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Tag: Biodiversity

Asia’s Extraordinary Jumping Bird Now Thriving in Captivity—a Hopeful Halt to Population Slide
Conservation

Asia’s Extraordinary Jumping Bird Now Thriving in Captivity—a Hopeful Halt to Population Slide

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025

An endangered bird famous for its elaborate leaping courtship displays is being reared in a special facility where the…

More Evidence Modern Humans Are Rapidly Losing Microbiome Diversity
Nutrition

More Evidence Modern Humans Are Rapidly Losing Microbiome Diversity

March 29, 2024

It’s never been a better time to add fiber into your diet. Whether you follow a vegetable-light diet like…

Mexico Government Announces 20 New Protected Areas Totaling 2.3 Million Hectares
Conservation

Mexico Government Announces 20 New Protected Areas Totaling 2.3 Million Hectares

January 31, 2024

In what Mexican President López Obrador called a “bet on life,” on January 8th the Mexican government issued 20…

Organization’s ’25 Most Wanted’ is Leading to a Species Rediscovered Every 6 Months
Conservation

Organization’s ’25 Most Wanted’ is Leading to a Species Rediscovered Every 6 Months

December 8, 2023December 28, 2023

Years ago, a group of conservation scientists calling themselves Re:wild put out a wanted list. Dead or alive, they’re…

What Scientists Hear May Prove More Valuable for Conservation than What They See—the Field of Bioacoustics
Conservation

What Scientists Hear May Prove More Valuable for Conservation than What They See—the Field of Bioacoustics

October 16, 2023

A field of science known as bioacoustic conservation has really surged forward in the last decade, with dozens of…

Giant Study Says Increase Native Tree Richness and Control Maritime Ports to Prevent Invasive Species Epidemics
Environment

Giant Study Says Increase Native Tree Richness and Control Maritime Ports to Prevent Invasive Species Epidemics

August 25, 2023August 25, 2023

In Northern Italy, every year between May and June, the forests are alive with the humming of bees. Forest…

Can Dungeons & Dragons Help Save Biodiversity Through Storytelling/Gaming?
ArchivesConservation

Can Dungeons & Dragons Help Save Biodiversity Through Storytelling/Gaming?

April 21, 2022July 19, 2023

Story at a glance… A new Dungeons and Dragons rulebook features monsters based on extinct species of animal like…

Queensland Continues to Transfer Millions of Acres of Wilderness back to Aboriginees
ArchivesPolicy

Queensland Continues to Transfer Millions of Acres of Wilderness back to Aboriginees

April 4, 2022July 19, 2023

Story at a glance… Queensland Australia has bought hundreds of properties to increase the state’s protected areas. Almost all…

Natural Regeneration is Much More Biodiverse and Cheaper Than Mass Tree Planting
Environment

Natural Regeneration is Much More Biodiverse and Cheaper Than Mass Tree Planting

September 15, 2021

Story at a glance… Reforestation is key to fighting the effects of climate change, yet not all strategies of…

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If We Really Want to Save the World’s Biodiversity: Recognize Indigenous Land Rights

August 27, 2021

DJA BIOSPHERE RESERVE, Cameroon. April 1st 2019. PICTURED: A chief of the Baka pygmies looks pensive in a forest…

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Why in One of the Most Biodiverse Countries on Earth is Everyone Growing Rice?

July 15, 2021

PICTURED: Aerial view of the landscape around Halimun Salak National Park in West Java, Indonesia. Swidden farming dominates in…

World Achieves 17% of Land Conserved but Must Improve Quality—IUCN
Conservation

World Achieves 17% of Land Conserved but Must Improve Quality—IUCN

June 23, 2021

Story at a glance… 17% of land and fresh water has been protected in some way by the world…

Island Extermination: An Untold Story of Conservation Success
ArchivesConservation

Island Extermination: An Untold Story of Conservation Success

September 16, 2020October 2, 2023

Story at a glance… While many of the UN’s 2020 Aichi Conservation Targets were missed, controlling invasive species was…

Colombian Ex-Guerrillas Turn into Citizen Scientists Using Their Knowledge of the Jungle to Protect Biodiversity
ArchivesConservation

Colombian Ex-Guerrillas Turn into Citizen Scientists Using Their Knowledge of the Jungle to Protect Biodiversity

July 13, 2020July 14, 2023

In 2016, when the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed a peace agreement with the Colombian government, scientists…

Earth May Have Just Produced a New Species of Wolf
Conservation

Earth May Have Just Produced a New Species of Wolf

February 25, 2020

PICTERED: A Himalayan wolf triggers one of Geraldine Werhahn’s camera traps As high as 4,000 meters (20,000 feet) above…

Cooperation Or Conflict: How To Save Biodiversity In The Tropics
Conservation

Cooperation Or Conflict: How To Save Biodiversity In The Tropics

July 17, 2019

Tremendous sacrifices have been made in the quest to feed the people of the world, much of it fronted…


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Houthis Defeat the Americans, Claim Destruction of Another F/A-18 and Strike Israel with Drones

Andy Corbley May 8, 2025

Yemen has claimed responsibility for an attack on the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier that caused a second F/A-18…

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Former Georgia Senator Joins Trump’s Kettle of China Hawks as US Ambassador to Beijing

Andy Corbley May 1, 2025

Former Georgia Senator and businessman David Perdue was recently confirmed with a bipartisan vote as the new US Ambassador…

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Houthis Shoot Down $210 Million in Drones, US Kill 80 in Strike on Civilians in Hodeidah

Andy Corbley April 25, 2025

Seven of the United States’ premier long-range offensive drones have been shot down by Houthi counterfire in the skies…

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