One of the driving forces behind these biodiversity pledges is the growing awareness of the intrinsic link between biodiversity and economic well-being
Biodiversity
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The Anthropocene era, still a subject of ongoing scientific debate regarding its exact commencement, is characterized by significant impact of human activities on the environment and society. This impact becomes evident through unregulated resource extraction, greenhouse gas emissions, intensive pastoral farming, transportation systems, and deforestation.
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Biodiversity loss is accelerating around the world with the global food system being the primary driver of this trend. The irony is that agricultural sectors are the major users of…
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Kenya will create an office in charge of safeguarding biodiversity – nature and environment – during and after construction of its proposed crude oil pipeline. The country’s National Environment Management…
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The impacts of climate change on species and ecosystems are already evident. Poleward shifts in the geographic distributions of species, catastrophic forest fires and mass bleaching of coral reefs all…