Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont House of Representatives voted 108-36 Thursday to advance H.126(link is external), an act related to community resilience and biodiversity protection. The bill passed on a third reading Friday and now heads to the Senate for consideration. According to the US Forest Service, Vermont is losing approximately 12,000 acres of forestland per year to...Read More
Biodiversity Conservation Definition “Biodiversity conservation refers to the protection, upliftment, and management of biodiversity in order to derive sustainable benefits for present and future generations.” Table of Contents Explanation Methods In Situ Ex Situ Strategies Conclusion What is Biodiversity Conservation? Biodiversity conservation is the protection and management of biodiversity to obtain resources for sustainable development....Read More
Forests and trees make Earth liveable. They provide us with clean air and water. By storing vast amounts of carbon and moderating the climate, they are a critical defence against global heating. They are home to most of the planet’s amazing biodiversity. They provide shade, recreation and a sense of well-being. And they support the...Read More
LIBREVILLE, March 1, 2023 – Supporting and scaling up innovative nature finance, including biodiversity-positive carbon credits, and nature certificates or credits, could help close the significant gap in funding for the safeguarding and restoration of biodiversity and benefit Indigenous People and local communities, according to a new report launched by the Global Environment Facility and the...Read More
MIAO, 19 Mar: The GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment’s Itanagar-based Northeast regional centre (GBPNIHE-NERC) organised a ‘regional awareness programme-cum-workshop on biodiversity conservation in relation to changing climate’ at Mpen-II village here in Changlang district on Sunday. The workshop, sponsored by the NABARD, was attended by 50 participants from M’Pen and Lama villages, besides GBs,...Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Yale University have entered a three-year renewable pact for the development of a national species observation and planning system for biodiversity conservation in Liberia. The agreement signed by Prof. Wilson K. Tarpeh, Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Dr. Alexander Killion, Managing Director of the Yale...Read More
Leaders from across Africa and Asia will gather this week in Gabon for an international summit on the state of the world’s tropical forests, which experts say are disappearing at an alarming rate. Many of the discussions will focus on the Congo Basin, which stores more planet-warming carbon than the Amazon but is disappearing. The Congo Basin...Read More
Europe has set ambitious policy goals to allow nature to recover and flourish. Creating protected areas, green and blue infrastructure, restoring ecosystems, rewilding and facilitating nature-based solutions to climate change can all contribute to reversing biodiversity loss in the EU. Many vital species, habitats and ecosystems in Europe are threatened by urban sprawl, unsustainable farming and...Read More
Managing Connected Freshwater Ecosystems for Multiple Benefits Freshwater degradation threatens biodiversity. Ensuring that freshwater systems and their water supplies are protected from degradation will be one of the most important battles in the coming decades. This Knowledge Dialogue and UN Water Conference side event will explore how natural and human-built freshwater infrastructure can coexist and provide...Read More
Ecosystem services (ES) are the benefits that people derive from the natural environment, such as clean water, fertile soil, pollination of crops, and natural climate regulation. These services are important because they support human well-being, food security, and the maintenance of biodiversity. The degradation of ecosystems and loss of their services can lead to reduced...Read More
