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Beekeeping relieves land degradation in Kyrgyzstan
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Business needs to tackle the sustainability crisis
What better era for socially responsible enterprise to nurture a mutually-dependent relationship with benefits for society and business?
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Discovering species in the mountains under the deep sea
Investigations by a multi-disciplinary team will form the scientific basis for management and conservation in the southern Indian Ocean.
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Cities, biodiversity and governance
A UNU-IAS policy report aims to spur the development of effective governance mechanisms for managing the impacts of cities on biodiversity and vice-versa.
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Illicit owl trade casts shadow on Diwali in India
A new report sheds light on illicit trade in live owls in India, most of which are used in occult practices.
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One-fifth of back-boned animals face extinction: study
A comprehensive assessment of the world’s vertebrates confirms one-fifth of species are threatened.
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Biodiversity in the Hani cultural landscape
Indigenous wisdom is key in the complex forestry and land management system practised by the people of China's Ailao Mountains.
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India set to publish world’s first ‘natural wealth’ accounts
Economics of ecosystems and biodiversity study demands nations account for natural capital, as India plans to.
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South Indian agricultural model mimics fragile ecosystem
A decline in the traditional practice of home gardening by Wayanad’s tribal population can have far-reaching consequences.
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Stories from a Biodiverse World
As COP10 begins, the United Nations University is delighted to present films that explore interactions between humans and nature in Japan and across the globe.
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Back Biodiversity 100, save our wildlife
To press governments into action on the biodiversity crisis, not platitudes, about preserving wildlife, you have helped compile a list of 26 actions. But there is still work to be done.
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Building biotic peace at COP10, Nagoya
An environmental conflict resolution expert reflects on why and how negotiators need to overcome their reluctance to link ecology and peace-building.
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How to read environmental literature 101
Great environmental literature, whether from East or West, speaks of nature as in integral part of human identity.
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Low impact systems to funnel toxic stormwater
Polluted runoff threatens wildlife and drinking water in Northwestern Washington State, but mimicking natural drainage offers hope.
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Your ideas for halting biodiversity loss
You can help compile a list of 100 tasks that G20 governments should complete to prove their commitment to tackling the biodiversity crisis.
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List of world’s natural heritage spots grows
This year, International Year of Biodiversity, the World Heritage List gains six new sites where flora and fauna flourishes.
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Satoumi: the link between humans and the sea
Japan's Seto Inland Sea supports a variety of sea life and people and its integrated management would allow the reaping of benefits well into the future.
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