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Vietnam’s gibbons are barreling toward extinction.

Vietnam’s gibbons are barreling toward extinction. | Biodiversity IS Life -- Conservation,Ecosystems,Wildlife,Rivers,Water,Forests | Scoop.it

- Conservation International

A new assessment reveals that the country's gibbon populations may soon be lost forever.

In order to effectively protect and restore gibbon populations, a shift in behavior is required. A shift towards greater accountability for protected areas to manage the wildlife that they house. A shift in cultural attitudes that push the purported health benefits of wildlife consumption. And a shift towards greater investment in species conservation so that under-staffed, under-resourced and under-skilled conservation practitioners can do a better job....http://blog.conservation.org/2012/05/fate-of-vietnams-gibbons-hangs-in-the-balance/

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Letting Biodiversity Get Under Our Skin - The Benefits of Biodiversity in Our Homes

Letting Biodiversity Get Under Our Skin - The Benefits of Biodiversity in Our Homes | Biodiversity IS Life -- Conservation,Ecosystems,Wildlife,Rivers,Water,Forests | Scoop.it

March/April 2013 - UTNE READER

Contrary to conventional wisdom, an overemphasis on cleanliness may be hindering the benefits of biodiversity in our homes.

We live at the crossroads of three global megatrends, three barreling and intertwined juggernauts of modernity. The first is the massive migration of humanity to the world’s cities. By 2050, two-thirds of all humans on Earth will live in urban areas....

The second is the loss of biodiversity. Species are disappearing, both from the places where we live and from the earth as a whole...

And then there’s the third trend—the one that, at first glance, seems not to belong with the others. The prevalence of allergies and chronic inflammatory diseases among urban populations in developed countries has skyrocketed in recent years....


Read more: http://www.utne.com/mind-body/benefits-of-biodiversity-zm0z13mazwil.aspx#ixzz2MSNcSYZb

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