See on Scoop.it – Digging The Earth April 15, 2013 – Deutsche Welle: Environment & Development »THE RUN ON LATIN AMERICA’S RESOURCES Once neglected, now courted: Latin America is becoming increasingly important as a supplier of raw materials for German industry. China, Canada and the US are competitors in the race for natural resources…. http://www.dw.de/the-run-on-latin-americas-resources/a-16745677?maca=en-rss-en-environment-4553-rdf …
April 16, 2013
CGRFA: Infographics
See on Scoop.it – Digging The Earth Infographic | Are we losing our treasure? Genetic resources & #biodiversity 4 food & ag http://t.co/KMb0A8gsm3 via @faoknowledge #cgrfa Lucero De La Tierra‘s insight: A summary of the impact of biodiversity on our food See on www.fao.org
Will Synthetic Biology Benefit or Threaten Wild Things?
See on Scoop.it – Digging The Earth April 12, 2013 DotEarth New York Times Biologists and biological engineers meet to explore the impacts, for better and worse, of synthetic life on wild life. …an emerging force that will, in ways both direct and indirect, shape the face of what we used to call “nature” or …
Future Generations To Pay For Our Mistakes: Biodiversity Loss Doesn’t Appear For Decades
See on Scoop.it – Digging The Earth April 15, 2013 Mongabay The biodiversity of Europe today is largely linked to environmental conditions decades ago, according to a new large-scale study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)…. Future generations will inherit a natural world of our making. … the scientists say …