As the unusually harsh winter snows and storms retreated from central European steppes earlier this year, a terrible slaughter was uncovered. Nearly 12,000 beautiful saiga antelopes were found dead, possibly from a bacterium, pasteurellosis, which can attack an animal’s immune system, at a time when the entire species is literally fighting for its very existence. Uncontrolled poaching … Read more
The answer to the question “what is hemp good for” might be more like “what isn’t it good for? Hemp has multiple applications in food, industry and the environment, being one of the most versatile crops available today. Since its first cultivation in 8000 BC in China, hemp has become one of the key plants … Read more
The Arctic Biodiversity Trends 2010 Report, produced by some of the world’s leading experts of Arctic ecosystems and biodiversity, is the Arctic Council’s contribution to the United Nations International Year of Biodiversity in 2010 and will be a preliminary product under the Arctic Council project ‘Arctic Biodiversity Assessment’ (ABA). In 2008, the United Nations Environment … Read more