The IDB2013 booklet on Water and Biodiversity is now available!
http://www.cbd.int/idb/2013/booklet/
We have recently uploaded many photos albums from the COP11-MOP6 conferences on Flickr. Have you had a chance to look at them yet?
You can see them here: http://bit.ly/PRzfs4
How do you re-use your old home goods? Here is an example of a lightbulb. What do you think? Do you have any other ideas?
At United Nations Biodiversity Conference, countries agree to double resources for biodiversity protection by 2015. Special attention for biodiversity-rich marine areas among other key outcomes.
Read Press Release here: http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-10-20-cop-11-en.pdf
Can biodiversity cut the risks of crop losses?
Find out here: http://bit.ly/Q1WeUS
The book "Where Snow Leopard Prowls" is designed to foster the connection between children and wild-life and, in particular, care and love for the wild animals of the Himalayan Plateau. This is part of a partnership with the “Snow Leopard Trust” to help save the snow leopards.
Have a look here: http://kck.st/P3NLAi
Chimps in Uganda: Lessons from Washoe
Read the story here: http://bit.ly/SL11tk
Threatened Galapagos coral may predict the future of reefs worldwide
Read more at http://bit.ly/RVqtbm
L'odyssée de la biodiversité au Québec, Canada:
Ne manquez pas le film "10 pays, 300 jours pour sauvegarder la planète".
Bande-annonce: http://bitly.com/UnDZee
Infos: http://bit.ly/nVlFqv
What is the “Green Economy”?
For the purposes of the Green Economy Initiative, UNEP has developed a working definition of a green economy as one that results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities.
For more information: http://www.unep.org/greeneconomy/
The Nature of Cities: A collective blog on cities as ecological spaces
Have a look here: www.thenatureofcities.com
It's time to redesign our economic system
The vital connection between economics and a healthy ecosystem is still not understood by mainstream economists and financial theorists – what will it take?
Read full story here: http://bit.ly/S81sNU
22ND International Children’s Painting Competition
Water: Where does it come from? Source of life
Website: http://bit.ly/N5utWf
Download: http://bit.ly/Mu5P1i
tve biomovies is a film competition - in its third year - open to anyone aged from 9 to 99 around the world with access to a camera. You could receive US$300 to produce a 1-minute film about the environment. Which bit of the environment? Choose a category and decide. Your film could be funny or serious, an animation, a drama or a documentary.
* More info: http://tve.org/
* Watch the Youtube video: http://bit.ly/1I2zC7
Happy Friday! Have a great weekend everyone!
New Crab Species Discovered Off the Coast of Belize
Read full article here: http://bit.ly/QnMzHw
Picture: This is a photo of Areopaguristes tudgei, a new species of crab discovered by and named for American University biologist Christopher Tudge. (Credit: Photo courtesy of Rafael Lemaitre and Darryl L. Felder.)
"Students Discover Biodiversity in National Children's Science-Art Contest"
Arlington, Va. - Dec. 5, 2012 - Hundreds of students in grades 2-4 created biodiversity-themed art as part of a national contest, presenting everything from whales, turtles, deer, zebras, and sharks to butterflies and eucalyptus trees.
Website: http://bit.ly/PAoa1r
Youth4Land: The social media campaign of the United Nations Decade on Deserts and the Fight against Desertification (UNDDD) to raise awareness among children and youth about land degradation, drought and land restoration.
For more information: http://unddd.unccd.int/
"Mbankana Centre for Integrated Development (CADIM) - DR Congo"
To combat high rural unemployment and the outflow of farmers to urban centres, the Mbankana Centre for Integrated Development trains farmers in agroforestry and afforestation techniques that restore soil fertility and boost agricultural production in the Bateke Plateau region of western DRC. The group’s afforestation efforts have reduced exploitative pressure on the region’s natural forests, and enabled the reappearance of endemic animal species.
Download: http://bit.ly/RE3UOk
Equator Initiative Database: http://bit.ly/TAXBKJ
"Mountains Are only Minor Contributors to Erosion and Climate Regulation"
Read article here: http://bit.ly/109Fq34
Picture: Moraine Lake sunrise. (Credit: © james_wheeler / Fotolia)
"Throwing our food away: Up to 50% of the food produced worldwide is wasted"
Read full article here: http://bit.ly/VWHxji
Picture: © 2009 mongabay.com
"Salinization of Rivers: A Global Environmental Problem"
Read full article here: http://bit.ly/WKUwUp
Picture: The salinisation of rivers is a growing problem that affects to countries all over the world. (Credit: Woady creek, Australia / Ben J. Kefford)
"Management and Conservation Organization (OMYC), Uaxactún - Guatemala"
The 140 mestizo and indigenous families of Uaxactún, in the heart of the Mayan Biosphere Reserve, have a long history of conserving their natural heritage, and have been supported by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to sustainably manage resource extraction within an 84,000-hectare forest concession. Concession rents are supported by WCS, which also provides support for the harvesting and marketing of non-timber forest products, ecotourism ventures, minimal impact timber use, and the conservation of game species.
Download: http://bit.ly/13z2nvB
More case studies: http://bit.ly/TAXBKJ
"New 'flying' frog discovered in Vietnam"
Read full article here: http://bit.ly/108TTLL
Picture: New species of "flying" from that used web feet to parachute between trees in Vietnam. Credit: Jodi Rowley
Now seeking applications for Land for Life Award 2013
لعربية - Es - Fr - Ру - 中文 @ http://bit.ly/LbkdNf
Are you doing great work to restore land and promote the natural health of soils? The UNCCD is now calling for applications for the 2013 Land for Life Award. The award will recognize innovation and excellence in sustainable land management, particularly collaborative efforts that benefit people in the drylands. Three winners will be selected by an expert jury which will grant awards from a total prize fund of up to USD 100,000.
Nominations are welcome from individuals, businesses, research and academic institutions, local governments, journalists and civil society organizations. Application deadline: 15 March 2013.
To apply: http://bit.ly/LbkdNf
This week’s top news about the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety:
1. Ireland ratified the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 14 January 2013 (http://bit.ly/SR5zkh)
2. COP-MOP 6 in Hyderabad, India: photos available at http://on.fb.me/Vsl14t
3. The Biosafety Media Network is now available at http://bit.ly/W9sL8T
"Tribal Communities of the Jeypore Tract of Orissa - India"
The M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) was concerned about the rapid depletion of rice diversity in the Jeypore tract of the Indian state of Orissa, once the home of the largest number of rice varieties in India. Since 1998, the foundation has partnered with tribal communities to develop sustainable livelihood options while revitalizing vanishing rice varieties, combining modern and traditional approaches for the conservation, enhancement, and sustainable use of local rice biodiversity.
Download: http://bit.ly/10yxLdR
More case studies: http://bit.ly/TAXBKJ
"Climate Change Is Here. How Companies Are Preparing For It"
Read full article here: http://onforb.es/10E7s5X
Picture: A coffee plantation. Starbucks is working with coffee farmers to prepare for climate change by conserving water resources, soil resources and biological diversity. (Photo: Wikipedia)
Transnational Environmental Crime – a common crime in need of better enforcement: http://bit.ly/WL5Ul8
"World’s unknown species can be named’ before they go extinct"
Most of the world's plant and animal species could be named before they go extinct, say researchers.
Read more here: http://bbc.in/TsrxdA
Picture: A new species of Pseudopallene sea spider found in shallow water off the northwest coast of Australia (C. Taylor & C. Arango)
A rare optic phenomenon, the “Brocken spectre,” which occurs when a person stands at a higher altitude in the mountains and sees his shadow cast on a cloud at a lower altitude, Tatra Mountains, Poland.
Photo credit: Grzegorz Momot / European Pressphoto Agency
More info on Wikipedia: http://bit.ly/5RKKxO
"Bolivia takes step to boost agriculture and curb surging deforestation"
Read full article here: http://bit.ly/UvO0Vh
Picture: Deforestation in neighboring Brazil.
Photo by Rhett A. Butler
"Rare pygmy elephants 'poisoned' in Borneo"
Read full article here: http://bbc.in/Vkt8xs
Picture: A baby elephant was found next to the body of its dead mother
Paul Nicklen describes his most amazing experience as a National Geographic photographer - coming face-to-face with one of Antarctica's most vicious predators, the Leopard Seal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxa6P73Awcg (2min)
Happy WWD!
More info on Ramsar's website: http://www.ramsar.org/
Please support Ramsar's facebook page: http://on.fb.me/pAO9yg
TEEB Nordic Report Launched: http://bit.ly/XUmoXm
"Amazon Freshwater Ecosystems Are Vulnerable to Degradation"
Read full article here: http://bit.ly/Vt8lI1
Picture: A fishermen proud of the almost two-feet long Colossoma macropomum he caught using a harpoon thrown by hand. Whereas a fishermen is happy to catch a Colossoma this big today, 20 years ago a fishermen would have to catch a Colossoma three-feet long to be equally happy. This high-value fish is today thought to be overfished and increasingly scarce.
Credit: Image courtesy of Woods Hole Research Center
tve plans to launch the next tvebiomovies competition in June 2013
After almost a million views worldwide, we are delighted to announce the five winning entries in the tvebiomovies 2012 competition: http://tve.org/biomovies
More than 400 film-makers from 86 countries took part in the competition. Just ten made it through to the finals, and the chance to turn their film treatments into one minute movies.
We need your feedback please:
UNDB Screen savers and web banners are available, tell us what you think of them, or if you have other ideas/designs
http://web/2011-2020/media/multimedia/#tab=4
thanks!
Sites for Super Deadly Frog, Flying Fox, and Mystery Owl Named to 7 Wonders of Endangered Species: http://www.abcbirds.org/newsandreports/releases/130212.html
"€1 million invested in the conservation of marine migratory species"
Study will identify and map potential hotspots for marine species.
Picture: A loggerhead sea turtle
Full Article: http://bit.ly/Yrs8bi
All you need is love ♫
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvIdwOEzreM
An excellent guide to biodiversity for youth. Like it, share it, use it and apply it! http://bit.ly/15hPsyX
more stuff for youth @ http://bit.ly/Z2riE9, http://bit.ly/XbublC, http://bit.ly/VVAz3K
Have a great weekend everyone!
Cool news! "Antibiotics search to focus on sea bed"
Read more about it here: http://bbc.in/UlgRg9
Picture: Scientists will test unique chemical compounds from marine samples found in deep sea trenches
If you think waste is someone else's problem... think again
Playing soon - mark your calendars and bring your friends!
http://www.trashedfilm.com/
"How the Life of a Chipmunk in Michigan Came to Save Elephants and a Million Acres in Cambodia"
Full Article: http://onforb.es/11Y3fvz
Picture: Our first bull at Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) © David Casselman
Enjoy a great weekend everyone!
The Golden Tiger has an extremely rare color variation caused by a recessive gene that is currently only found in captive tigers.
More info can be found here: http://bit.ly/jQHDSS
Picture credit: http://bit.ly/YrLHzL
"A Promising Fruit: The Tree Tomato"
A researcher at the UPM is collaborating in the characterization of genetic resource of the tree tomato to enhance its cultivation and commercialization in Andean and Mediterranean countries.
Read more at http://bit.ly/VIM9gl
Picture: A tree tomato in a plant, in the Real Jardín Botánico of Madrid. (Credit: Author: Juan Martínez Laborde.)
"Sonar and Whales Are a Deadly Mix"
Whales face numerous threats, many from garbage and toxins dumped into the oceans. Human-caused noise pollution also harms whales, leading to death, stranding, temporary and permanent hearing loss and hemorrhaging around the brain, ears and other tissues from decompression sickness when whales are startled by sound and surface too quickly.
Read more at http://huff.to/15Qw7Ff
Does the presence of scientists help deter poaching and deforestation in protected areas?
Find the answer here: http://bit.ly/YAE36g
Picture: Sign warning that a tree is spiked to protect it from illegal logging in Indonesia's Gunung Palung National Park (Credit: Rhett Butler)
ASEAN-wide photo contest: You have a shot at making a difference. Take that shot and join! Deadline to enter: 31 July 2013. http://photocontest.aseanbiodiversity.org/
"Sharing the caring for the future: An environmental gender agenda"
MAN is tampering with the buttons of the world’s climate machine and pushes the global ecosystem ever further to its limits. Or is it men?
Read more here: http://bit.ly/14eJgo6
"The real monsters of Loch Ness: new species of bugs discovered"
Eight UK biodiversity firsts discovered in ‘lost world’
Find them out here: http://ind.pn/12rie1v
"How your fuel bills are subsidising deforestation"
one government department raises awareness about endangered species whilst another uses our fuel bills to contribute to their demise. Helen Buckland, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Society, explains... http://bit.ly/VE6Jjd
Picture: The habitat of the endangered Orangutan continues to shrink as palm oil monoculture spreads.
"Dragonflies, as climate change indicators"
Monitoring communities of climate sensitive species, such as insects, could enable scientists to develop indicators for climate change effects on biodiversity and help devise policies to protect it.
Full story here: http://bit.ly/10f7W35
Picture Credits: Heiner Blischke
Woah! Amazing!
The Hemeroplanes triptolemus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Costa Rica, Belize, Mexico, Guatemala and probably flies throughout Central America into Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, Venezuela and Guyana.
In its larval form, it is capable of expanding its anterior body segments to give it the appearance of a snake, complete with eye patches. This snake mimicry extends even to the point where it will harmlessly strike at potential predators. (http://bit.ly/JS8dex)
"Red-letter day for marine education"
Much headway has been achieved in recent years in terms of local marine conservation, particularly the designation of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). There are currently five such areas – Rdum Majjiesa, Dwejra, Filfla-Għar Lapsi, Mġarr ix-Xini and the North-East MPA. They encompass 18,000 hectares or five per cent of our territorial waters and include vast swathes of Posidonia oceanica (Neptune Grass) meadows.
Read more: http://bit.ly/Xjkjuo
"Market access poser for palm oil, new move by major consumers to completely avoid using palm oil"
The market access for palm oil has become a growing debate of late, especially since global palm oil inventories from major producers are bursting at the seams.
Read more: http://bit.ly/ZvHBHY
Picture: There is a new move initiated by major consumer goods and retailer groups to completely avoid using palm.
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Earth hour is just a few hours away! Get ready for it, have a great weekend!
homepage:
http://www.earthhour.org/
FC Barca’s Leo Messi supports Earth Hour... and much more news from around the world:
http://earthhourlive.org/
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http://www.facebook.com/earthhour
Have you heard about the archerfish? They have a cool way of getting their food... it fires a jet of water at its prey, making it drop to the water so it can eat it!
Check out the video: http://bit.ly/10RVeaK
Wiki info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archerfish
Happy Holi, the Festival of Colours!
on this occasion, CMS Vatavaran re-invites you to enter its 7th Environment & Wildlife Film Festival and Forum. Deadline 31 May 2013. More info: http://cmsvatavaran.org/
"Pacific bird extinctions decimated global biodiversity"
Overhunting and deforestation by Pre-European settlers in the Pacific led to extensive loss of bird life, according to new estimates of extinction rates in the region.
Read more here: http://bit.ly/ZsuwSo
Picture: The Takahe is a large NZ flightless bird. Many species similar to this went extinct in the tropical Pacific in the years following first colonisation of their island homes by humans.
I thought this was easy, but apparently not to everyone: who knows what this is?
TODAY April 5th @ 4PM EST
Interview with Tierra Curry, conservation biologist
www.blogtalkradio.com/fromthetop
World Ocean Radio in March - Subscribe to the weekly podcast!
http://worldoceanobservatory.org/world-ocean-radio
The Remarkable Biodiversity Of Belly Buttons
http://app1.kuhf.org/articles/npr1365014717-The-Remarkable-Biodiversity-Of-Belly-Buttons.html
There is a clear link between light pollution and biodiversity, who knows what it is? Answer: http://bit.ly/Zddx3i
And just as clear: links between light pollution and human health: http://1.usa.gov/Sb0OiZ ; http://bit.ly/10iQWpV
“If the dress we wear is built on the hopes of a five-year old child in Bangladesh, if the gasoline we put in our cars is mixed with the blood of the innocent in Libya, if a chocolate we hand down to our children poisoned rivers in Africa, if a coat we are wearing has caused the extinction of a species, if the furniture in our homes plundered the rain forests, then we need to be disturbed by this cycle, by this kind of globalization, by this kind of trade. We need to question this to the deepest level and resolve it.
"The global threats which humanity faces eliminate the luxury of saying, ‘What do I care?’” Erdoğan said. “We are not only creatures of bodies, heads and brains. We carry hearts, we carry souls, and we carry conscience.”
http://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/an-emotional-start-to-the-10th-un-forum-on-forests
Have a good weekend!
Bonne fin de semaine!
Buen fin de semana!
Хороших выходных!
周末愉快!
You are invited to join the Environmental Sustainability, Human Rights, Peace and Security e-discussion (April 15-28) at http://www.worldwewant2015.org/sustainability2015/humanrights
#sustainability2015 or handle @environment2015
What is the level of biodiversity awareness globally? Here are the results of a few surveys, including the much anticipated UEBT Biodiversity Barometer 2013
http://www.cbd.int/cepa/target1/surveys/
The IDB2013 booklet on Water and Biodiversity is now available!
http://www.cbd.int/idb/2013/booklet/
All parts of the plant are highly poisonous, including the red berries which may be attractive to children. If ingested—even in small amounts—the plant can cause abdominal pain, vomiting, and a reduced heart rate.
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