Tropical mammals residing even in protected areas are not safe from the impact of human activities happening outside their boundaries, new research has found. Anthropogenic stressors such as habitat fragmentation, human population density and others impacted 159 mammals in 16 protected areas in different biogeographic locations around the world, the decade-long study found. The research...Read More
Tropical forest birds, which tend to have wings that are short and round relative to their body length and shape, are more sensitive to habitat fragmentation than the long-, slender-winged species common in temperate forests, according to an international collaboration that included scientists from Oregon State University. OSU’s Matt Betts and Christopher Wolf teamed with...Read More
A group of youths from around the world on Wednesday took part in a competition in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture in China’s Yunnan province that saw them showcasing their biodiversity conservation solutions. Launched by Fudan University and sponsored by United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in China, the Youth Innovation Competition on Global Governance (YICGG) is...Read More
The EU’s new Nature Restoration Law – which passed through the European Parliament on Wednesday, 12 July – paves the way for even greater biodiversity and climate action. The EU’s new Nature Restoration Law EN••• – which passed through the European Parliament on Wednesday, 12 July – paves the way for even greater biodiversity and climate action. As Swedish...Read More
In the context of the 2023 annual work plan of the AFF-UNREDD partnership project on “ Strengthening REDD+ implementation in Africa: capitalizing on lessons learned for an evolving environment” AFF is recruiting six national experts, one each for Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Republic of Congo, and Uganda to take stock of progress made...Read More
1. BACKGROUND Forests are the key to addressing interconnected global challenges of sustainable development. These for example include climate change, food and water security, biodiversity conservation as well as the transformation towards a bioeconomy. All these issues will underpin society’s ability to prosper within the renewable boundaries of our planet. The International Union of Forest...Read More
Data paper webinar: Register for our webinar on 30 March 2023 to learn more about this call and data papers in general. In collaboration with the Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility (FinBIF) and Pensoft Publishers, GBIF has announced a new call for authors to submit and publish data papers on soil biodiversity in a special collection...Read More
Twelve years ago, Miyun, a suburb of Beijing, had a modest beekeeping presence with only 600 beekeeping households and 40,000 bee colonies, despite its rich history in the field. However, through innovative techniques and the adoption of multi-box beekeeping, the area has experienced a remarkable transformation. Today, Miyun boasts 2,144 beekeeping households and 123,500 bee...Read More
Kevin and Liz Jones walk slowly toward one of the brightly colored wooden boxes that line the yard of their farm in Batavia, just east of Cincinnati. Each box holds around 60,000 bees, working to make honey. The Joneses, who have been the owner of HappBee Acres Bee Supply for the last two years, are...Read More
