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Today, May 22, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela celebrated the International Day of Biological Diversity by kicking off its third annual National Congress on Biological Diversity to coordinate environmental conservation efforts. See original here: Venezuela Celebrates International Day for Biological Diversity

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This year's International Day for Biological Diversity is dedicated to marine life. We must care for our oceans as we do our land View post: Britain's seas should be national parks

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22 May 2012 - Marking the International Day for Biological Diversity, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the fragile state of the world's oceans, urging greater protection for marine biodiversity. Read more: On biodiversity day, UN chief calls for greater protection of world's oceans

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Peshawar-Provincial Minister for Forest and Environment Wajid Ali Khan Tuesday said that exploding population across the globe is resulting in huge loss to biological diversity besides putting negative impacts on weather. More here: Bio diversity

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New Delhi, May 22 - The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) launched an appreciation programme on sustainable management of biodiversity on the occasion of International Day for Biological Diversity Tuesday. See the rest here: IGNOU launches online course on biodiversity

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ScienceDaily (May 22, 2012) - Plants show a higher variation in chromosome numbers than animals do, mainly because of polyploidy -- the occurrence of more than two sets of chromosomes. Read this article: Does Polyploidy Play a Role in the Onset of the Italian Endemic Flora?

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Washington, D.C.-Finding ways to value ecosystem health economically and to engage the world's indigenous peoples in the process is key to saving biological diversity, a Worldwatch author suggests in the Institute's most recent book. Excerpt from: Rapid biodiversity loss continues in absence of political action and accurate assessments of ecosystem values

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Indonesia's moratorium on new forest concessions will not be enough to meet its 2020 emissions reduction target says the largest backer of the country's forest and climate action plan. Excerpt from: Norway: Indonesia's forest moratorium isn't enough to meet emissions reduction target

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The biggest environmental summit for a decade must make meaningful progress on global food security and sustainable agriculture, say researchers. Read more from the original source: Nations need food security goals

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Crop diseases could be detected earlier and more easily if a new method that stamps a leaf with a colour-changing biosensor is successful. See the article here: Leaf 'stamp' could detect crop diseases