All articles for the topic: biodiversity

Field work at a plot in La Mucuy, Venezuela

Integrating theory and data in South America ecosystems

Learn about the empirical and theoretical approaches currently used to quantify the ecosystem service provision in South American montane forests and alpine environments. A broad roadmap for the creation of a trandisciplinary network that can bridge the gap between the needs of modelling and data availability is proposed, in order to facilitate the implementation of mountain vegetation into Dynamic Global Vegetation Models that are used in Earth System Models.

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Global Land Programme

The Global Land Programme (GLP) is an interdisciplinary community of science and practice fostering the study of land systems and the co-design of solutions for global sustainability. 

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

The mission at Kew Gardens is to understand and protect plants and fungi, for the wellbeing of people and the future of all life on Earth.

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Flanders Marine Institute

Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) stands for solid interdisciplinary research of the ocean, seas, coast and estuaries. The mission of the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) is to strength

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Compositional shifts of alpine plant communities across the high Andes

Explore a new study by the GLORIA-Andes monitoring network to learn about how climate change is transforming summit plant communities in the High Andes, and what the key drivers of these changes are. 

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DOB ecology

DOB Ecology is a Dutch non-profit organization.

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Ocean & Climate Platform

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Using OPAL surveys to explore the effects of urbanisation on invertebrate biodiversity in the UK

Learn about how a nation-wide survey and citizen science approaches can be used to better understand the relationship between urbanisation, vegetation and invertebrate diversity through the lens of the Bugs Count survey implemented in the UK.

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Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum in London is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history.

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Using OPAL surveys to assess local water quality in the UK

Discover how the OPAL Water Survey investigated water quality across the UK and learn about what invertebrate indicator species can tell us about pollution levels in water bodies. This approach can be used to investigate potential influences of urban areas on water quality and thus resilience to environmental changes.

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Freshwater Habitats Trust

Freshwater Habitats Trust’s aim is to protect freshwater life for everyone to enjoy. 

Their vision is that:

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The University of Bern

The University of Bern is a university in the Swiss capital of Bern and was founded in 1834. Sustainable development represents a global challenge.

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Climate Change Impacts on Forest Sector in Québec

FACoP Webinar February 16, 2021 | Impacts des changements climatiques sur la forêt et le secteur forestier au Québec

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Addressing scale in nature-based solutions

Explore the different dimensions of scale that could be better incorporated in the future design of nature-based solutions (NbS), and learn about some of the challenges associated with implementing NbS at scale, in this short SEI discussion brief.

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Assessing finance for nature-based solutions to climate change

Explore this assessment of funding for nature-based solutions aimed at developing countries, using data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and learn about the extent to which this funding is being used effectively.

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IPBES Values Assessment - Decisions Based on Narrow Set of Market Values of Nature Underpin the Global Biodiversity Crisis

Explore the key findings of the IPBES Assessment Report on the Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature, and learn about the different ways in which nature has been, and is currently being, perceived and valued. To improve peoples' understanding of this, the report introduces a novel and comprehensive typology of nature’s values.

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Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is an independent intergovernmental body established by States to strengthen the science-policy interfac

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Outlook on climate change adaptation in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

Explore the climate change adaptation policies and responses in the mountainous regions of the Hindu Kush Himalaya region in-depth, in this edition of the Mountain Adaptation Outlook series. Following an analysis of the available information this report examines whether such policies and responses address key climate change risks.

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Red de Agroindustria Rural (REDAR) Peru

REDAR PERU is the initiative that emerged from a group of people with ideals to contribute to overcoming the levels of poverty of the population, especially in rural areas.

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Fundación ProYungas

Fundación ProYungas is an NGO that works for environmental conservation and sustainable development, promoting territorial planning processes at different scales, actively linking

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Regional Agency for Biodiversity en Île-de-France

Created in 2018, the ARB ÎdF is the result of a strong partnership between the Île-de-France Region and the National Office for Biodiversity (OFB), with the Institut Paris Region as operator and th

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Université Paris-Saclay

Université Paris-Saclay is a public research university based in Paris, France. Scientific research at Université Paris-Saclay is part of a dynamic articulated around three major areas and

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Sixth Global Meeting of Mountain Partnership: South America and the Andes participate as an active block

On Tuesday, September 26th, 2022, Adaptation at Altitude (A@A) hosted a side event at the Mountain Partnership’s Sixth Global Meeting in Aspen, Colorado, USA. The side event was aimed at showing regional information collected for the sustainable management of mountains in the South America and Andres region.

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Gender and Environment CC:e-Learn course

Want to better understand the linkages between gender and the environment? This course will provide you with the knowledge and tools to mainstream gender, and to be an effective change-maker for sustainable development. 

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