Biodiversity-Ecology
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News & Journals
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www.iisd.ca |
International Institute for Sustainable Development, Reporting Services (IISD RS), brings you the latest news, information and analysis from international environment and sustainable development negotiations. Biodiversity and Wildlife Page. |
www.sierraclub.com |
Sierra Club Magazine on line. |
www.wn.com/newecologist |
World News Network. Ecology News. Links to ecology news of the day. |
www.esapubs.org |
Ecological Society of America. Publishes Ecology Journal, Ecological Applications,Ecological Monographs, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment and the The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. |
www.oryxthejournal.org |
Oryx - the International Journal of Conservation, a quarterly journal from Fauna & Flora International, publishes research on biodiversity conservation, conservation policy and sustainable use, and the interactions of these matters with social, economic and political issues. Current issue free on-line. |
www.iucn.org |
International Union for Conservation of Nature helps develop conservation science, manages field projects all over the world, and brings together players from different domains and sectors to develop and implement policy, laws and best practice. Biodiversity News. |
| When the Bamboo Nesting Ant senses excess water in its burrow it drinks up as much water as it can hold and then goes outside and pees, thereby preventing the burrow from flooding. | |
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Scientists don't even know how many total species live on the planet, estimates are from 5 million to 100 million total species, though only 2 million have been identified. |
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Recent Issues Blog Posts
Microplastic remnants from washing clothes are polluting our waters. A polyester garment can release more than 1,900 fibres per garment, per wash, and that ends up in fish, and then us, if we eat the fish. What goes around, comes around.
Walmart’s the largest grocery store in the U.S., the largest retailer in the world, the leader in global corporate revenue and the largest employer in existence.
Please sign the petitions recommending the EPA ban atrazine -- deadline is coming soon. Learn more...
Flame Retardants are blowing in the wind. PDBEs are so easily made airborne that they vaporize and are breathed in, or settle on items (such as food) and are consumed. They also bio-accumulate and are lipophilic. No wonder they are found in 97% of Americans and in most animals as well.
Recent Building Blog Posts
Walk a forest with your building design in mind and select individual trees to harvest for your home. Each tree is chosen both for its structural and design integrity and for the effect that its removal will have on the forest left standing around it. Often the selection will be based as much on thinning an overcrowded stand or managing an invasive species as it will on that tree being the nearest with a 10 inch diameter trunk.
Recent Art Blog Posts
Recycled Glass Bottle Inspiration. Much of the glass we throw out is not recycled, because different glass has different melting points, and recyclers only melt the most common containers. To reuse your old glass, all you need is access to a kiln and some glass bottles.
Recent Movies Blog Posts
Magic, fantasy, and Celtic mythology come together in a riot of color and detail that dazzle the eyes...
essay that compares the challenges of big mountain skiing to the challenges of global climate change.
A lightbulb in the Livermore, California firehouse celebrated its 100 year birthday in 2002 and it is still burning bright.