#biodiversity — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #biodiversity, aggregated by home.social.
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'Thinning' native forest and wildlife: 'Logging by another name'
"Scrutiny over WA government's decision to 'eco-thin' landmark South West forests."
"These forests, globally recognised biodiversity hotspots, were clear-felled by loggers for almost 200 years, until native logging was banned entirely in 2024."
"A South West landowner says contractors are ripping up trees without thought, and an independent scientist argues there is no scientific basis for the practice...It does not seem like much has changed from the preceding years of native logging.They don't care about the environment; [the contractors] are just ripping up trees for money."
"Almost 146,000 hectares of state forests and timber reserves have been earmarked as potentially suitable for ecological thinning."
A globally acknowledged expert in conservation biology and landscape ecology, Professor Lindenmayer said there was limited scientific evidence to support ecological thinning. The reality is that forests have been in Australia for about 180 million years and that means that people haven't been messing with them for 179,930 years, and they've survived very well … without those kinds of interventions." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/ecological-thinning-experiment-wa-native-logging/107071374
#LoggingIndustry #NativeForests #biodiversity #glyphosate #pollution #deforestation #extractivism #thinning #wildlife #Australia -
"#NayakrishiAndolon, literally means New Agricultural Movement led by #farmingcommunities, is an innovative practice of #biodiversity -based #ecological #agriculture. The immediate goal is to resist the economic and technological processes that is turning the earth into barren fields and industrial deserts. At the community level the goal is to innovate strategies of survival by attaining seed and #foodsovereignty co-creating with nature life-affirming environment, ecology and the rich genetic base of #Bangladesh. Understanding farming as engaging sensuously with nature and submission of our faculties to the joyful metabolic process between human beings and external world is known in Nayakrishi as 'Shohoj' ways to 'Ananda'. Nayakrishi dissolves the barrier between abstract knolwedge and actual living and highlights the joy of life."
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"The issue is not that #space infrastructure has already caused demonstrated biodiversity loss but that plausible vertical pressure pathways are emerging faster than #biodiversity monitoring and responsibility systems"
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Yu Liu et al. conducted a cutting experiment to simulate livestock feeding, and studied the effects of livestock feeding on #grassland #biodiversity and #productivity in China.
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ein drama! in drei akten!
(ich hab aber nur 2 bilder die was geworden sind)
in einer blüte des drüsigen springkrauts taten sich sowohl eine biene als auch eine wespe gütlich. die biene kam zuerst raus, die wespe direkt danach. als sie zusammenstießen dachte sich die wespe "oh lecker biene!" und biss der ins bein. beide stürzten ab und durch den aufschlag konnte die biene sich befreien. ich hoffe ihr bein ist ok.#insekten #insects #krabbeltierchen #BugOfTheDay #nature #biodiversity #entomology
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22 insektenbeobachtungen habe ich heute zu iNat hochgeschoben, und nur 2 davon waren schmetterlinge für den #SchmetterlingsMontag , und beide die selbe art, nämlich
Traubenkirschen-Gespinstmotten
Yponomeuta evonymella
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traubenkirschen-Gespinstmottewelches bild nehm ich denn? hmm ... das hier, wegen der anderen perspektive :3
#insekten #insects #krabbeltierchen #BugOfTheDay #nature #biodiversity #entomology #macro
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\o/ hab heute wieder eine balkenschröterin gesehen :3
Balkenschröter ♀
Dorcus parallelipipedus
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkenschr%C3%B6ter#insekten #insects #krabbeltierchen #BugOfTheDay #nature #biodiversity #entomology #macro
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Da es in Deutschland keine ausreichende #Klimapolitik gibt, sorgt der #Klimawandel dafür, dass mehr gebetet wird. 🤪
Die #Gottesanbeterin breitet sich in Deutschland zunehmend aus. Seit Anfang Juli wurden mehr als 17.000 Sichtungen gemeldet, doppelt so viele wie im gesamten Vorjahr.
Besonders häufig kommt das Insekt inzwischen entlang des Rheins sowie zwischen Berlin und Thüringen vor.
https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gottesanbeterin-ausbreitung-erderwaermung-100.html
#Insekten #Artenvielfalt #environment #biodiversity #climatechange
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“According to the U.N., an estimated 40 percent of the world’s lands are degraded, largely from neglect, drought and over-grazing, meaning they’re less able to hold water and sequester carbon.
Restoring these lands could yield enormous benefits for food production, drought mitigation and carbon storage.”
#Environment #soil #LandUse #Climate #Water #Biodiversity #UN #Desertification
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Comparison of 4,454 animal species reveals how chromosomes travelled on "evolutionary Highways" over past 600 million years. A roadmap of current biodiversity.
#evolution #biodiversity #genome-comparison
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#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.26.
Solitary Bees:
Account for over 90% of bee species.
Don’t live in colonies.
Don’t have a queen.
Don’t make honey/wax.
Aren’t aggressive.
Don’t swarm.
Rarely sting.
Vary in size but are usually smaller than #bumblebees.
#bees #pollinators
#nature #environment
#science #education
#wild #wildlife #biodiversity
#worldbeesanctuary #vegan
#summer #August #dandelion -
Publication ce jour de 2 fiches de #rorquals Les voici :
1. le rorqual boréal, à distribution mondiale, d'une longueur moyenne entre 12 et 16 m.
FEY Laurent, FONTAINE Pierre-Henry, HUET Sylvie in : #DORIS, 24/08/2026 :
Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2412et
2. le rorqual de Bryde, espèce tropicale et subtropicale, mesurant jusqu'à 15 et 16,50 m selon le sexe.
FEY Laurent, FONTAINE Pierre-Henry, HUET Sylvie in : #DORIS, 24/08/2026 :
Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1878, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2845#biodiversite #mammiferes #Mysticètes #baleines #biodiversity #Vertebrata #cétacés #Balaenopteridae
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Banded Mongoose eating out of my pot.
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I have no idea what these mushrooms are, but they are cute. They're about half an inch across. Pierce Road, Harvard Forest.
#fungus #forest #fungi #mushrooms #saprophytes #ecology #biology #biodiversity #nature #naturephotography #forests
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Hoverfly on Cosmos flower by the way!
Not a #bee!
How can you tell?Large eyes like 90’s rock star shades.
Only two wings.
Very small antennae.Vital to a healthy ecosystem.
Pollinators.Oh…and can be noisy and inquisitive but they do not, repeat, do not, sting!
#nature #hoverflies #education
#biodiversity #bees #science #environment #monday #summer
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🎸🐍 Scientists named a newly described #NewGuinea groundsnake, "Lielaphis slashi", after Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, for his love of #reptiles.
Herpetologist Chris Austin first spotted the 71 cm (28 in) snake during nighttime fieldwork in 2006. Genetic and ecological analysis confirmed it as a distinct #species, supporting #conservation in New Guinea’s threatened #forests.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/snake-species-named-after-guns-n-roses-guitarist-slash/
#snakes #gunsnroses #herpetology #science #biodiversity #zoology #fieldmuseum #nature #wildlife #reptiles #discovery #genetics
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Meadow brown (Maniola jurtina), a butterfly from the Nymphalidae family. It's one of the most common butterflies across Europe, found in meadows, wastelands and roadsides, active from June to September.
#Butterfly #Nature #Wildlife #Macro #Insects #Lepidoptera #Nymphalidae #ManiolaJurtina #MeadowBrown #Entomology #NatureLovers #InsectPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Biodiversity #NaturePhotography #EuropeanWildlife #ButterflyLovers #MacroPhotography #Pollinators #NatureCloseUp #FieldGuide
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Waldbrettspiele
Pararge aegeria
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldbrettspielhatte ich hier ja nun schon oft, aber wenn sie sich nun mal von mal zu mal immer besser präsentieren und richtig schön stillhalten zum abgelichtet werden, dann will ich die nicht außen vor lassen :3
#insekten #insects #krabbeltierchen #BugOfTheDay #nature #biodiversity #entomology #macro
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bilder von fragwürdiger qualität, aber das sind die 2 besten von vielen versuchen, dieses
Kleine Wiesenvögelchen
Coenonympha pamphilus
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleines_Wiesenv%C3%B6gelchenließ mich erst nicht näher ran und hielt dann nicht still XD
#insekten #insects #krabbeltierchen #BugOfTheDay #nature #biodiversity #entomology
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The “Quiet” Chemical Killers – Chlorine
Started with the Doom Fogger , just one of the 100s of chemicals used extensively in the Game Lodges.
To write on every type of Doom like spray to prove it should not be allowed in ANY Reserves would be a mission on its own there are so many. Later I will just attack , ja attack, we not playing Painball here, every single shop in the Parks that sell any poisons. The “Quiet” ones will have to point out. Although should NOT have to point it out to ANY Lodge owner. The ALL say they support Nature Conservation, claim huge knowledge of the subject for the most part….
Every 5 Star Lodge has at least one , crystal clear pool, and every one I have seen, the runoff just goes into the ground. This is what the Greenpeace site told me.
Pool chlorine runoff damages the environment by altering soil chemistry, killing local vegetation, and introducing toxic chemical residue into natural water sources. In Bushveld and game-lodge settings, this contaminated backwash or overflow endangers localized wildlife, amphibians, and sensitive aquatic ecosystems.
Climate Change? Have a theory just recently about this. We all know it is a money making thing, but too many people believe the Trust the Science “facts”, still!! After looking at poisons for one month only, the Climate Change is Mickey Mouse, even if all we read is true. Recently the Bees got a bit of attention, they die , we die. This is biologically sound reasoning. BUT. Few things, first it is NOT only if the Bees go, we are at a point that the loss of even one tiny species of insect more and we take another big step towards …well, Armageddon. Then, I have just checked on all the insecticides/pesticides. I was sure they ALL kill bees, then I researched and found out this is 100% true. We have not even looked at herbicides yet!! That is another big issue I shall get to, as Agri Chems are just as bad. Time…. I will get there.
The reason that this chemical became the do all and end all of a clean pool is not a surprise……
The Post-WWII Backyard Boom & Mass Production
Chlorine production scaled up massively during World War I and II for industrial and chemical warfare purposes. When the war ended, chemical manufacturers had vast amounts of infrastructure to repurpose. [1]
A lot of things we EAT have a similar history!!!
I will make a quick post on that, but as you know, my concern for the general unwashed masses is not…. that great. It will be a just facts one.
Big Five Wars is my main mission for now and they also get updated regularly.
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Border wall plans threaten a desert spring in Arizona that's home to rare wildlife and sacred to the O’odham people. #biodiversity
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/24/arizona-border-wall-endangered-species