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Throughout the waters surrounding Indonesia, a porous tubular creature sits fixed onto coral reefs, its plain appearance hiding a potentially lifesaving secret. Researchers recently found that this sponge produces a substance that could fight cancer and other lethal diseases, and they’ve proposed ...
July 8, 2020 — A report released today sheds light on gender equality in Latin America through community-based assessments in five countries, suggesting that a significant gap remains between progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals and women’s rights on the ground. This situati...
The main sources of current information on forest fires in Russia are satellite monitoring data from the ISDM-Rosleskhoz system and official reports of the Aerial Forest Protection Service (Avialesookhrana) based on information from regional authorities. Below are the main numbers from these two sou...
Sandy, Bedfordshire: Giant hogweed was once a must-have addition to any grand garden – but its blistering sap has made it a menaceUnder a canopy of riverside willows, a tall plant stem had long been the placeholder for giants to come. There was no life in it, a bleached hollow tube, broken off at ...
Was haben Schnee und Erdbeben gemeinsam? Schnee ist ein Material mit sonderbaren Eigenschaften. Einerseits ist er leicht verformbar – in der Wissenschaft benutzt man den Begriff «duktil» -, was sich beim Formen eines Schneeballs ausnutzen lässt. Andererseits ist er brüchig beziehungsweise sprÃ...
Video presentación: La experiencia colombiana del observatorio de territorios étnicos y campesinos, por Johanna Herrera de la Universidad Javeriana de Colombia. Este es un video del taller de formación “Más allá de la formalización del derecho colectivo: Seguridad de tenencia y elementos pa...
Riparian and Aquatic Ecosystem in the Southwestern Region are critically degraded. These ecosystems are essential to sustain life for the millions of people, wildlife and plants in the region. The Southwestern Region of the Forest Service developed a strategy to restore and maintain these life-susta...
Denna gång pratar vi om hur viltskador som uppkommit då träden var små, kan identifieras i stora träd, till exempel vid slutavverkning. Vi diskuterar också hur skador i stammarna kan identifieras genom röntgenteknik på industrierna. Webbseminariet ingår i utbildningspaketet "Viltanpassad ...
Abstract Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry was employed for simultaneous determination of vitamin B6 and catechins in dietary supplements. The obtained results clearly shows the potential of the application of alcohol eluent (instead mainl...
Abstract Habitat trees, which provide roosting, foraging and nesting for multiple taxa, are retained in managed forests to support biodiversity conservation. To what extent their spatial distribution influences provisioning of habitats has rarely been addressed. In this study, we i...
Publication date: September 2020Source: Forest Policy and Economics, Volume 118Author(s): Jyldyz Shigaeva, Dietrich Darr...
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