Forests hiding in plain sight
A new global analysis looking at the distribution of forests and woodlands has ‘found’ 467 million hectares of previously unreported
Category: Managing Biodiversity
My, what big teeth you’ve got…
How does domestication occur? Can we learn from it to develop new animal breeds and crop varieties for food?
Secrets of Australia’s rangelands uncovered
The secrets of the understudied Australian rangelands, which make up 81% of the continent, have been exposed in new scientific work.
Cryptic but important genetic differences within species
As Charles Darwin noted, the physical differences between individuals of a species are important for their future survival and success (or not).
Tales from the forest – Teak
Teak is one of the most valuable timber trees in the world, but where did it originally come from… A tropical
Islands in the sky
Roof top gardens aren’t just a quasi hipster architect’s dream concept, but really help insulate and cool buildings, capture rainwater
Conserving the fertile crescent
The fertile crescent is the birth place of modern agriculture, where humans changed from shifting nomads to become settled farmers. But in
Shifting restoration’s mindset away from the ‘Garden of Eden’
There has been a recent recommendation to set restoration baselines as pre-degradation ecological communities. However this is a nostalgic aspiration, akin
Are you a threat to the Siberian tiger?
You are probably unintentionally contributing to the future demise of the Siberian tiger. Tiger habitat, predominantly Mongolian oak, is being
Plant adaptation under a changing climate
Many plants, and trees in particular, have been standing where they are today for 100s and even 1000s of years.
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