By Tara Conlan, The Gurdian A southern right whale filmed in the shallow waters of Península Valdés, Argentina in a shot from the series. Photograph: BBC Studios As a new series promises breathtaking footage obtained by groundbreaking technology, children are the new target audience. A detachable “whalecam”, remote underwater cameras operated …
New study finds strengthening protection of existing parks is crucial for biodiversity conservation
By Durham University, Phys.Org In a new study, bioscientists argue that strengthening the protection given to areas already protected under law or by local communities is as critical for safeguarding biodiversity as creating new protected areas. The research team, which included scientists from Durham University, National University of Singapore (NUS) …
No A/C? No problem, if buildings copy networked tunnels of termite mounds
By Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica “For the first time, it may be possible to design a true living, breathing building.” Part of the system of reticulated tunnels (egress complex) of a mound of Macrotermes michaelseni termites from Namibia. The mounds that certain species of termites build above their nests have long been considered to …
‘Why mine so close?’: the fight to protect the pristine Okefenokee swamp
An Alabama company wants to mine near the 440,000-acre Georgia swamp, but locals and scientists fear it could be irreparably harmed Humans, as a general rule, are rather unkind to swamps. They are disparaged as rotten places that must be drained, either literally, to make way for farmland and houses, …
New knowledge about our Earth’s most important biochemical reaction: A step towards increasing CO2 uptake in plants
Source: University of Copenhagen – Faculty of Science Imagine being able to grow plants that could absorb even more CO2 from Earth’s atmosphere and thereby help solve the world’s climate problems. Humans have selected, bred and optimized plants to increase food production and ensure for our survival for thousands of years. …
Hidden costs of global illegal wildlife trade
Source: University of Adelaide An international team of experts, including researchers from the University of Adelaide, has highlighted that the illegal and unsustainable global wildlife trade has bigger ramifications on our everyday lives than you might think. In a paper published in Biological Conservation, the team of researchers investigated the …
UN Biodiversity Conference Part 1
More on the other key UN Conference of the Parties, COP15 on Biodiversity, with many heads of state, Host China’s Xi Jinping, Emanual Macron, Prince Charles, Vladimir Putin and many others on the opening day, Kungming, China. Biodiversity and climate change caused by the same faulty finance! Hazel Henderson, Editor“ …
UN Biodiversity Conference Part 1
“The opening of the UN Conference on Biodiversity COP15 in Kungming, China is just as important as COP26 on the climate crises in Glasgow in November. Both COP26 and COP15 remind us that both the climate and biodiversity crises have a single source: faulty economics, faulty financial models, and faulty metrics …
The other COP meeting
“This UN conference on Biodiversity is indeed, as important as COP26, stating this week in Kunming, China. We hope this will be another possible area of friendly competition between China and the USA to reach for higher goals on climate crises before COP26 in Glasgow, in November. See my article “ESG Stakeholder …
Announcing the 2021 Biomimicry Global Design Challenge Finalists
The Biomimicry Institute has selected 12 finalist teams creating solutions to address the Sustainable Development Goals, all inspired by nature. MISSOULA, MT — September 23, 2021 — The Biomimicry Institute is proud to announce this year’s Biomimicry Global Design Challenge finalists, an international group of 12 teams that have created ideas inspired by nature’s intelligence …