Agriculture and biodiversity are closely interlinked. Scientist often comment on agricultural practice, but these advices are rarely translated into their practice. A study looks into why that may be. Read more at www.sciencedaily.com or in Maas et al. (2021) Photo taken from www.thesciencebreaker.org by Matthias Tschumi
During the last 30 years, insects and spiders of protected natural areas of the UK suffered a great decline, that seems to be hard to halt. This fact has initiated a study focusing on the nature reserve in the UK and their comparison to unprotected areas. The results showed that nature reserves protect more species…
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It was not very clear how many wetlands were left until recently. Some estimates suggested between 28 – 87% has been destroyed since 1700. For the first time, researchers combined global historical records with maps of today’s wetlands to create a more accurate global picture and found an estimated 20% of all wetlands destroyed. Europe, however,…
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