Author Archives: Rashid Faridi

Whittaker’s alpha, beta, and gamma diversity are ways to describe biodiversity at different spatial scales. In simple terms, alpha is local diversity, beta is the difference between local communities, and gamma is the total diversity of a region. The three levels Whittaker’s idea Whittaker introduced these … Continue reading →

This week marks the 16th Annual Meeting of the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF Task Force), a unique network of states and provinces … Reducing Deforestation from California to Colombia and Beyond