the communities of plants worldwide are no longer “natural.”
Category: biodiversity
Cats, revisited
Many indicate they would accept policies that would require a bell on cats’ collars.
Get Right with Whales
For Right Whales, the situation is dire, and extinction is the moral equivalent of murder
William H. Schlesinger
agriculture, air pollution, biodiversity, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, food, natural habitat, population growth, sustainability
agriculture, air pollution, biodiversity, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, food, natural habitat, population growth, sustainability
Overpopulation
Only with a population growth rate of zero might we have some hope for planetary stability.
Agricultural Landscapes
Farms are no longer using cropland diversity to hedge their bets against pests, pathogens and drought.
Biodiversity Bottlenecks
We need to enhance natural processes that can accelerate diversification and allow emerging habitats to select the winners.
William H. Schlesinger
biodiversity, conservation, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, natural habitat
biodiversity, conservation, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, natural habitat
Gutting protections for migratory birds
Recognizing that it is part of our nation’s heritage, the Wood Thrush is…protected by the Migratory Bird Protection Act (MBPA) of 1918.
COVID-19
Not since the plague, also known as the Black Death, arrived in Europe in the early 1300s has the human population been more vulnerable to exotic disease.
Agriculture without Weeds and Bugs
Pursuit of insect-free farming is resulting in a loss of diversity at higher trophic levels across the landscape.
The Planetary Toll of Your Morning Coffee
When you decide to have a cup of coffee, you have already made your largest contribution to the energy used to deliver coffee to your cup.