Posts tagged global human footprint
Fatal Fences Are Decimating Nature
WildlifeBill Laurancefence, Great Rabbit Fence, habitat fragmentation, migration, wildebeest, hartebeest, zebra, emu, viable populations, connectivity, climate change, gene flow, genetic diversity, random demographic events, roads, Penny van Oosterzee, cattle ranching, lions, cheetah, hyena, African wild dogs, Botswana, global human footprint, Convention on Biological Diversity, IPBES, Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group, flying fox, barn owl
ALERT's Biggest Conservation Stories of 2016
ConservationBill Lauranceextinction, species extinction, habitat loss, habitat destruction, habitat fragmentation, infrastructure, roads, dams, poaching, 2016, Africa, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Leuser Ecosystem, Nigeria, development corridors, giraffe, Cheetah, Brazilian Amazon, Brazilian Forest Code, Amazon rainforest, Sumatra, geothermal project, hydroelectric dam, Congo, Congo megadams, Bangladesh, tigers, India waterways, wilderness, global human footprint, genetic diversity, China, illegal wildlife trade, overfishing, overhunting, land-use planning, Zero-deforestation agreement, ivory trade, rhino horn, orangutan, Elephant, mass extinction
Human Impacts on the Planet are Severe but Slowing Down
ConservationBill Lauranceglobal human footprint, agriculture, cities, population growth, food production, farming efficiency, yield gaps, land-use planning, deforestation, biodiversity, climate change, Oscar Venter, Bill Laurance, James Watson, roads, infrastructure, urban area, economic growth, developing nations, consumption, wilderness
