Category Archives: BIODIVERSITY

Vertical Farming:Agriculture of Future

Posted on October 25, 2012 by

The Problem By the year 2050, nearly 80% of the earth’s population will reside in urban centers. Applying the most conservative estimates to current demographic trends, the human population will increase by about 3 billion people during the interim. An … Continue reading →

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Contour Farming:A Practice of Rainwater Coservation and Reducing Soil Erosion

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

Practice of tilling sloped land along lines of consistent elevation in order to conserve rainwater and to reduce soil losses from surface erosion. These objectives are achieved by means of furrows, crop rows, and wheel tracks across slopes, all of … Continue reading →

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Thailand Produces useful Maps on Forest land Encroachment

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry, Thailand, unveiled a new satellite map that will be used to resolve conflicts on forestland encroachment. The new, 1:4,000-scale, map was introduced at a public forum on the problem of forest encroachment held by … Continue reading →

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Coral Reefs Are at Risk

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

Coral reefs face severe challenges even if global warming is restricted to the 2 degrees Celsius commonly perceived as safe for many natural and human-made systems. Warmer sea surface temperatures are likely to trigger more frequent and more intense mass … Continue reading →

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Can Nature Parks Save Biodiversity?

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

The 14 years of wildlife studies in and around Madagascar’s Ranomafana National Park by Sarah Karpanty, associate professor of wildlife conservation at Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment, and her students are summarily part of a paper on … Continue reading →

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Epic Dilemma:Food or Forests?

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

Which is more important?  Forests or Food Crops.Forests are lovely.  Food crops are more nourishing.   United States and China are the world’s top greenhouse-gas emitters. What may be surprising is the country that is third: Indonesia. Indonesia is a major … Continue reading →

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Lichen Can Survive in Space: New Light on Origin of Life

Posted on June 24, 2012 by

You can freeze it, thaw it, vacuum dry it and expose it to radiation, but still life survives. ESA’s research on the International Space Station is giving credibility to theories that life came from outer space — as well as … Continue reading →

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WMO launches new weather data system

Posted on June 24, 2012 by

The UN agency, which launched the system last month (31 January), said it would improve access to meteorological observations and products for stakeholders including the research and disaster risk reduction sectors. read here

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