Category Archives: BIODIVERSITY

Educating India’s Farmers in New Farming Practices:A New Initiative

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Regardless of the adoption of new crops, old and outdated farming practices result in a high rate of crop disease, which affects the standard of living of the farmer and their families. SRIJAN, a leading education resource in India, seeks … Continue reading →

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India’s Green Revolution Over?

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Farmers in the village of Chotia Khurd in northern India don’t realize it, but they symbolize a growing problem that could become a global crisis. They gathered on a recent morning in a stone-paved courtyard — a circle of Sikhs … Continue reading →

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Plankton’s Shifting Role in Deep Sea Carbon Storage Explored

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

The tiny phytoplankton Emiliania huxleyi, invisible to the naked eye, plays an outsized role in drawing carbon from the atmosphere and sequestering it deep in the seas. But this role may change as ocean water becomes warmer and more acidic, … Continue reading →

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World’s largest shark sanctuary created

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

The Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean is to ban shark fishing and trade in shark products throughout its waters, creating a sanctuary roughly eight times the size of the UK.The Marshall Islands archipelago is home to just 68,000 people, … Continue reading →

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