The new Centre for Bioinspiration at the San Diego Zoo plans to take biodiversity and biomimicry to an entirely new level. As Paula S. Brock and Larry G. Stambaugh explain, the idea is to create a hub of scientific knowledge and financial capital where early-stage ideas can be transformed into actual products and services within the next three to four years.
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A business case for taking advantage of nature’s geniusThe new Centre for Bioinspiration at the San Diego Zoo plans to take biodiversity and biomimicry to an entirely new level. As Paula S. Brock and Larry G. Stambaugh explain, the idea is to create a hub of scientific knowledge and financial capital where early-stage ideas can be transformed into actual products and services within the next three to four years.
Giant tortoise "Lonesome George" has died and another species is now extinct
Lonesome George, the 100-year-old, world-famous Galapagos giant tortoise who became the symbol of the richly diverse Galapagos Islands, has died.
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“We are facing a double challenge”
Urban development and climate change are now wreaking havoc on these regions, causing them to become carbon emitters instead of carbon absorbers, explains Carmen de Jong, Professor of Geography at the University of Savoy, France. Rivalling the world's smallest reptiles German and American scientists have discovered four new species of dwarf chameleons in Madagascar, the smallest of which reaches only 24 mm in length and is one of the smallest known reptile species in the world. However, the species are highly threatened by deforestation.
The Hessisches Landesmuseum in Darmstadt, Germany reports on the discovery of these tiny chameleons. Ocean warming causes elephant seals to dive deeper Global warming is having an effect on the dive behaviour and search for food of southern elephant seals, according to joint research conducted by scientists in Germany and biologists and oceanographers in South Africa.
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As the last-of-his-kind from Pinta Island, George was the ambassador for the fragile ecosystem of the Galapagos Islands and, in a sense, a living memorial of its destruction.
Ecoproductive regions in the Alps are well known for being important for agriculture, biodiversity and raw materials such as wood, but they also play a crucial role in carbon sequestration. BIODIVERSITY
Threats, initiatives and theories concerning the world's variety of plant and animal species and ecosystems
CLIMATE CHANGE
Global warming - its causes and effects, including glacier melting, theories, proposals, initiatives and latest happenings
ENERGY & RENEWABLES
Fossil fuels, renewable forms of energy, energy consumption, innovation in the field, threats and opportunities
INNOVATION
Innovative ideas, products, research and projects that promote sustainability or overcome environmental problems
INTERVIEWS
Individuals who are actively engaged in environmental issues, projects, business and science, give their side of the story
LIFESTYLE
Services and products on or about to appear on the market that are produced in a sustainable manner to enhance a "green" lifestyle
MOBILITY
Automobile, maritime and aerospace industries, innovation and trends in the field, research and development
PEOPLE
Find out more about contemporary and historical personalities who have made a difference to environmental thinking
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
What has and is being done in our community for our community towards the goal of a sustainable society
SUSTAINABILITY
How to harmonize the impact of development taking into consideration the limits of nature to provide resources to supply the increasing demand led by consumption patterns
WATER
Quality, problems, scarcity, distribution, conservation and health issues related to the management of this vital natural resource
