To provide a resource for our members, we have compiled a directory of biodiversity institutes around the world. The directory provides contact information for various institutions directly engaged in biodiversity research. The list will be useful for the following: Biodiversity professionals looking for positions Scientists who want to collaborate on projects Individuals interested in biodiversity […]
Paper in Science says loss of species is 1000 times greater than the natural extinction rate
Are we in the middle of a mass extinction, like that of the dinosaurs? By all accounts, yes. In a highly significant paper shortly to be published in the journal Science, a team of conservation scientists has revised current rates of species loss upwards. According to the analysis, species are being lost at least a […]
Participate in the National Biodiversity Teach-in
Students at Elgin High School in Illinois need your help! The students are organizing a teach-in, the Miss Martha Biodiversity Project, to honor Martha, the very last Passenger Pigeon who died on September 1, 1914 in the Cincinnati Zoo. The National Biodiversity Teach-In is a multi-class project, being held September 21-27, 2014. The purpose of […]
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 […]
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