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Ecological assessment tool launched
April 2012
A new web-based tool has been developed to help planners determine ecologically-valuable locations outside of protected areas
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Tag Archives: biodiversity
Mapping the fig wasp across three continents
November 2011
A detailed picture of the biogeography and diversification of a key fig wasp subfamily is the result of research spanning three continents
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Conserving one of Europe’s last great lowland landscapes
November 2011
A project is working with farmers in Romania to conserve one of Europe’s most extensive surviving High Nature Value farmed landscapes
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The fisheries value of mangroves in Honduras
July 2011
Mangroves may increase the abundance of coral-reef fish, according to a new study.
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Reducing biodiversity impacts from logging in Guyana
July 2011
Recent studies have indicated that modern forestry methods associated with Sustainable Forest Management and certification schemes, significantly mitigate the negative effects normally associated with logging in tropical forests.
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Welcome to Biodiversity Science
January 2011
This is the first edition of Biodiversity Science – a quarterly peer-reviewed newsletter for those involved in biodiversity surveys or conservation management research.
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REDD scheme: a viable method for protecting biodiversity?
January 2011
The UN REDD scheme has so far attracted over US$ 4.5 billion in pledged funds. But will REDD funded projects really help biodiversity protection and if so how are biodiversity performance criteria going to be built into such schemes and then monitored?.
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