On February 2nd the world celebrates its wetlands – complex ecosystems that provide a wide variety of services and benefits for people and nature. Wetlands such as estuaries, mangroves, marshes, and swamps play, beyond their biological role, a key part in helping people cope with disasters. Yet…
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For the first time, a total of 490 habitats across 35 countries in Europe have been assessed to determine their risk of collapse. The European Red List of Habitats, initiated by the European Commission, benefited from the knowledge and expertise of over 300 experts who reviewed the current…
For the first time,14 seahorses, pipefishes, and snipefishes native to the Mediterranean Sea were assessed for the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Red List of Threatened Species.Â
By Peter Newborne and James Dalton.
As we wait to see if President-elect Donald Trump upholds his campaign pledge to tear up the Paris climate change agreement, one of his close to home constituencies is already struggling on the frontline of the climate struggle.
CEO’s who may…
On Nov. 28 - 30, the Workshop on Mapping Asia Plants (MAP): Southeast Asia Plant Database Development was held in Beijing. The workshop was organised by the Biodiversity Committee, Chinese Academy of Sciences (BC-CAS), a member of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥. In attendance were 24 participants from China, India,…
This blog, published in Thomson Reuters Foundation News, highlights how MFF harnesses the natural functions of ecosystems and women’s strength in resource management to bring about better solutions to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Recently, seven climate change specialists from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand came together and wrote seven chapters for a book entitled Climate Change in the Bay of Bengal Region: Exploring Sectoral Cooperation for Sustainable Development.Â
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) in the Indo-Burma region will enter the new year with renewed optimism after making significant progress towards biodiversity conservation in 2016.Â
A recent post has highlighted how innovative technologies can help manage human-elephant conflicts in Bangladesh. Introduced lately, solar electric fencing is identified as one of the conflict mitigation options in the elephant ranges. This article captures the impact of this technology on the…