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Rare UK Orchid Shows First Signs of Recovery
A lady's slipper orchid, thought extinct in the UK until 1930, has naturally germinated for the first time since then in the Yorkshire Dales, following a two-year reintroduction scheme involving Kew Gardens and hundreds of volunteers; its location remains secret due to the ongoing threat of theft.
Rare UK Orchid Shows First Signs of Recovery
A lady's slipper orchid, thought extinct in the UK until 1930, has naturally germinated for the first time since then in the Yorkshire Dales, following a two-year reintroduction scheme involving Kew Gardens and hundreds of volunteers; its location remains secret due to the ongoing threat of theft.
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40% Bias Score
Bockwitzer See Nature Trail Showcases Grazing for Biodiversity
A new 13km nature trail at Bockwitzer See, Germany, educates visitors about the use of water buffalo, Konik horses, Taurus cattle, and Buren goats to maintain biodiversity in a former brown coal mining area now a nature reserve, preserving habitats for over 180 bird species and endangered plants.
Bockwitzer See Nature Trail Showcases Grazing for Biodiversity
A new 13km nature trail at Bockwitzer See, Germany, educates visitors about the use of water buffalo, Konik horses, Taurus cattle, and Buren goats to maintain biodiversity in a former brown coal mining area now a nature reserve, preserving habitats for over 180 bird species and endangered plants.
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32% Bias Score
Chile's Biodiversity: High Economic Value, Low Investment
Chile's economy heavily relies on biodiversity (17% of GDP, 55% of exports), but public spending on its conservation remains low (0.36% of public expenditure, 0.09% of GDP), despite its global importance as a biodiversity hotspot, highlighting a need for increased investment and innovative financing...
Chile's Biodiversity: High Economic Value, Low Investment
Chile's economy heavily relies on biodiversity (17% of GDP, 55% of exports), but public spending on its conservation remains low (0.36% of public expenditure, 0.09% of GDP), despite its global importance as a biodiversity hotspot, highlighting a need for increased investment and innovative financing...
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36% Bias Score
Clownfish Shrinkage Improves Survival During Marine Heatwaves
A study in Papua New Guinea reveals that clownfish shrink by 1-2 millimeters during marine heatwaves, increasing survival rates by up to 78 percent; researchers believe this adaptation reduces metabolic needs, potentially indicating broader adaptability among coral reef fish.
Clownfish Shrinkage Improves Survival During Marine Heatwaves
A study in Papua New Guinea reveals that clownfish shrink by 1-2 millimeters during marine heatwaves, increasing survival rates by up to 78 percent; researchers believe this adaptation reduces metabolic needs, potentially indicating broader adaptability among coral reef fish.
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16% Bias Score
ALC's Untapped Potential: Bio-Inspired Innovation for Sustainable Development
América Latina and the Caribbean (ALC), possessing unparalleled biodiversity, is missing a crucial opportunity to lead in bio-inspired innovation due to underinvestment in R&D (0.6% of GDP), hindering its transition from a supplier of raw materials to a creator of technology-driven value.
ALC's Untapped Potential: Bio-Inspired Innovation for Sustainable Development
América Latina and the Caribbean (ALC), possessing unparalleled biodiversity, is missing a crucial opportunity to lead in bio-inspired innovation due to underinvestment in R&D (0.6% of GDP), hindering its transition from a supplier of raw materials to a creator of technology-driven value.
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40% Bias Score
Italian Family's Transhumance Preserves Endangered Sheep Breed and Promotes Sustainable Agriculture
The Carrino family in Foggia, Italy, has practiced transhumance for generations, raising approximately 900 Gentile di Puglia sheep—an endangered breed—and creating a Slow Food supply chain, highlighting sustainable agriculture and biodiversity preservation.
Italian Family's Transhumance Preserves Endangered Sheep Breed and Promotes Sustainable Agriculture
The Carrino family in Foggia, Italy, has practiced transhumance for generations, raising approximately 900 Gentile di Puglia sheep—an endangered breed—and creating a Slow Food supply chain, highlighting sustainable agriculture and biodiversity preservation.
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12% Bias Score
Malaga Cooperative Revives Ancient Wheat Varieties
A Malaga-based cooperative, Cereales Locales Ecológicos, is reviving six ancient wheat varieties—including raspinegro de Jubrique, escaña andaluza, and trigo recio de Ronda—cultivated across 60 hectares in Málaga and Cádiz provinces to promote biodiversity, local economies, and climate-resilient agr...
Malaga Cooperative Revives Ancient Wheat Varieties
A Malaga-based cooperative, Cereales Locales Ecológicos, is reviving six ancient wheat varieties—including raspinegro de Jubrique, escaña andaluza, and trigo recio de Ronda—cultivated across 60 hectares in Málaga and Cádiz provinces to promote biodiversity, local economies, and climate-resilient agr...
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44% Bias Score
Earth Summit Opens Amidst Disagreements on Environmental Protection
The 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, attended by 178 nations, opened with calls for a sustainable development model that balances economic growth and environmental preservation, highlighting disagreements over climate and biodiversity protection, especially with the United States.
Earth Summit Opens Amidst Disagreements on Environmental Protection
The 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, attended by 178 nations, opened with calls for a sustainable development model that balances economic growth and environmental preservation, highlighting disagreements over climate and biodiversity protection, especially with the United States.
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32% Bias Score
Record Corncrake Count on Rathlin Island Marks Conservation Success
A record-breaking six male corncrakes were counted on Rathlin Island this breeding season, marking a major step in protecting the species and largely attributed to an RSPB NI volunteer-led habitat restoration project that began in 2010.
Record Corncrake Count on Rathlin Island Marks Conservation Success
A record-breaking six male corncrakes were counted on Rathlin Island this breeding season, marking a major step in protecting the species and largely attributed to an RSPB NI volunteer-led habitat restoration project that began in 2010.
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12% Bias Score
One Million Species Face Extinction: Human Activities Drive Biodiversity Crisis
One million species face extinction, with 50% potentially disappearing by 2100 due to human activities like habitat loss, climate change, overexploitation, pollution, and invasive species; 84% of terrestrial endemics could vanish by 2100.
One Million Species Face Extinction: Human Activities Drive Biodiversity Crisis
One million species face extinction, with 50% potentially disappearing by 2100 due to human activities like habitat loss, climate change, overexploitation, pollution, and invasive species; 84% of terrestrial endemics could vanish by 2100.
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24% Bias Score
Record Number of Mussel Banks Found in Wadden Sea
Researchers have discovered 7,000 hectares of mussel banks in the Wadden Sea, double the previous record, due to low predator populations, benefiting oystercatchers but with uncertain long-term survival.
Record Number of Mussel Banks Found in Wadden Sea
Researchers have discovered 7,000 hectares of mussel banks in the Wadden Sea, double the previous record, due to low predator populations, benefiting oystercatchers but with uncertain long-term survival.
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32% Bias Score
Sustainable Gardening in Greece: A Contrast to Industrial Food Production
Greek home gardeners are experiencing a successful harvest, highlighting the contrast between sustainable small-scale farming and the detrimental effects of large-scale monoculture, emphasizing the need for consumer awareness of food's environmental and social impact.
Sustainable Gardening in Greece: A Contrast to Industrial Food Production
Greek home gardeners are experiencing a successful harvest, highlighting the contrast between sustainable small-scale farming and the detrimental effects of large-scale monoculture, emphasizing the need for consumer awareness of food's environmental and social impact.
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44% Bias Score
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