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Some future cliches
By Charlie • January 2, 2010 • 5 commentsWith 2010 being the ‘International Year of Biodiversity’ and with me being just a little - er, cynical that what the world needs after Copenhagen is yet another unproductive talking-shop I thought I might look further forward than just to the end of 2010 and predict some of the environmentally-based cliches that people may be [...]
‘Mermaids’ battered by boats
By Charlie • December 31, 2009 • No comments yet“Each year, about 87 manatees are killed by collisions with boats, the single greatest cause of premature mortalities. This is more than seven times number of manatees that the Fish and Wildlife Service estimates can be killed without impairing the species’ recovery. Meanwhile, boating in Florida is at an all-time high and increasing with more [...]
2010 - International Year of Biodiversity
By Charlie • December 31, 2009 • 4 comments2010 - International Year of Biodiversity
Starting on January 11th, 2010 becomes - and I’m sure this will come as a surprise to many of us - the start of the United Nations-designated International Year of Biodiversity (UN General Assembly Resolution 61/203).
2010 is supposed to be the year when commitments and agreements signed in 2001 [...]
Bird Biodiversity Good for Humans Too
By Mike • June 25, 2008 • 2 commentsIt appears that our friends at the College of William and Mary are on a roll. Hot off the epic expedition of Winnie the Whimbrel comes a fascinating study that helps promote biodiversity in the only context most people can understand: human self interest. In essence, a healthy, diverse bird population is also good [...]
