Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Census of Marine Life Explorers Find Hundreds of Identical Species Thrive in Both Arctic and Antarctic
Earth's unique, forbidding ice oceans of the Arctic and Antarctic have revealed a trove of secrets to Census of Marine Life explorers, who were especially surprised to find at least 235 species live in both polar seas despite an 11,000-kilometer distance in between.
Feb 15, 2009, 1:00pm
Biodiversity
Fair Catch Campaign to Protect Hawaiian Fishes and Coral Reefs Acclaimed Magic Porthole Winner
Fair Catch is a campaign to restore Hawaii’s nearshore ocean by encouraging responsible fishing practices and supporting actions that protect reefs and fishes from further decline. SeaWeb, The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, and Malama Hawaii launched the campaign in 2006 and claimed a first victory in 2007 with the passage of severe restrictions on indiscriminate and wasteful gill nets.
Feb 13, 2009, 9:18pm
Biodiversity
Key Pollinators for Food Security and Biodiversity To Be Protected By $27 Million Global Environment Facility Project
A new project worth $26.45 million has been launched by the Global Environment Facility to better protect bees, bats and birds that are essential to the world’s crop production.
Aug 10, 2008, 4:56pm
Biodiversity
Wild Dolphin Project Contributes to Understanding of Atlantic Spotted and Bottlenose Dolphins
The Wild Dolphin Project learns about the life histories, behaviors, social structure and communication systems of the Atlantic spotted dolphin, revealing a great deal of information about these complex social mammals.
Aug 1, 2008, 7:10pm
Biodiversity
Free World-Class Opportunities to Learn about Coral Reefs in Broward County, Florida, USA
The whole world is celebrating the International Year of the Reef 2008 (IYOR), and this summer everyone is invited to learn about coral reefs in Broward County, Florida, USA. From July 7 to 11, the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS), the world’s largest conference devoted to coral reef science will be held in Broward County, Florida in the United States. More than 2,500 international scientists, policy makers, managers, and conservationists from about 150 countries will focus on the challenges that climate change, ocean acidification, coastal development, overfishing, and pollution pose to the world’s coral reefs.
Jul 1, 2008, 10:22am
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