Adnan Faisal, back from Jaipur
Tag: Biodiversity
Protecting from climate change using biotech
Greenwatch Report
Cropland expansion blamed for biodiversity loss
[JAKARTA] Rapid cropland expansion is the main cause of biodiversity loss in tropical countries, a study by UNEP’s (the UN Environment Programme) World Conservation Monitoring Centre and the Cambridge Conservation Initiative has found.
Biodiversity loss, disease cut incomes
Luís Amorim, Science and Development Network via ENN Tropical countries’ per capita incomes could more than double if they managed to reduce their health burden from vector-borne and parasitic diseases (VBPDs) to that seen in temperate countries, a study has…
Tree height, leaf size have internal physics
From: Allison Winter, ENN The tallest trees in the world can grow up to 100 meters (think of a tree climbing the length of three football fields!) but if a tree has all the necessary sunlight, water, and space what…
Rising emissions may double sweet potato size
[LIMA] Rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere caused by human-driven emissions might lead to larger sweet potatoes, a staple food for many African and Asian countries, research reveals. Sweet potatoes could double in size with the increase…
Mamata govt seeks Dhaka’s agriculture expertise
Overwhelmed by the success of Bangladesh in application of judicious use of nitrogenous fertilisers (Urea) in rice cultivation, Mamata government has decided to send a team of agricultural experts to Dhaka to have first-hand knowledge of the new technique of…
Big, old trees decline impacts forest ecosystems
Big, old trees are in decline throughout the world, which spells trouble for the forests in which they play such an important role, a new study finds.