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#1346362022-05-22
International Biodiversity Day: 8 Ecosystems Around The World That Need To Be Protected
Biodiversity refers to various life forms found in all spheres, land, air, and water, on Earth. But due to human interference and industries, we are seeing a loss of biodiversity on a rapid scale. With various environmental organisations such as UNEP at work, it is vital for us to enact solution ...
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#1343552022-05-11
International Biodiversity Day: Over 1 million plant, animal species facing extinction worldwide, say Experts
As a part of its 22-day campaign to mark the International Biodiversity Day, the Pushpa Gujral Science City has been organising different events. At a webinar held on Tuesday on “Indigenous Animal Bio-diversity: Present Status and Future”, a number of schools and colleges from across the state p ...
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#1346232022-05-21
International Biodiversity Day: Six ways businesses are approaching nature restoration and conservation
Sunday (22 May) is the UN’s International Day for Biological Diversity. To mark the occasion, edie is highlighting six nature restoration and protection initiatives to have received support from the private sector this season.
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#1346512022-05-22
International Biodiversity Day: Solomon Pavliashvili awards winners of photo contest “Biodiversity in My Lens”
On the occasion of the International Day for Biodiversity, the Deputy Minister of Environment and Agriculture, Solomon Pavliashvili, awarded the winners of the photo contest “Biodiversity in My Lens”.
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#1345712022-05-19
International Day For Biological Biodiversity – Better Food And Organic Waste Management Will Protect Our Biodiversity
Sunday, 22 May 2022 is International Day for Biological Diversity, focused on highlighting the importance of biodiversity, especially for a sustainable future. For Biodiversity Day this year, the campaign is highlighting 22 actions that businesses and citizens can do to protect biodiversity.
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#1287452021-05-20
International Day for Biodiversity: The Sooner We See the Web of Life, the Better
The world has been witnessing a series of virus spillovers from wild species to humans. The spate of infectious diseases in recent decades – Chikungunya, Ebola, yellow fever, swine flu, bird flu, SARS, Nipah, Zika – all can be traced to biodiversity loss and the subsequent close interactions be ...
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#1211572019-05-22
International Day for Biological Diversity
Press Release:– Saint Lucia and other Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity will be observing the 26th Anniversary of International Day for Biological Diversity (IDBD) throughout the month of May.
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#1211482019-05-22
International Day for Biological Diversity 2019: What this year’s theme,‘’Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health’’ mean
This year’s theme focusses on biodiversity as the foundation for our food and health and a key catalyst to transforming food systems and improving human health.
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#1346372022-05-22
International Day for Biological Diversity 2022: 5 links between human health and biodiversity
May 22 is observed as International Day for Biological Diversity. This day aims at spreading awareness about all life, no matter how small, on earth.
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#1346632022-05-23
International Day for Biological Diversity 2022: Here's all you need to know
The world marks International Day for Biological Diversity today, 22 May. Adopted in December 2000 by the UN General Assembly, the day aims to raise awareness about ongoing biodiversity issues, while also generating more understanding of the challenges required to sustain the planet's abundant f ...
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#1345682022-05-18
International Day for Biological Diversity 2022: Theme, Date, History and importance
International Day for Biological Diversity 2022: May 22 is celebrated as International Day for Biological Diversity to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. The day also marks the entry into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
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#1346622022-05-23
International Day for Biological Diversity 2022: Things You Can Do To Conserve Biodiversity
Biological diversity is the fulcrum of the earth’s life. Without it, there is nothing on this planet that can be considered living, including human beings. As the world is facing numerous challenges in the present times and is exposed to impending catastrophes, it has become imperative that the ...
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#1287702021-05-22
International Day for Biological Diversity 22 May
As the global community is called to re-examine our relationship to the natural world, one thing is certain: despite all our technological advances we are completely dependent on healthy and vibrant ecosystems for our water, food, medicines, clothes, fuel, shelter and energy, just to name a few
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#1346272022-05-21
International Day for Biological Diversity: Date, Significance and all you need to know
The International Day for Biological Diversity is day sanctioned by the United Nations for the promotion of biodiversity issues. It is observed on May 22.
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#1346482022-05-22
International Day for Biological Diversity: Exhibition Held in Anamalai Tiger Reserve
Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) held an exhibition of wildlife-themed coins, stamps, and postal covers today at Top Slip to commemorate the International Day for Biological Diversity. M.G. Ganesan, Deputy Director of ATR, stated that the exhibition drew over 1,000 visitors who were eager to learn a ...
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#1211462019-05-22
International Day for Biological Diversity: Here's why the future of our food depends on biodiversity
The United Nations has proclaimed May 22 as the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues.
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#1287572021-05-22
International Day for Biological Diversity: Here’s why Northeast is a biodiversity hotspot
The biodiversity of the Northeast is a genetic treasure of various forms of plants and animals. The region comes under the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot which ranks 6th among the 25 biodiversity hotspot of the world. Most of the North-Eastern states have more than 60% of their area under fores ...
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#1346182022-05-21
International Day for Biological Diversity: If they're gone
Have you ever thought about what the world would be like if animals and plants all disappeared? No lions galloping on grassland. No birds flying freely in the sky. No dolphins jumping out of water. No living creatures. The world would lose its infinite palette.
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#1346472022-05-22
International Day for Biological Diversity: Israeli tech making a difference
The continued loss of species on our planet will have grave consequences. But Israel is trying to curb that. According to the United Nations biodiversity, or biological diversity, is the variability among living organisms from all sources, including terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosyst ...
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#1346532022-05-22
International Day for Biological Diversity: Students, citizen groups join hands for conservation
To mark the International Day for Biological Diversity, today, in full fervour, some college students and community groups are actively working towards safeguarding Mother Earth by creating awareness through social media and Nature walks.
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#1346192022-05-21
International Day of Biological Diversity 2022: Not all urban greenery is created equal
The need to accommodate local biodiversity is pressing. Indigenous trees not only need much less care and can thrive without pesticides, but they also attract local fauna making up an ecosystem that supports varied species
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#1211672019-05-23
International biodiversity day: Asia's most threatened species
More than 27,000 species worldwide are threatened with extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation and Nature.
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#1346282022-05-21
Investing in natural infrastructure for a shared future for all life
The Living Bridge of Meghalaya documents the story of the indigenous Khasi people who trained the living aerial roots of the Indian rubber fig tree to serve as bridges. These living root bridges crisscross rivers that swell in violent monsoons, which would likely wash away any other form of bridge.
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#1346452022-05-22
Marathon organised for spreading awareness on biodiversity c ..
On the occasion of International Day for Biological Diversity, a marathon was organised in the Jashpur Nagar to create awareness among the masses for preserving biodiveristy in tribal areas of the district.
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#1346502022-05-22
Minister Opens Exhibition On International Day For Biological Diversity
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate change Bhupender Yadav inaugurated Biological Diversity Exhibition at Chennai Kalaivanar Arangam on Sunday during the International Day of Biological Diversity (IDB) celebrations.
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#1287682021-05-22
More birds and animals make Delhi’s 7 nature parks their homes
Nestled away from Delhi’s long traffic snarls and high-rise buildings are lush green pockets of carefully planned nature parks that are helping maintain the ecological balance of the national capital. As the world celebrates International Day for Biodiversity on Saturday, it’s relevant to put th ...
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#1290422021-06-03
Namibia Marks International Action Day for Biodiversity
THE executive director in the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Teofilus Nghitila, says Namibia is developing a vibrant biodiversity economy from ecosystems and their services to equitably benefit citizens, through the sustainable use of aquatic and terrestrial resources.
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#1287942021-05-24
National Biodiversity Office hosts poster competition to commemorate International Biodiversity Day
The National Biodiversity Office (NBDO), in the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change, and Disaster Risk management, challenged students from all over Belize to show off their creativity and knowledge of biodiversity issues with a poster competition in commemoration of Internationa ...
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#1287632021-05-22
New 'living laboratory' launched by Kew Gardens to study biodiversity benefits in UK
Kew Gardens says its wild botanic garden in Wakehurst will become a "living laboratory", beginning new research to explore the benefits of biodiverse British landscapes.
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#1346442022-05-22
Odisha Biodiversity Board Celebrates International Day For Biological Diversity
Like every year, Odisha Biodiversity Board celebrated the “International Day for Biological Diversity” in a befitting manner on Sunday in the Institute on Management of Agricultural Extension (IMAGE), at Siripur, Bhubaneswar.
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#1288732021-05-27
Online contests to mark Biodiversity Day
The Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board has organised online competition to mark Biodiversity Day. According to forest officials, people from Tamil Nadu irrespective of age can participate in the lyric writing and folk song singing competition. For lyric writing, song should be on the theme biodiversi ...
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#1287562021-05-22
Our health depends on nature’s health: 20 Aichi targets to restore balance on Earth
A scorned bat out of hell has been strafing our world, with the bearing of a truly global phenomenon, next only to climate change in its outreach, leaving behind death, distress, and economic debris on a scale that is next only to manmade wars. Biologists have been pulling out research notes to ...
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#1211762019-05-23
Preserving biodiversity vital to reverse tide of climate change, UN stresses on International Day
Biodiversity in plant and animal life in the world – in terms of species, habitats and genetics – leads to ecosystems that are healthier, more productive and better able to adapt to challenges like climate change, says the UN, and human activity is threatening the fate of species around the worl ...
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#1287932021-05-24
Protecting biodiversity requires collective ambitions, actions
Biodiversity is a cornerstone for the world to build a shared future for all life on Earth. Under the theme of "we are part of the solution," the International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22 this year provides a new chance for the world to discuss solutions to issues including biodiversi ...
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#1346302022-05-21
Protecting the world’s biodiversity
Ahead of the International Day for Biodiversity on 22 May, Elizabeth Mrema, the Executive Secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, speaks about the interlinkages between climate change and biodiversity loss.
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#1287952021-05-24
Punjab biodiversity board commemorates international day for biodiversity
Biodiversity Board in collaboration with Rural Development & Panchyats and Local Government departments commemorated UN proclaimed International Day for Biological Diversity, 2021 on the theme of "We are part of solution for Nature” by organizing State Level Function on Monday through virtual mo ...
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#1287842021-05-23
QU marks International Day for Biological Diversity
The Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences (DBES) at Qatar University (QU) has marked the International Day for Biological Diversity to increase understanding of the importance of maintaining the environment's balance and achieving sustainable development goals, particularly after r ...
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#1211742019-05-23
Qatar one with the world in the celebration of Biological Diversity Day
The State of Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME), marked the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDBD), which is celebrated every year on May, 22nd.
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#1287902021-05-23
RSCN marks International Day for Biological Diversity
The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) joins the world in celebrating this year’s International Day for Biological Diversity, which falls annually on May 22, focusing on combining efforts to preserve the earth’s “delicate” biodiversity.
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#1210842019-05-16
Rundu to host global biodiversity day bash
NAMIBIA will mark the 2019 International Day of Biological Diversity (commonly known as the Biodiversity Action Day) at Rundu in Kavango East region on 22 May, says the Ministry of Environment and Tourism.
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#1346522022-05-22
Sabah revives native seed preservation in conjunction with Int'l Day For Biological Diversity
Sabah hopes that the revival to preserve and utilise native seeds could go towards preventing useful plants from becoming extinct. Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said the programme, which is being held for the second year in conjunction with Kaamatan or harvest festiv ...
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#1346322022-05-21
Selva Ozelli's Biodiversity Day Art Shows at UN Biodiversity & CUHK Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change
The Biodiversity Day 2022 theme is “Building a shared future for all life” to continue building momentum and support for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework to be adopted at the upcoming UN Biodiversity Conference #COP15.
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#1346332022-05-21
Slovenia one of the most biodiverse countries in Europe
We will be celebrating three very important nature-related events in the upcoming days – the European Natura 2000 Day (21 May), the International Day for Biological Diversity (22 May), and the European Day of Parks (24 May).
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#1211752019-05-23
South Africa: Environmental Affairs Celebrates International Day for Biological Diversity
South Africa today, 22 May 2019, joins the world in celebrating 26 years of action for biodiversity during the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB).
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#1211392019-05-22
Species extinction not just a curiosity: our food security and health are at stake
While restaurants in cities around the world offer a tremendous variety of dishes, our global diet as a whole—what people actually eat—is becoming more homogenized.
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#1287962021-05-24
Syngenta Australia and Landcare Australia announce first project to improve on-farm biodiversity
Syngenta Australia and Landcare Australia have announced a South Australian based project to enhance on-farm biodiversity, in the same week of the United Nations International Day for Biological Diversity held on Saturday, 22 May.
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#1346462022-05-22
TIDE highlights challenges of protecting endangered Yellow-head Parrots on International Biodiversity Day
Тhе Тоlеdо Іnѕtіtutе fоr Dеvеlорmеnt аnd Еnvіrоnmеnt (ТІDЕ), оn thе оbѕеrvаnсе оf Іntеrnаtіоnаl Віоdіvеrѕіtу Dау, hіghlіghtеd іtѕ сhаllеngеѕ wіth іnсrеаѕіng thе рорulаtіоn оf уеllоwhеаd раrrоtѕ (YНР) іn Belize.
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#1288362021-05-26
The Heat: United Nations and Biodiversity
The United Nations and Biodiversity. What sort of global environmental challenges do we face? And, what needs to be done? The United Nations has just marked the International Day for Biological Diversity. And in recent comments, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, had some tough words sa ...
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#1287802021-05-23
They are part of the solution, respect their resolution!
The aim of celebrating this day is to enhance the awareness and understanding of biological diversity. A unique theme titled "We're part of the solution" has been adopted for IBD this year.
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#1345842022-05-19
This International Biodiversity Day Seagram's 100 Pipers pledges for a greener tomorrow by launching 250 environmentally linked NFTs
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI/BusinessWire India): After exemplary response to the launch of India's first Environment-themed NFTs dedicated to Tree Plantation titled 'Now Funding Tomorrow', Seagram's 100 Pipers has upped its game by dropping another set of unique environmentally linked NFTs.