by Bethelehem Ketema ~ April 19th, 2012
April 17, 2012 Climate change will make conservation of biodiversity, and all the associated human benefits such as clean water and clean air, more challenging and expensive, with costs increasing by more than 100 percent in some cases, according to three new studies by a group of international researchers convened by Conservation International. Researchers called the studies a “wake-up call” for cost-efficient biodiversity conservation and climate stabilization. Continue reading »
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by Bethelehem Ketema ~ April 12th, 2012
Apr. 11, 2012 More than 600 million people could be fed each year by halting the spread of fungal diseases in the world’s five most important crops, according to research published April 11 in the journal Nature.
Furthermore, data reviewed by scientists suggests that in 70% of cases where infectious disease causes the extinction of a type of animal or plant, an emerging species of fungus is behind the problem. Evidence suggests this figure is increasing. Continue reading »
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by Abiyot Berhanu ~ April 10th, 2012
Montreal, 5 April 2012 – On 20 March 2012, Rwanda became the third country to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Continue reading »
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