Biodiversity

Imperiling People, Posterity, and the Planet

Robert Walker | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Population, Living Planet, Energy Prices, Climate Change, Commodity Prices, Biodiversity, Environment, Sustainability, Resource-Scarcity, Water Scarcity, Consumption, Ecological Footprint, Food Security, Green News
Robert Walker

John Beddington, the U.K.'s chief science adviser, three years ago gave a speech in which he warned that population growth, climate change, and the world's rising demand for food, energy, and water constituted a "perfect storm" that could destabilize the world by 2030, or sooner.

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Interactive Map Shows Locations Of 25,000 Species

Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Yale Map of Life Project, Video, World Map of Life, Map of Life Project, Threatened Species, World Species, Biodiversity, Environment, Map-of-Life, Endangered Species, Map of Life Yale, Global Biodiversity, Species Data, Green News

By InnovationNewsDaily Staff: What Map of Life wants to answer is simple, but difficult: Where in the world do plants and animals live? The freely ...

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Language Diversity Is Highest in Biodiversity Hotspots

Russell Mittermeier | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Conservation International, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Hotspots, Endangered Species, Indigenous People, Biodiversity Language, Cultural Diversity, Biodiversity Preservation, Globalization, Ecosystem Preservation, Terrestrial Conservation, Cultural Preservation, Green News
Russell Mittermeier

These biodiversity hotspots and wilderness areas must be among our top priorities for terrestrial conservation if we hope to preserve Earth's natural ecosystem services and biodiversity for future generations of people.

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Sustainable Seafood: Which Retailers Topped the List? (INFOGRAPHIC)

Laura DiMugno | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Green, Food, Sustainability, Oceans, Sustainable Seafood, Sustainable Food, Biodiversity, Seafood, Fish, Greenpeace, Green News
Laura DiMugno

Finding sustainable seafood has long been a challenge for environmentalists and foodies alike. Recently, however, supermarkets and food stores have stepped up their efforts to reconcile that dilemma.

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When Scientists Speak, Who Listens?

Robert Walker | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Planet Under Pressure, Population, Population Growth, Biodiversity, Royal Society, Environment, Sustainability, Climate Change, Resource-Scarcity, Consumption, Food Security, Climate Change Science, Science, Global Warming, Scientists, Green News
Robert Walker

If scientists get any media attention it's only because the science-deniers are ridiculing them. We live in the Era of Willful Ignorance. It is not only acceptable; it is fashionable to throw scientific caution to the wind.

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Dinosaur Scientists Give Surprising New Explanation Of Animals' Demise

Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Cretaceous, Dinosaurs Died Out, Video, Dinosaur Extinction, Biodiversity, Dinosaur, Giant Meteor, What Killed Dinosaurs, Science News

By: Charles Q. Choi, LiveScience Contributor Published: 05/01/2012 11:04 AM EDT on LiveScience Some dinosaur species were declining long before ...

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Five Natural Sites Where Humans Threaten Biodiversity (PHOTOS)

Laura DiMugno | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Barrier Reef, World Heritage Sites, Poaching, Conservation, Habitat, Pollution, Animals, Everglades, Endangered, Ecology, Nature, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Madagascar, Deforestation, Wildlife, Slidepollajax, Green News
Laura DiMugno

Sadly, 35 of 200+ sites designated as natural World Heritage properties are considered in danger and face threats such as pollution, human armed conflict, poaching, uncontrolled urbanization, and unchecked tourism and development.

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Coffee: What Do Different Sustainable Coffee Certifications Mean?

Mark Hostetler | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainability, Starbucks Coffee, Green Living, Coffee, Fair Trade Coffee, Biodiversity, Green News
Mark Hostetler

There are several "sustainable" certification labels that appear on coffee. I love coffee, but what do all those environmental coffee labels mean? Is one certification better than the other?

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LOOK: Extraordinary Purple Crabs Found On Imperiled Island

The Huffington Post | Travis Korte | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Video, Palawan, Biology, Palawan Mining, Biodiversity, Environment, Conservation, Insulamon, Purple Crabs, Crustaceans, Insulamon Palawanense, Crabs, Philippines, Science News

You may have heard of blue lobsters, but how about purple crabs? Four new species of the colorful crustaceans were discovered in the hilly Philippine ...

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What Is the Best Earth Day Pledge?

Mark Hostetler | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Green, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Lawns, Green Living, Green Energy, Earth Day, Biodiversity, Earth Day 2012, Lawns Environment, Green News
Mark Hostetler

In the end, all environmental pledges are important but I have seen many people purchase compact fluorescent bulbs and place solar panels on their homes only to irrigate, fertilize, spray pesticides and mow their expansive lawns.

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Are Lawns Bad?

Mark Hostetler | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Biodiversity, Green, Lawn Care, Sustainability, Conservation, Lawns, Green Living, Green Cities, Smart Growth, Green News
Mark Hostetler

I regard lawns as bad because they are like concrete to most species and have very little benefit for wildlife. But are lawns bad, considering all the other activities and consumption patterns we urbanites partake in?

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Evaluating Green Communities: Part 5

Mark Hostetler | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Sustainable Living, Energy Efficiency, Urban Biodiversity, Biodiversity, Green Developments, Green, Sustainability, Green Living, Urban Ecology, New Urbanism, Smart Growth, Green News
Mark Hostetler

When you think about it, a window has a complicated job: it must allow the sun's light to pass though, but not the sun's heat. It must keep cool conditioned air inside, but not have condensation on the outside of the glass.

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Evaluating Green Communities: Part 4

Mark Hostetler | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Sustainable Living, Urban Biodiversity, Biodiversity, Green Developments, Green, Sustainability, Green Living, Urban Ecology, New Urbanism, Smart Growth, Green Community Development, Green Communities, Green News
Mark Hostetler

You should not rely on a certificate as the sole indicator of how green your community is -- rely more on your "on-the-ground" analysis. Here are some things to look for.

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Evaluating Green Communities: Part 3

Mark Hostetler | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Green, Conservation, Sustainability, Green Living, Green Cities, Smart Growth, Biodiversity, Green News
Mark Hostetler

Trails, sidewalks, and open spaces not only encourage residents to interact with their environment, but also promote a strong sense of community by facilitating interactions among neighbors.

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'Alien' Invasion Puts Antarctica At Risk

Reuters | Pauline Askin | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Video, Antarctica, Weeds Antarctica, Reuters, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Climate Change, Invasive Plants, Science News

By Pauline Askin SYDNEY (REUTERS) - In the pristine frozen continent of Antarctica scientists fear an alien invasion -- not from outer ...

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To Alleviate Poverty, Biodiversity Conservation is Critical

Will Turner | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Bioscience, Conservation, Sustainable Development, Global Poverty, Poverty, Biodiversity, Science News
Will Turner

Developed and developing economies cannot continue to ask the world's poor to shoulder the burden of protecting globally important ecosystem services for everyone else's benefit without compensation in return.

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Rivers, Fish and the Tree of Life

Peter Bosshard | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Rivers, Evolution, Biodiversity, Fish, Species Evolution, Freshwater Ecosystems, Fish Evolution, Green News
Peter Bosshard

By damming, diverting and polluting our rivers, we not only destroy branches of the tree of life that may have existed for hundreds of millions of years. A new study shows that we may also deplete the seed bank of future generations.

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Nature's Fashionistas

Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Jellyfish, Gelatinous-Ocean, Video, Jellyfish Outbreak, Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Environmentalism, Evolution, Oceans, Evolutionary Biology, Environmental Issues, Arts News

When we think of jellyfish, our initial thought may be of their unpleasant sting, but in terms of natural awe, nothing can beat the billowing beauty o...

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PHOTOS: Biodiversity

Priyanka Rao | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Animal Photos, Nature Photos, Ecuador, Amazon River, Biodiversity, Slidepollajax, Tarantula, High School News
Priyanka Rao

I've been waiting to encounter the famed biodiversity of the Amazon. I have pictures of a yellow-green butterfly and the green frogs that hopped inside when it rained too hard for too long.

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Farewell the Rhino

Robert Walker | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Population, Environment, Family Planning, Rhinos, Animal Extinction, Biodiversity, Western Black Rhino, Green News
Robert Walker

Quietly, without ritual or public fanfare, the Western Black Rhino this year was officially declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. None are believed left in the wild.

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Farm to Fork Across America: What's the Dirt?

Julie Brothers | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Organic Farming, Top Soil, Wheat, Ocean Dead Zones, Soil Errosion, Kernza, Perennial Crops, Biodiversity, Kansas Prairies, Ecosytems, Gulf of Mexico, Conventional Farming, Annual Crops, The Land Institute, Wes Jackson, Food News
Julie Brothers

There's a revolution brewing on the plains of Kansas. For the past 30 years Wes Jackson, founder of The Land Institute, has been working to correct a major step in the wrong direction by the founding fathers of farming -- when they chose annual grain crops instead of perennials.

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Seed Bank on the West Bank

Salena Tramel | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Food Sovereignty, Salena Tramel, Union of Agricultural Work Committees, Local Food, West Bank, Biodiversity, Seeds, Grassroots International, World News, World News
Salena Tramel

The best way for Palestinians to avoid expulsion from their lands and retain their homes is to intensively work the land.

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Are We Part of a Single Living Organism?

Robert Lanza, M.D. | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Ecosystem, Plants, Cells, Green Living, Animals, Biodiversity, Consciousness, Green News
Robert Lanza, M.D.

I have learned that life is a complex play of cells, some that are around when you're young, some when you're old, but that all, regardless of species, are parts of one organism expanding and contracting in space and time.

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How Many Species? (And Who Cares?)

Rob Pringle | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Conservation, Animals, Species, Wildlife, Biodiversity, Extinctions, Species Count, Counting Species, Environmentalism, Number of Species, Green News
Rob Pringle

Recent estimates that there might be up 10 million species begs another question, this one asked not by your six-year-old daughter, but by her annoying little friend: "Who cares how many?"

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An Environmental Confession For The High Holidays

Rabbi Lawrence Troster | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Liturgy, Greenfaith, Judaism, Extinction, Biodiversity, Sin, Religious Environmentalism, Confession, Frogs, Jewish High Holidays, Elul, Spirituality, Maimonides, Green Faith, Religion News
Rabbi Lawrence Troster

The Jewish concept of repentance is called Teshuvah ("return" in English) and one of the critical aspects of repentance is the act of confession.

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