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Biodiversity
“Biodiversity” is a term that’s somewhat hard to define…if you break it down, “bio” = life and “diversity” = variety. So “biodiversity” is basically just the variety of life, right? Well, yes, but it’s...
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Biodiversity II: Can you say ‘cichlid’?
At the risk of repeating myself, I’m going to blog again about biodiversity, but this time I’d like to talk about animals. A professor with whom I’ve taken a few classes is going this winter to visit...
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Eco-Hero Selected as Youth Delegate
Adeline Tiffanie Suwana, a 2009 Eco-Hero Award winner, was recently invited by the Indonesian government as a youth delegate to the United Nations Frameworks Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP...
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Sacred Groves
Hello, folks, and sorry for the lull in posts. I’m going to take off my biologist hat for a while, and put on my conservation hat for a while. I’ve told you a lot about my research on Pelargonium, but...
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Saving the Earth by Abbie Barnes
The uncountable number issues that we on planet earth are now facing can be extremely overwhelming, and it is easy to feel lost amongst huge global-scale action plans. However, as an individual or...
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Tigers Can Save Tigers By Harnoor Gill
From left: Salman Khan, a real tiger, and Tiger Jeet Singh (Photo credit: H. Gill) “Killing tigers is for GREED, not for NEED: SAVE TIGERS” – Anonymous This quote reminds us as...
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Biodiversity by Pavan Gowda
Author Pavan Gowda (left) at INBIO, National Biodiversity Institute, in Costa Rica. (Photo credit: P. Gowda) Biodiversity is a variety of living things that make up an ecosystem. Biodiversity keeps...
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Animals, Plants, Animals by Brianna Moore
“There is no doubt that the tropical rainforests of the world are in danger. Every hour approximately six species of life in our tropical rainforests are destroyed. Experts agree that the number one...
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It’s Time for Celebration! by Harnoor Gill
“If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function, no amount of money will save us” – David Suzuki...
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