Full Coverage: Biodiversity
February 2008
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» Butterflies of Bhutan
A supplement to the Bhutan Guide illustrating the country's biodiversity through photographs of butterflies taken by Piet van der Poel, with descriptive annotations
» Flowers of Bhutan
A supplement to the Bhutan Guide illustrating the country's biodiversity through photographs of butterflies taken by Piet van der Poel, with descriptive annotations
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28.02.2008
BROOKLIN, Canada, Feb 27 (IPS) - Free, authoritative and online: 1.8 million species.
more...From: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related topics/regions: [Climate change] [Internet] [Knowledge] [Science] Image: Azure Sapphire in Bhutan. © Piet van der Poel
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15.02.2008
An unusual corporate environmental programme by a global bank draws over a hundred bird enthusiasts each year in India. The annual bird races promote awareness of natural habitats and help collect data. The last race at Bangalore spotted 277 bird species – a quarter of all birds found on the Indian subcontinent.
more...Related topics/regions: [India] [South Asia] [Volunteering] [Environmental activism] [Forests] Image: Photo credit: Indiabirdraces.com
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12.02.2008
The Western Ghats in India cover six states and have an incredible diversity of species as also some of the finest examples of moist deciduous and tropical forests. Preventing the ecological degradation due to construction and other activities is now the main concern of the environmentalists.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Environment] [Conservation] [Environmental activism] Image: The Purple Frog discovered in the Western Ghats in 2003 / Photo Credit: S.D. Biju / IPS
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