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Natural Mixed Forests more productive than mega industrial monocultures

Natural Mixed Forests more productive than mega industrial monocultures | Biodiversity IS Life -- Conservation,Ecosystems,Wildlife,Rivers,Water,Forests | Scoop.it
From www.sciencedaily.com - January 11, 4:24 AM

Jan. 9, 2013 Science Daily

Forestry and nature conservation can benefit from promoting a diversity of tree species, new study finds. Modern forestry is largely based on monocultures mainly because it is considered more rational.... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130109081141.htm

 

BIOLOGICAL DESERTS:

MONSANTO GMO TREES COULD DEVASTATE FOREST ECOSYSTEMS http://sco.lt/52lFDN

 

Elders of the Forests Disappearing Worldwide -Irreplaceable habitat for many animals http://www.scoop.it/t/biodiversity-is-life/p/3632517130/elders-of-the-forests-disappearing-worldwide-irreplaceable-habitat-for-many-animals

 

What's wrong with tree plantations? http://www.scoop.it/t/biodiversity-is-life/p/2770994964/what-s-wrong-with-tree-plantations

 

VIDEO: DO TREES COMMUNICATE? FORESTS SIMILAR TO NEURAL NETWORKS http://www.scoop.it/t/biodiversity-is-life/p/1776410823/video-do-trees-communicate-forests-similar-to-neural-networks

 

FORESTS AND THE HEALTH OF THE PLANET http://www.scoop.it/t/biodiversity-is-life/p/1610875320/forests-and-the-health-of-the-planet

 

The world's remaining great forests - Rewind to Remember http://www.scoop.it/t/biodiversity-is-life/p/2324193239/the-world-s-remaining-great-forests-rewind-to-remember

 

Stop Burning Rain Forests for Palm Oil: Scientific American http://www.scoop.it/t/biodiversity-is-life/p/3644472714/stop-burning-rain-forests-for-palm-oil-scientific-american

 

PBS NewsHour | Sept. 12, 2012 VIDEO NEWS REPORT  

 Denuding all vegation and forest life to increase tree growth - Agent Orange 2,4-D.... http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/environment/july-dec12/forests_09-12.html

 

August 14, 2012: Center for Investigative Journalism http://cironline.org/reports/oregonians-fear-harmful-effects-timberland-herbicides-3731

 

Major USA timber companies spraying millions of pounds of herbicide on their "private" forestland in Oregon.. http://cironline.org/reports/oregonians-fear-harmful-effects-timberland-herbicides-3731

 

WATCH: 300 Year Old Food Forest in Vietnam http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/956179871/300-year-old-food-forest-in-vietnam

 

FULL REPORTS:

"The Bioeconomy is Bad for Biodiversity", Global Forest Coalition Warns | Climate Connections http://ow.ly/aDX1P

Bio-economy versus biodiversity http://ow.ly/aDXdn

Obama administration issues ‘Bioeconomy Blueprint’ | Climate Connections http://ow.ly/aE7mqMay 5, 2012

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Leatherback sea turtles suffer 78 percent decline at critical nesting sites in Pacific

Leatherback sea turtles suffer 78 percent decline at critical nesting sites in Pacific | Biodiversity IS Life -- Conservation,Ecosystems,Wildlife,Rivers,Water,Forests | Scoop.it
From news.mongabay.com - March 4, 12:31 AM

Feb 27, 2013 - Mongabay

The world's largest sea turtle, the leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), is vanishing from its most important nesting sites in the western Pacific, according to a new study in Ecosphere.

"Sea turtles have been around about 100 million years and survived the extinction of the dinosaurs but are struggling to survive the impact of humans," co-author Thane Wibbels with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), told Reuters.

Read more at http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0227-hance-leatherbacks-pacific.html#QdTlGf0asfjZr0mb.99
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NATURE HAS THE ANSWERS: Fish gill-inspired water management system wins student design contest

NATURE HAS THE ANSWERS: Fish gill-inspired water management system wins student design contest | Biodiversity IS Life -- Conservation,Ecosystems,Wildlife,Rivers,Water,Forests | Scoop.it
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What Have We Done??? Polar bears 'may need to be fed by humans to survive'

What Have We Done??? Polar bears 'may need to be fed by humans to survive' | Biodiversity IS Life -- Conservation,Ecosystems,Wildlife,Rivers,Water,Forests | Scoop.it
From www.guardian.co.uk - February 25, 10:13 PM

Feb 7, 2013 Yale Environment 360:

Drastic measures are required to save the beleaguered animal from extinction, say scientists... http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/07/polar-bears-fed-by-humans-survive

 

Feb 15, 2013 Living on Earth: STARVING POLAR BEARS
Polar Bears have long been the poster species for the problem of climate change. But a new paper in Conservation Letters argues that supplemental feeding may be necessary to prevent polar bear populations from going extinct. Polar bear expert Andrew Derocher from the University of Alberta joins Host Steve Curwood to discuss how we can save the largest bear on the planet.http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=13-P13-00007&segmentID=2

 

 

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"Sustainable" Genetically Engineered Runaway Salmon Stir Conservation Worries

"Sustainable" Genetically Engineered Runaway Salmon Stir Conservation Worries | Biodiversity IS Life -- Conservation,Ecosystems,Wildlife,Rivers,Water,Forests | Scoop.it
From green.blogs.nytimes.com - January 27, 2012 5:43 AM
The disappearance of 300,000 farmed Scottish salmon from their cages in a storm has left many wondering whether they will breed with wild ones and upset the gene pool.

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