Evidence keeps on piling : investing in Nature and the environment is perhaps one of the best thing you can do, not only for Mankind as a whole but also for yourself as Return On Investments (ROI) are high. The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) issued a report which according to the BBC shows …
We have seen it before, biodiversity is impressively rich in places where Mankind isn’t too much present. Indeed, the WWF wrote in December 2008 that the Greater Mekong is a biodiversity treasure. Now the organization notes : Over 350 new species including the world’s smallest deer, a “flying frog” and a 100 million-year old gecko …
I recently finished reading the Pulitzer winning book Guns, Germs and Steel (GGS) by Jared Diamond. Like the latest book of the author – read my review of Collapse – I believe this is an absolute must read. This is a magisterial lesson on history and how Mankind evolved during 13,000 years from small groups …
As the United Nations are gathering in Manado, Indonesia for the World Oceans Conference many websites published articles on corals, an important part of the oceans which are today at risk as oceans are warming inexorably. Indeed, warmer waters are due to destroy coral reefs and their rich ecosystems. To the WWF up to 100 …
By reading the RSS feed of the WWF I came across an information that I found staggering at a times where overfishing threatens globally our seas and oceans. (example: Bluefin tuna could disappear in 3 years) To the organization : “Nearly half of the world’s recorded fish catch is unused, wasted or not accounted for”. …
According to a recent news by the WWF, the region of the Greater Mekong (left) is a biological treasure trove, as it enabled to discover more than a thousand new species in only ten years. Nonetheless, all these species are threatened by economic growth and the lack of environmental protection in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and …
The IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources is currently meeting in Barcelona, Spain for ten days of discussions gathering thousands of experts and officials. I already wrote on how biodiversity is largely threatened by our consumption and population increase. It seems that after primates, some mammals could also disappear. IUCN’s …
Today’s is the international day for the protection of the ozone layer. It is the occasion to celebrate the little shield above our heads that enabled life to appear on this planet. For this special day, the UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki Moon, wrote a most interesting article on why the protection of our …
It had been some time I hadn’t written about a UNEP project that is due to make our planet a better place. This time, the organization is targeting bees and other pollinating species. Indeed, they are threatened in many ways – from pesticides to habitat loss and degradation – as I was reporting it a …
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According to a new report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 39 percent of primates species are in danger of becoming extinct. The situation is most worrying in Asia where more than 70 percent of primates species are endangered due to the increasing human population who needs more place and… more food. …
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