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Albert Einstein, Soil, Honey Bees and Biodiversity.
Albert Einstein, Soil, Honey Bees and Biodiversity. Among the manifold quotes that are attributed to Albert Einstein, are variants along the lines of: “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, […]
Albert Einstein, Soil, Honey Bees and Biodiversity.
Albert Einstein, Soil, Honey Bees and Biodiversity. Among the manifold quotes that are attributed to Albert Einstein, are variants along the lines of: “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, […]
With Too Much of a Good Thing, Europe Tackles Excess Nitrogen
With Too Much of a Good Thing, Europe Tackles Excess Nitrogen In Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and other countries, European governments are beginning to push farmers, industry, and municipalities to cut back on fertilizers and other sources of nitrogen that are causing serious environmental harm. by christian schwagerl Only seconds after Claudia Wiedner drops the metallic […]
SUBURBAN SPRAWL DOESN’T HAVE TO BE ECOLOGICALLY DEVASTATING
SUBURBAN SPRAWL DOESN’T HAVE TO BE ECOLOGICALLY DEVASTATING As development gobbles up open space, conservationists take a fresh look at subdivisions with biodiversity in mind. Fort Collins, Colo., is a growing, vibrant college town with a typical American problem: Beyond its idyllic historic city center, cookie-cutter subdivisions are eating away at farm fields, ranches and […]
Asia’s Fragile Caves Face New Risks from Development by Mike Ives: Yale Environment 360
Asia’s Fragile Caves Face New Risks from Development by Mike Ives: Yale Environment 360. Botanist Li-Bing Zhang has spent years collecting ferns in the caves and limestone formations of southwestern China and neighboring Southeast Asia. When I met him recently in a Vietnamese national park, his research vehicle, a silver van, was bursting with fern specimens. Zhang […]
Earth could face another mass extinction – study — RT News
Earth could face another mass extinction – study — RT News. Animals on Earth continue to disappear at an alarming rate, which could result in another mass extinction over the next few centuries, a study by the journal Nature claims, although researchers are struggling to understand the scale of the problem. Thousands of animals become […]
Industrial Farming Plows Up Brazil’s ‘Underground Forest’ | Climate Central
Industrial Farming Plows Up Brazil’s ‘Underground Forest’ | Climate Central. PALMAS, Brazil – South and east of Brazil’s famous Amazon, the air becomes dryer and the humid rainforest gives way to emerald green patches of irrigated pasture carved from scrubby woods and native grasslands. As global meat demand increases, farmers are plowing up more of […]
Protecting Seeds and Their Stories: The Sacred in Everyday Life – PermacultureNews.org
Protecting Seeds and Their Stories: The Sacred in Everyday Life – PermacultureNews.org. The recent UN Climate Change Summit, the marches in New York and around the world, once again brought into our collective consciousness the need for real change. As did the shocking news of the global loss of species. The vital need to protect […]
A Conservationist Sees Signs of Hope for the World’s Rainforests by Rhett Butler: Yale Environment 360
A Conservationist Sees Signs of Hope for the World’s Rainforests by Rhett Butler: Yale Environment 360. After decades of sobering news, a prominent conservationist says he is finally finding reason to be optimistic about the future of tropical forests. Consumer pressure on international corporations and new monitoring technology, he says, are helping turn the tide […]
Can we have our cities and biodiversity, too? | Ensia
Can we have our cities and biodiversity, too? | Ensia. October 23, 2014 — We are entering the most extensive and rapid phase of urban growth ever experienced. Not only are urban populations expected to double in just a few decades, physical urban space is expected to increase at an even faster pace. Estimates suggest that […]
