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Biodiversity

    Biodiversity is the variety and variability of plants, animals, and ecosystems within an area. Value is placed on biological and population diversity, and also the health of these populations. Efforts to conserve biodiversity often consider biological and ecological protection from a systems level, working holistically to improve the health of an area.

    Mountain birds in decline in Europe

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    Published in the scientific journal Global Change Biology in late 2018, a new study shows, for the first time, that populations of...

    Illegal trade placing Pindos wild orchids at risk, scientists warn

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    Article originally posted by the Athens News Agency. Overharvesting to meet skyrocketing demand in Turkey and elsewhere is placing the endemic wild orchid population in...

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    Retro-innovation working for wildfire prevention: Shepherds’ contracts to reduce biomass and...

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    Innovative contracts are providing extra income and social recognition for shepherds working to reduce forest fire risk. These indicator-based contracts, as well...
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    Global fire challenges in a warming world

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