Biodiversity

Things related to the web of life; ecology; wildlife; endangered species

October 31, 2024

Esri LinkedIn Livestream: Mapping the Future of Biodiversity

Join renowned climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe for a fireside chat discussion about the natural connection between climate change and biodiversity. This Esri LinkedIn Livestream will focus on Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), a new initiative in England that aligns planning with the global biodiversity targets laid out by COP16. 11:00 a.m. ET.

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Report Condemns Increasing Violence Against Environmental Activists

"Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo was watching television in his living room in May when a group of motorcyclists pulled up outside the gates of his home in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the riders fired nine bullets into the house."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/17/2024

"The U.S. Gets A New National Marine Sanctuary, The First Led By A Tribe"

"More than 4,500 square miles of ocean will soon be protected by the federal government off the Central California coast. The Biden administration is creating a new national marine sanctuary, which will be the third largest in the U.S. The sanctuary is also the first to be led by Indigenous people."

Source: NPR, 10/15/2024

"How Farms Are Fighting A Pesky Almond Moth Without Pesticides"

"Every year, navel orangeworms eat through roughly 2% of California’s almonds before they can make it to grocery store shelves. With climate change threatening to make the situation worse, researchers are hoping to sterilize millions of moths a day with radiation and drop them from airplanes."

Source: LA Times, 10/11/2024

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