Can We Construct Urban Communities That Conserve Biodiversity?

Can We Construct Urban Communities That Conserve Biodiversity?

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For the first time in our history, more people live in urban vs. rural areas and humans continue to move into cities. Cities have huge impacts on our natural resources. Urban dwellers consume vast amounts of energy, produce waste, and alter landscapes to the point where native plant and animal...

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Rare wheat from the mountains of Tajikistan at Arctic seed vault

Rare wheat from the mountains of Tajikistan at Arctic seed vault

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Rare wheat collected from the “Roof of the World” in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan; amaranth, barley and once-forgotten forage crops that could sustain livestock in these climatestressed times are among the seed samples arriving this week for the fourth birthday of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault (SGSV). The Global...

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Conference: Planet Under Pressure 2012 - 26-29 March 2012, London, UK

Conference: Planet Under Pressure 2012 - 26-29 March 2012, London, UK

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The 2012 international Planet Under Pressure conference will take place from 26 to 29 March 2012 in London, UK. The conference aims to provide a comprehensive and scientific update on the pressure that planet Earth is now under. Global sustainability scientists, decision-makers in policy, development, business and the wider non-government...

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Landscape Blog launched on 30 January 2012

Landscape Blog launched on 30 January 2012

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As part of the three-year collaborative Landscape for People, Food and Nature Initiative, the new Landscapes Blog has now been launched. The Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative, which officially commenced in November 2011, aims to scale up successful strategies for integrated landscape management that simultaneously support, improve food...

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Ban Ki Moon on the perspectives for Rio+20 at the World Economic Forum

Ban Ki Moon on the perspectives for Rio+20 at the World Economic Forum

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The World Economic Forum (WEF) held its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, from 25-29 January 2012, gathering industry, business, government and other world leaders to discuss current issues. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon participated in two panels, on ending energy poverty and on the perspectives for the UN Conference on Sustainable...

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Highlights from the World Future Energy Summit (16-19 January 2012, Abu Dhabi)

Highlights from the World Future Energy Summit (16-19 January 2012, Abu Dhabi)

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The fifth World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2012 opened in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), on 16 January 2012. The first day of this four-day event was organized around the theme “Policy and Strategy Forum,” and comprised opening statements from Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO Masdar, Wen...

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