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Researchers reveal reason why human approach needs to be incorporated in
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A study emphasised the need of using a biocultural approach in environmental conservation efforts.
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Despite peculiarities, conservation challenges similar in Madagascar, Braz
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Nature in Madagascar, an island off southeast Africa slightly larger than metropolitan France, is so unusual that 82 per cent of its plant species and 90 per cent of its vertebrates are endemic, only occurring there. Living amidst this unique biodiversity is a population so deprived that the
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Soil microbiota can boost growth of invasive plant species, provide defenc
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): Soil microbes can have a great impact on the spread of harmful invasive species as they can either hinder or facilitate the plant's growth. Researchers studied the role of soil microbiota in the success of garden lupine, which is an invasive species in Fi
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Uttarakhand Forest Department discovers rare carnivorous plant; gets publi
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 26 (ANI): The research wing of the Uttarakhand Forest department discovered a rare carnivorous plant species Utricularia Furcellata, which has been published in 'the Journal of Japanese botany'.
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Study of pine pollen reveals nanofoams are key to survive mass extinctions
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 9 (ANI): The past always has always intrigued scientists, whether be it searching for answers on survival or questioning the existence of some species. Scientists from the Natural History Museum, London (United Kingdom), and the ESRF, the European Synchrotron, Grenoble
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Uttarakhand Forest Dept conserves 73 rare, threatened, endangered plant sp
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 5 (ANI): The research wing of the Uttarakhand Forest Department on Saturday informed that it conserves 73 rare, threatened and endangered plant species as well as 54 plant species that are endemic to Uttarakhand and Indian Himalayan Region.
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Short-lived plant species are more climate-sensitive, claims study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bern [Germany], March 23 (ANI): Short-lived plant species are more sensitive to climate change than long-lived ones, a collaborative study by researchers of German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the Helmholtz-Centr
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Thematic park depicting plant species associated with Lord Ram developed i
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Haldwani (Uttarakhand) [India], August 3 (ANI): A thematic garden inspired by Lord Ram's 14-year exile has been developed in Haldwani. The garden, containing 60-65 species of plants including shrubs, trees, and herbs which he encountered while travelling on his exile term, has been developed
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Study develops ways to trace spread of major plant disease
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 5 (ANI): A team of scientists has found potential ways to prevent the spread of a disease-causing bacterium that harms more than a hundred plant species worldwide, an advance that could save the nursery industry billions of dollars a year.
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U'khand Forest Dept releases report on conservation of plant species
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 25 (ANI): The research wing of Uttarakhand Forest Department on Sunday released a report on the biggest successful conservation programme of plant species of the State.
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Plant species important for promoting biodiversity in grasslands: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 29 (ANI): Temperate grasslands are the most endangered but least protected ecosystems on the Earth. Researchers found that milkweeds and other plants that have seeds carried by the wind are an important source for enriching the diversity of plants in these valuable
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Virtual reality could serve as environmental education tool
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Apr 21 (ANI): Gaming and virtual reality (VR) could bridge the gap between urban societies and nature, claimed a recent study. The researchers strive to bridge the gap by a new VR game they developed called, Butterfly World 1.0, an adventure game designed to engage i
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