Pollination: Meaning, Importance and How It Works
Pollination is a critical biological process involving the transfer of pollen grains from the male part (anther) of a flower
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6 countries referred to court for failure over invasive species
Last week the European Commission made the decision to take legal action against six member states for their failure in
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COP 15 – Plan to protect 30% of planet by 2030
After two weeks of talks in Montreal, the 15th UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) concluded with a historic deal to
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Instagram – opportunity or threat to conservation?
Using social media can sometimes seem like shutting yourself off from the outside world. But what if it could have
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Youngsters benefit from living close to woodland
Most people within Europe live in cities, meaning exposure to nature on a constant basis is not always a given.
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The Wisdom of Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Way before modern agricultural farming, industrialization and the creature comforts of modern domesticity insulated us from much of the toil
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Let’s talk ecosystem services!
Nature keeps the world running. Just give it a think – everything you are provided with on this planet is
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Environmental stewardship in a post-natural world: what are we trying to protect?
The Anthropocene is a key paradigm for debating environmental issues in scientific, political and ethical debates. What would a sustainable
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The old human-nature dualism: Are we part of nature?
This simple question can drastically shape our worldview. Today, Tobias Nickel leads us the entanglement with nature in different parts
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A human-dominated planet: is there any nature left?
Geological eras are periods of time that allow us to divide and to study the different stages through which the planet
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Defining nature: revisiting the human-nature relationship
Are humans separate from or part of nature and what defines our relationship with nature? In the next weeks we
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The end of nature?
There is not a single day going by where we do not read or receive reports of some form of logging
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An hour of nature a day keeps the doctor away
Can you imagine being happy in a world without nature? A growing amount of research studies show that nature is
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