24 January 2012- With Europe facing a “silent crisis” of biodiversity loss, MEPs are considering ways to strengthen protections for habitats and species but are divided over how to compel EU national governments to live up to their commitments. (more…)
Jan. 20, 2012 — Biodiversity is declining rapidly throughout the world. The challenges of conserving the world’s species are perhaps even larger than mitigating the negative effects of global climate change. Dealing with the biodiversity crisis requires political will and needs to be based on a solid scientific knowledge if we are to ensure a safe future for the planet. This is the main conclusion from scientists from University of Copenhagen, after 100 researchers and policy experts from EU countries were gathered this week at the University of Copenhagen to discuss how to organise the future UN Intergovernmental Panel for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, IPBES — an equivalent to the UN panel on climate change (IPCC). (more…)
16 January 2012 The impacts of climate change and desertificationon drylands could be reduced by preserving biodiversity, one of the first studies to look at dryland biodiversity and ecosystems has found.
This, in turn, would help protect the livelihoods of more than a third of the global population. (more…)
