Check your car, kayak or a nearby rail car – it might be providing free transportation for an invasive pest or plant. And you can be part of a renewed effort to stop the invaders. The Midwest Invasive Species Information Network needs help finding and identifying invasive species. The organization leads several citizen science initiatives that provide...Read More
Acoustic monitoring and AI tools were used to track biodiversity recovery in plots of tropical Chocó forest in northwestern Ecuador. The study found that species returned to regenerating forests in as little as 25 years, indicating positive progress in forest recovery. Acoustic monitoring and AI-based methods proved to be powerful and cost-effective techniques for assessing...Read More
The National Biodiversity Council (NBC) must be further empowered as the primary platform to strengthen policies and strategies for biodiversity conservation at the national level, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. For one, he said the proposed establishment of the Malaysia Biodiversity Centre (MBC) as a national centre of excellence for biodiversity would complement...Read More
At the inaugural Africa Climate Summit held in Nairobi last month, a group of philanthropists and conservationists seized the opportunity to champion vital reforms within the international financial framework. Their focus extended to the exchange of innovation, knowledge, experiences, and practical strategies aimed at combatting climate change. Among the critical areas of concern, deserving ongoing...Read More
Time is one of humanity’s greatest blind spots. We experience it as days, months, or years. But nature functions on much grander scales, measured in centuries, millennia and even longer intervals often lumped together as “deep time.” As paleontologists, we were trained to think in deep time. Yet, as conservationists, we’ve come to realize that time can be...Read More
The world took significant steps in recognising the importance of biodiversity and the health of our ecosystems to human life at the COP15 last December. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) has four goals that are aligned with three UN SDGs 12, 14 and 15. The four goals of the GBF call for action on:...Read More
Biodiversity in Nigeria, which encompasses the wide array of life forms and ecosystems within the country, is an indispensable and multifaceted asset that fundamentally underpins various aspects of economic, social, and cultural development. Nigeria boasts a rich and intricate ecological tapestry, characterized by a diversity of plant and animal species. Nevertheless, this precious biodiversity is...Read More
SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE DIRECTORATE OF STUDENTS SERVICES ORIENTATION WEEK PROGRAM FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024 TIME ACTIVITY PARTICIPANTS VENUE MONDAY: 23.10.2023 7:00a.m. 12:00a.m – To receive students from Msamvu Bus Terminal Deans of Students/SUASO MLT 10 – Edward Moringe Campus & Nelson Mandela Freedom square Solomon Mahlangu Campus 12:00 p.m. 1.00 p.m. ...Read More
Sokoine University of Agriculture Directorate of Students Services Orientation week program for academic year 2023/2024 TIME ACTIVITY PARTICIPANTS VENUE MONDAY: 23.10.2023 7:00a.m. 8:30a.m – Registration support & medical check-up (Those who did not access the service) • Dean of Students/ Staff • All freshers MLT 10 – Edward Moringe Campus & Nelson Mandela...Read More
