by Dr. Catherine Tarasoff, P.Ag. You’ve likely found yourself scratching your head, looking at a plant, wondering, “is this a native species or an introduced invasive species?” “Should I remove this plant even though it might be a native species?” While some invasive plants are distinctive and easy to recognize, others can be hard to […]
Ash dieback most expensive, while cost of tackling alien species has more than doubled since 2010, says study From Japanese knotweed to a fungus that kills ash trees, tackling invasive non-native species now costs the UK economy about £4bn, up from £1.7bn in 2010, research suggests. There are about 2,000 invasive non-native species (Inns) in […]
Adaptation is a key part of restoring Europe’s forests and improving their resilience to climate change-related risks such as pests and wildfires, Bernhard Wolfslehner told EURACTIV in an interview. Bernhard Wolfslehner is the head of the governance programme at the European Forest Institute, a group looking at forestry research and supporting policy around forests. He […]
Job no: 0059651 Location: Parkville Role type: Full-Time/Fixed Term for 3 years Faculty: Faculty of Science Department/School: School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences (SAFES) Salary: UOM Level B – $114,645-$136,136 p.a plus 17% super Join an internationally recognised group of academics participating in the Melbourne Biodiversity Institute and make a significant contribution to the teaching and research in the School […]
Many important natural history museums are struggling to survive due to reduced funding and staffing, and so their collections are increasingly being split up, degraded, or hived off. A review of these trends, addressing the problems with such museums and suggesting solutions, was recently published in the journal Megataxa. “Institutional declines need not be seen […]
By 2050, two-thirds of the global population will live in cities or urban centres. Climate change and biodiversity must be at the forefront of urban planning. Urban areas in Latin America and the Caribbean can benefit from biodiversity. We have witnessed the rapid transformation of urban spaces over the past few decades due to factors […]
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 14TH TAWIRI SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE TO BE HELD ON 6TH – 8TH DECEMBER 2023 AT THE ARUSHA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTER (AICC), ARUSHA, TANZANIA Dear all, The Organizing Committee is pleased to inform you that the 14th TAWIRI Scientific Conference will be held at the Arusha International Conference Centre (AICC) in Arusha, Tanzania from […]
Climate conspiracies once suited Beijing’s narrative. Not anymore. Now, China is both a culprit and a target. Much has been written about climate misinformation in the West but there has been far less scrutiny of the problem in China – a country that is both a significant carbon emitter and a leader in developing green […]
Climate change threatens to deliver a “truly terrifying” dystopian future of hunger and suffering, the United Nations human rights chief warned Monday. Volker Turk slammed world leaders for only thinking of the short term while dealing with the climate crisis. Turk told a UN Human Rights Council debate on the right to food that extreme […]
Companies and individuals alike have been investing in carbon credits to offset their carbon emissions. But not everyone is familiar with how to buy carbon credits. While buyers of the credits don’t have to be expert in all the rules and procedures of carbon offsetting, at least they should have a basic understanding of how the […]