We are incredibly excited about the First International Conference of The Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE). Our theme for this inaugural event is “Better Evidence. Better Decisions. Better Environment.” CEE is an open collaboration with a global mission to provide the best available evidence to inform decision making in the environmental sector. We are witnessing […]
Protecting forest is not enough to prevent deforestation
An article in PhysOrg reports on a study by Biodiversity Professionals member Román Carrasco. The study shows that simply setting aside an area of forest is not an effective conservation strategy. According to the report, a more effective approach would be to monitor and prevent road construction within protected areas. Also, the study showed that […]
Treasure trove of species and biodiversity info on World Archive of Sciences
Website review Site purpose A Google Drive website, created by French researchers, has morphed into a huge online digital library with more than 55,800 free digitized documents comprising more than 38.5 million pages. The World Archive of Sciences link was posted to the Biodiversity Professionals Discussion page by member Christophe Avon, President of the Musée […]
New website devoted to the mapping of Earth’s biodiversity
Biodiversity Professionals group member Dr. Clinton Jenkins has created a website Biodiversity Mapping dedicated to mapping Earth’s biodiversity. Renowned for his beautiful maps depicting species diversity of various vertebrate groups, Dr. Jenkins announced the website today. According to the email announcement: “The site was created to provide easy access to maps and GIS data that […]