Category Archives: BIODIVERSITY

Coral Reefs Are at Risk

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Coral reefs face severe challenges even if global warming is restricted to the 2 degrees Celsius commonly perceived as safe for many natural and human-made systems. Warmer sea surface temperatures are likely to trigger more frequent and more intense mass … Continue reading →

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Can Nature Parks Save Biodiversity?

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

The 14 years of wildlife studies in and around Madagascar’s Ranomafana National Park by Sarah Karpanty, associate professor of wildlife conservation at Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment, and her students are summarily part of a paper on … Continue reading →

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Epic Dilemma:Food or Forests?

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Which is more important? Forests or Food Crops.Forests are lovely. Food crops are more nourishing. United States and China are the world’s top greenhouse-gas emitters. What may be surprising is the country that is third: Indonesia. Indonesia is a major … Continue reading →

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Lichen Can Survive in Space: New Light on Origin of Life

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

You can freeze it, thaw it, vacuum dry it and expose it to radiation, but still life survives. ESA’s research on the International Space Station is giving credibility to theories that life came from outer space — as well as … Continue reading →