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Bees are a critical element of global ecosystems and thus, to our survival. Didn’t Albert Einsteim himself stated that ” If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. “
Most unfortunately, those great insects are endangered by Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). To a news article from Grist, the problem is nearing a tipping point. Indeed :
“(c)ommercial beekeepers have seen average population losses of about 30 percent each year since 2006 “ I guess it’s high time we tackle the issue.
I generally try to stick to current topics and news but couldn’t blog about this year’s World Environment Day, which took place on Sunday. This year the UNEP wanted to emphasize the importance of forests.
As I read on the UNEP Facebook page : “The theme of World Environment Day this year, “Forests: Nature at Your Service”, emphasizes the multi-trillion dollar value of ecosystems to society – especially the poor.”
The host country for this year was India. It was the occasion for the nation to organize a week full of various events to raise awareness on this vital topic.
To the UNEP : ” A new international body aimed at catalyzing a global response to the loss of biodiversity and world’s economically-important forests, coral reefs and other ecosystems was born yesterday. “
Dubbed the “IPCC for Nature”, the new Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) will have a tough job at protecting endangered species and stopping what more and more call the anthropocene.
I just hope this new organization will face less opposition than the IPCC. For further details on this event please read the press release here. Continue »
Evidence keeps on piling : investing in Nature and the environment is perhaps one of the best thing you can do, not only for Mankind as a whole but also for yourself as Return On Investments (ROI) are high.
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) issued a report which according to the BBC shows that “money ploughed into protecting wetlands, coral reefs and forests can bring a hundredfold return on capital.”
Literally more profitable than investing in gold or in any other business environmental protection could well become a major economic sector in the next decade. Continue »
A new report published by many agencies of the United Nations – including the FAO, the UNEP and the UNESCO – shows that maintaining healthy oceans is a vital topic for climate change mitigation.
Indeed, more than half of the carbon dioxide captured by Nature is captured by oceans and seas. Coastal ecosystems like mangroves forests play a preponderant role in this regard.
Since these particular areas are especially threatened by urban development and may disappear within the very next decades it is high time to tackle this specific issue Continue »
