Dr Vandana Shiva ~ 35 Years in Defense of Seed Freedom

https://invidious.lunar.icu/watch?v=oTwboDlyDxo

The People, Plants, and the Law lecture series, explores the legal and lively entanglements of #human and #botanical #worlds.
Vandana describes #strategies of reclaiming the commons of #seed and #knowledge.

#vandanashiva #lecture q-a #defense #seeds #soil #freedom #people #plants #law #2023-online-lecture-series #intellectual-property-rights #gene-editing #biopiracy #patents #biodiversity #biosafety #environment #science #technology #ecology #food #agriculture

35 years in defence of Seed Freedom

Dr Vandana Shiva joins us in our first 2023 instalment of the People, Plants and the Law lecture series where she will discuss people, plants and Intellectual Property Law, specially patents and breeders rights. To find out more:...

Melting #glaciers in #Alps threaten #biodiversity of #invertebrates, says study ...

#climate #change #environment

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/04/melting-glaciers-in-alps-threaten-biodiversity-of-invertebrates-says-study

Moths are more efficient pollinators than bees, shows new research

#environment #biodiversity

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-moths-efficient-pollinators-bees.html

Moths are more efficient pollinators than bees, shows new research

Moths are more efficient pollinators at night than day-flying pollinators such as bees, finds new research from the University of Sussex, published March 29 in PLOS ONE.

‘Headed off the charts’: world’s #ocean #SurfaceTemperature hits record high | Oceans | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/08/headed-off-the-charts-worlds-ocean-surface-temperature-hits-record-high

#Environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #Ecology

using tech to save the European #Bison

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq0xVQEG_fQ

#biodiversity #environment #nature #europe #Poland #science #protection #animal #technology

Your #garden should be a multilayer #food #forest, says #RHS horticulturist | #Gardens | The Guardian

There is an odd mindset in certain people in the #UK of gardens being ornaments rather than living environments.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/mar/25/garden-multilayer-forest-biodiverse-tom-massey-rhs

#Horticulture #RoyalHorticulturalSociety #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Plants #Ecology

‘A wake-up call’: total weight of #wild #mammals less than 10% of #humanity’s | #Wildlife | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/18/a-wake-up-call-total-weight-of-wild-mammals-less-than-10-of-humanitys

#Biology #Biodiversity #Conservation #Ecology

‘One of the most important talks no one has heard of’: why the high #seas #treaty matters

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/28/one-of-the-most-important-talks-no-one-has-heard-of-why-the-high-seas-treaty-matters

Among the high seas #biodiversity hotspots that would benefit from being sanctuaries is the Costa Rica Dome – nutrient-rich waters that attract yellowfin #tuna, migratory #dolphins, endangered blue #whales and leatherback #sea #turtles. There is also the Emperor Seamount chain, a biodiverse series of seamounts that arches north-west of the Hawaiian islands towards #Russia.

#nature #ocean #uno #politics #environment #fishing #pollution #protection #news #future

#Ecosystem collapse ‘inevitable’ unless #wildlife losses reversed | #Biodiversity | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/24/ecosystem-collapse-wildlife-losses-permian-triassic-mass-extinction-study

#Science #Biology #Ecology #Conservation #Wildlife #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange

JR and Alice Rohrwacher - Omelia contadina

Enterrement symbolique de l'agriculture traditionnelle et de la biodiversité...
Symbolic burial of traditional agriculture and biodiversity...

sur arte.tv encore pendant 2 jours : https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/103973-000-A/omelia-contadina/

sinon sur yt :

Sous-titres en français : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRwYMGW3bO0
English subtitles : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPc72k9rkL8

#courtmétrage #film #shortfilm #movie #landart #JR #Rohrwacher #agriculture #biodiversité #biodiversity #italie #italy #italia

https://fediscience.org/@petersuber/109846700040145570 petersuber@fediscience.org - "A handful of companies own the #patents on virtually every #seed planted in the US. Now, a new crop of unowned seeds is bringing #biodiversity back to #farming."
https://worldsensorium.com/open-source-seeds-loosen-big-ags-grip-on-farmers/

#agriculture #food #monopoly #ossi (Open Source Seed Initiative)

FYI, I link to two earlier reports on this problem (2017 and 2019) in a tweet from 2020.
https://twitter.com/petersuber/status/1317831041055399936

#The-Tree-of-Life

Connecting all forms of creation.
Our health and well being are inextricably intertwined with the health and well being of all living things.

#tree #life #creation #ecosystem #biodiversity

Global #pollinator losses causing 500,000 early #deaths a year – study | #Insects | The Guardian

Food chain is too simple a term, a food web or network is more accurate.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/09/global-pollinator-losses-causing-500000-early-deaths-a-year-study

#Environment #Ecology #Biodiversity #Conservation

'Shameful and Heartbreaking': Largest Wolf Cull in Modern History Underway in Sweden

#Biodiversity #Conservation #Hunting #Sweden #Wildlife

https://www.commondreams.org/news/sweden-wolves

'Shameful and Heartbreaking': Largest Wolf Cull in Modern History Underway in Sweden

Wildlife defenders in Sweden and beyond decried the start on Monday of what's being called the largest wolf cull in modern times, arguing that killing a quarter of the country's lupine population could have grave consequences for biodiversity.

For how the global economy needs biodiversity, look no further than your pint of beer

https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3203562/how-global-economy-needs-biodiversity-look-no-further-your-pint-beer

#global #economy #biodiversity #video #environment #climatechange #economics #business #value #natural #resources #nature #plants #animals #conservation #ecosystems

Without biodiversity, the global economy would crumble

The natural world supports much of our economic activity, generating trillions of dollars, yet natural resources are too often treated as valueless. Factoring environmental dependency and impact into all business decisions will go a long way to...

More than 1 in 10 #species could be lost by end of century, study warns | Cop15 | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/16/more-than-1-in-10-species-could-be-lost-by-end-of-century-study-warns-aoe

#Biology #Ecology #Biodiversity #Wildlife #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Animals #Plants #Extinction

In today's New York Times a Homeowner Association tried to force a Maryland couple with a native garden to change to a tidy lawn. The complaint was that their garden was "attracting rodents, deer, snakes and bats, and that they were planting shrubs and bushes in no particular order." Yes, in no particular order!

Legal proceedings ensued and there's now a state law forbidding homeowner associations from banning eco-friendly gardens.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/14/climate/native-plants-lawns-homeowners.html

#biodiversity #gardens #urban #nature

https://mastodon.nz/@joncounts/109513603711073893

Flying #insect numbers plunge 64% since #2004, #UK survey finds | Insects | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/15/flying-insect-numbers-plunge-64-since-2004-uk-survey-finds

#Biology #Ecology #Biodiversity

#biodiversity #humanity

https://explore.populationmatters.org/

#earth #enironment #biodiversity #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #population #humans

Population Explorer

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