiversity

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Conservation of Biodiversity, 16/03/2018

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Conservation of Biodiversity, 16/03/2018. India has developed 12 National Biodiversity Targets (NBTs) in line with the global Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its 20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets.

Publication Date: 
16/03/2018
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, India, Parliament
Forests

Draft National Forest Policy, 2018

Over 100 civil society organisations from 15 states highlight the loopholes in the Centre’s draft National Forest Policy 2018 and demand withdrawl of this draft National Forest Policy, 2018

Publication Date: 
15/03/2018
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Tags:
Forest Policy, Forest Management, India, Ecosystems, Biodiversity Conservation, REDD, Forest Fires, Agroforestry, Wildlife Management
Biodiversity

Socio-economic outcomes of conservation interventions in Kangchenjunga Conservation Area, Nepal

The Kangchenjunga Conservation Area (KCA) in Eastern Nepal is home to one of Nepal’s unique and varied biodiversity, including flagship species such as the snow leopard.

Publication Date: 
09/03/2018
WWF Nepal
Tags:
Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Nepal, Wildlife, Agriculture, Livestock
Environment

Evidence-based causal chains for linking health, development, and conservation actions

Sustainability challenges for nature and people are complex and interconnected, such that effective solutions require approaches and a common theory of change that bridge disparate disciplines and sectors. Causal chains offer promising approaches to achieving an integrated understanding of how actions affect ecosystems, the goods and services they provide, and ultimately, human well-being.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2018
Jiangxiao Qiu, Edward T Game, Heather Talli & et al
BioScience
68
3
182-193
Tags:
Health, Development, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystem Services, Poverty, Global
Biodiversity

Rare butterfly found breeding in Scotland for first time in 130 years

The microscopic eggs of an endangered butterfly have been found in Scotland, suggesting the insect has returned to breed in the country for the first time in more than 130 years.

Publication Date: 
16/02/2018
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Biodiversity, Butterflies, Scotland, Biodiversity Conservation
Biodiversity

East Africa’s Albertine Rift needs protection now, scientists say

The Albertine Rift in East Africa is home to more than 500 species of plants and animals found nowhere else on the planet.

Publication Date: 
16/02/2018
East African (Kenya)
Tags:
Biodiversity, Flora, Fauna, Ecology, Ecosystems, Biodiversity Conservation, Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Africa

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