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Tag: biodiversity

The hottest temperature ever recorded came on 16 August in the California desert. Lucian, Flickr

Algae flip-flops, horse antibodies and the hottest temperature ever

In this Landscape News bi-weekly digest of climate news, a new world record temperature, and why the US should stay in the Paris Agreement.

 

How are California’s redwood forests weathering fires and climate change?

A look at how climate change is affecting the redwood forests and biodiversity of the California Floristic Province.

 
Un miembro de la comunidad indígena Nueva Ahuaypa (Perú) junto a un árbol de su parcela, la cual sigue el modelo agroforestal. Juan Carlos Huayllabamba, CIFOR

Why global food systems should resemble those of the Indigenous Peoples

Lessons for more resilient and sustainable food systems

 
The forests of the Baram region in Malaysian Borneo. Fiona McAlpine

Seeing Borneo’s wildlife through the eyes of its citizen scientists

Citizen scientists from Indigenous groups in Borneo document the island's rare biodiversity in attempts to to protect it from logging.

 
The amount of high-value metals and materials, including gold, thrown away last year in electronic devices is estimated to value at least USD 57 billion, which is higher than most countries' GDP. Pea Chesh, Flickr

Coming soon: peak human population! Plus, biodiversity worth USD 10 trillion and why we throw away gold

In this roundup of climate news, half of Oklahoma recognized as Native land, carbon dioxide at 15-million-year high, and biodiversity worth USD 10 trillion.

 
The miombo woodlands in northern Zambia. Jeff Walker, CIFOR

Miombo woodlands: the vast southern African dryland forests hiding in plain sight

In Southern African, the miombo is a belt of expensive timber and African wildlife. But can it survive population growth?

 
Movements for equity are joining forces around the world, crossing-cutting issues such as climate, race and health. Marcus Spiske, Flickr

#BLM and climate justice join forces, the Arctic heats, and COVID-19 gear fills oceans

In this news roundup: new dates for COP 26, world’s largest electric aircraft takes off, and Extinction Rebellion meets Black Lives Matter

 
Lavender fields in France, one of the members states of the E.U., which collectively pledged to spend EUR 20 billion annually on biodiversity conservation. stezz, Flickr

Plant-based beer bottles, lifesaving llamas and billion$ for biodiversity

In this news roundup: global carbon emissions down 17%, virtual conferences go mainstream, and locusts wreak havoc in India

 
Raíces de los bosques de manglares a lo largo de la costa en el Parque Nacional de Bali Occidental en Indonesia. La nación archipiélago alberga casi un cuarto de todos los manglares del mundo. Aulia Erlangga, CIFOR

Mangrove forests: the muddy mazes that stash carbon and hide secrets

The benefits of mangrove forests are often overlooked, despite the fact that they're some of the most biodiverse and carbon-rich landscapes on Earth.

 
Red panda

Before the giant panda, there was the red panda

Red panda numbers have dropped by half since 1998 – and thanks to human encroachment, the elusive species is at risk of going extinct entirely.

 
A chimpanzee in Gombe National Park, the site of Jane Goodall's research. Afrika Force, Flickr

What the genetics of COVID-19 mean for the survival of wild great apes

New research examines what genetic resemblances among primates means in the context of pandemics, and why this sounds alarm bells for great apes.

 

What is the role of genebanks in times of pandemic?

Q&A on COVID-19 and genebanks with ICRAF's Tony Simons and Crop Trust's Charlotte Lusty, Lava Kumar and Vania Azevedo.

 
The COVID-19 pandemic. Jernej Furman, Flickr

Negative oil prices, a Korean Green Deal, and face masks from ocean plastic

In this news roundup: Earth Day turns 50 online, nature takes over cities in lockdown, and why clean energy could be worth USD 100 trillion by 2050.

 

Into the great unknown of terrestrial dark matter: fungi

We know little about some 94 percent of fungi species, which could hold answers for everything from needed medecines to better carbon sequestration.

 
An offshore wind farm in North Wales. Doug Scobie, Flickr

Social distancing tips from the platypus, renewable records and enzymatic scissors

In this bi-weekly digest of climate news: long-term costs of climate change revealed, commodity prices wobble, and animals that practice social distancing.

 

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