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When we talk about biodiversity, we frequently encounter strange-sounding or looking words that stand for the names of plants or animals. They are Latin words and the whole shebang is called taxonomy. Since Treasure Nature will be covering more stuff about plants and animals, let’s have a run down of the relevant topics. According to my [...] Dense populations usually works against biodiversity so if we’re reading TreasureNature, chances are we live far from areas with highly diverse animal and plant life, except for those in Sao Paulo, Brazil. However, if we are fortunate enough to be living in one of the Biodiversity Hotspots, then the greatest single thing we can do [...] Biodiversity is a natural resource. Just like any resource we have to manage them carefully and avoid the issue of biodiversity loss. We have 34 regions scattered through out the world the serve as a reserve of the world’s total biodiversity. These regions are also the most threatened and are called our biodiversity hotspots. The site [...] As covered in this post on World Biodiversity Day, the theme for this year’s celebration is “Biodiversity and Agriculture,” highlighting the role of biological diversity in keeping our people fed today and in the future. A high biodiversity is crucial to sustainable agriculture, the only kind of food production where we can be sure that [...] Pollution is the introduction of contaminants to an environment, according to wikipedia. Pollutants are not necessarily toxic chemicals that poisons the air we breathe, soil we stand on, and water we drink. Even chemicals seen as beneficial like fertilizers, which in reasonable amounts can boost crop production, becomes a poison when used in quantities that [...] Concept cars are offering exciting peeks at eco-friendly future technologies. However, we don’t have to wait for future developments since a few low-emission and fuel-efficient cars already sped past the drawing board and the traditional green cars into production, if not this year then in the very near future. Now, these are personal [...] Our children are the future and it’s never too early to get them involved to ensure they will inherit a living earth. It’s a challenge to pique their interest without getting them mired in the political, business, and personality morass of global warming. While surfing Amazon, I came across various global warming books for [...] Tragedies are not limited to Shakespeare, botanical history is also littered with them. Such is the story of the American Chestnut Tree. Before the 1990’s, the American Chestnut was the dominant tree species (approximately 40%) in the forest of the Eastern United States. The American Chestnut was highly priced for its beautiful and durable [...] |
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