Full Coverage: Biodiversity
May 2008
Recommended links
» Butterflies of Bhutan
A supplement to the Bhutan Guide illustrating the country's biodiversity through photographs of butterflies taken by Piet van der Poel, with descriptive annotations
» Flowers of Bhutan
A supplement to the Bhutan Guide illustrating the country's biodiversity through photographs of butterflies taken by Piet van der Poel, with descriptive annotations
Browse the archives by month:
| … |
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
05/13/2008
David Dickson, Director, SciDev.Net, presents the critique of a recent report on the future of modern agriculture. Even as we fight the current needs of a hungry world in an environmentally sustainable way, the contributions of science and technology deserve recognition and not merely blame, he asserts.
Read moreRelated: [South Asia] [Climate Change] [Food] [Agriculture] Image: Test varieties © WWF International
|
05/08/2008
The natural caves of Meghalaya's Jaintia hills are a rich repository of climate change taking place over a million years. Indiscriminate coal mining and unsuitable extraction techniques are now imperiling the biodiversity of this archaeological heritage.
Read moreRelated: [South Asia] [Pollution] [Climate Change] Image: Coal miners inside a cave / Photo credit: Fraser Simpson / Down to Earth
|
05/07/2008
Global warming will take its biggest toll on insects in the tropics--home to more than half the world's species, scientists predict.
Read moreFrom: ScienceNow Related: [Climate Change] Image: Tropical insects are threatened by global warming. Credit: Dean Forbes
|
Browse the archives by month:
| … |
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
Printable version
Back to top
