Biodiversity

 Genes and extinction

EVEN AS human-induced extinction depletes the Earth's biodiversity, frantic efforts are on to minimise this depreciation. Many

Publication Date: 
14/01/2001
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Agriculture

 Till the last drop

Half the watershed area of the world's freshwater systems is estimated to have been lost in the twentieth century, as land was converted to agriculture and urban use, or levelled to combat diseases

Publication Date: 
Sunday, January 14, 2001
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Freshwater Ecosystems, Wetlands, Land Use, Land Reclamation, Agriculture, Fish, Endangered Species, Urbanisation, Population, Frogs, Global
Agriculture

 Clipped wings

Modern farmland practices are leading to the extinction of many bird species in the UK

Publication Date: 
14/01/2001
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Agriculture, Pesticides, Endangered Species, Birds, Environmental Science, Research, United Kingdom (UK)
India

 Birds of a feather

Is the RJF extinct in the wild?

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14/12/2000
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India

 Unsafe or secure?

Amid the gloom surrounding RJF data, an experiment in Haryana gives some hope

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14/12/2000
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 Fowl Play

Modifying chicken to suit the palate. Is it safe?

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14/12/2000
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India

 Free for all

Free exports of herbs could mean the death knell for India s biodiversity

Publication Date: 
14/12/2000
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Endangered Species, Medicinal Plants, Flora, Biodiversity, Exports, India
India

 Why save the rooster?

In 1996, about 14,000 million tonnes of meat came from the chicken alone. Rare indigenous breeds are extremely hardy and provide more protein and nutrition. Research on them is the need of the hour

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14/12/2000
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India

 Poultry Mess

New international trade regulations could mean some more bad news for indigenous fowl breeds

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14/12/2000
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 Blacked out

The rare Jhabua kalamansi disappears from banquets, while the productive Nicobari thaiknet goes unnoticed

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14/12/2000
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