Biodiversity – Page 3

Biodiversity, Climate, Energy sources, Environment, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Marine Biology

Keeping whales safe in sound: Marine species and seismic surveys

terry / January 20, 2014

International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Geneva 20 January, 2014 Unique collaboration between oil/ gas industry, scientists, conservationists proves […]

Agriculture, Biodiversity, Environment, food, Indigenous and traditional knowledge, Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), IPBES, Office of the Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia, soil, United Nations, Zakri Abdul Hamid

Indigenous knowledge: preserving biodiversity, ecosystem services

terry / December 8, 2013

UN Intergov’l Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (IPBES), Bonn 8 December 2013 IPBES experts cite importance of ‘co-production’ of

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Deep Carbon Observatory, Environment, Geology, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, metals, mineralogy, Robert Hazen, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Deep Carbon Observatory scientists discover quick recipe for producing hydrogen

terry / December 8, 2013

Deep Carbon Observatory, Washington DC 8 December 2013 New formula for fast, abundant H2 production may help power fuel cells,

Biodiversity, Environment, Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), IPBES, Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), Office of the Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia, United Nations, Zakri Abdul Hamid

Most nations lack means to assess biodiversity, key ecosystem services and their value: Experts

terry / November 5, 2013

UN Intergov’l Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services, Bonn 5-Nov-2013 Most of the world’s nations — unanimously committed to protecting

Biodiversity, Climate, Environment, Marine Biology, Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation

Potentially ‘catastrophic’ changes underway in Canada’s northern Mackenzie River Basin

terry / June 10, 2013

Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy, University of California Berkeley 10-Jun-2013 Biodiversity in watershed covering roughly 20% of Canada compared

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Climate, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Marine Biology, Rockefeller University, Stanford University, The Rockefeller University

Sea-surfing ‘wave glider’ robot deployed to help track white sharks in the Pacific

terry / August 10, 2012

Block Lab, Stanford University, Monterey Bay, CA, USA 16-Aug-2012 New high-tech ocean observers debut above ‘The Blue Serengeti’; ‘Shark Net’ app

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Consortium for the Barcode of Life, DNA Barcoding, Environment, Global Health, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Marine Biology, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Quack medicines, insect immigrants, and what eats what among secrets revealed by DNA barcodes

terry / November 27, 2011

Consortium for the Barcode of Life, Smithsonian Institution 27-Nov-2011 Global ‘barcode blitz’ accelerates; 450 experts converge on Adelaide Nov. 28-Dec.

Environment, Fisheries, Marine Biology, United Nations, United Nations University, UNU, UNU-INWEH, Zafar Adeel

Environmental troubles growing in Mid-East Gulf region due to rapid coastal development

terry / November 16, 2011

United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 16-Nov-2011 Sustainable coastal management, regional coordination and long-term, holistic

Biodiversity, Climate, Environment, Fisheries, Marine Biology

Major threats foreseen due to Europe’s changing marine environments

terry / September 15, 2011

Project CLAMER (Flanders Marine Institute, (VLIZ) Oostende, Belgium, and Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ),

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Encyclopedia of Life, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, Smithsonian Institution, The Rockefeller University

Redesigned and vastly expanded, Encyclopedia of Life Version 2 offers information on 1/3rd of known species

terry / September 5, 2011

Encyclopedia of Life (EOL.org) Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 5 September 2011 Landmark global online collaboration now