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I still fucking love biodiversity
© Bastien Laurent One year ago, I launched the Facebook page “I fucking love biodiversity” (IFLB) with a post here on ConservationBytes. My goal was to get people talking about biodiversity in a...
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Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss XXIV
Another 6 biodiversity cartoons for your conservation giggle & groan (see full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’ compendia here). – Filed under: biodiversity, cartoon, climate...
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Great biodiversity cartoonists
Anyone who reads CB.com knows that I like to inject a bit of humour into my (often gloomy) messages. Sniggering, chortling, groaning and outright guffawing are useful ways to deal with the depressing...
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New Threatened Species Commissioner lacks teeth
This is not Gregory Andrews Published today on ABC Environment. – Greg Hunt, the Coalition Government’s Minister for the Environment, today announced what appears to be one of the only environmental...
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Biodiversity Hotspots have nearly burnt out
I recently came across a really important paper that might have flown under the radar for many people. For this reason, I’m highlighting it here and will soon write up a F1000 Recommendation. This is...
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Another 589 scientists speak out against Abbott’s war on the environment
I’m currently in Cairns at the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation‘s Annual Conference where scientists from all over the world have amassed for get the latest on tropical ecology and...
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A fairer way to rank conservation and ecology journals in 2014
Normally I just report the Thomson-Reuters ISI Web of Knowledge Impact Factors for conservation-orientated journals each year, with some commentary on the rankings of other journals that also publish...
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High-altitude ecology
A constant hazard in the Tibetan Plateau – yakjam I’ve been out of the social-media loop for a few weeks, hence the abnormally long interval since my last post. As you might recall, I’ve been...
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Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss XXV
Here are 6 more biodiversity cartoons for your conservation-humour fix (see full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’ compendia here). – Filed under: biodiversity, cartoon, climate...
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Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss XXVI
Here are 8 more biodiversity cartoons (with a human population focus, given recent events) for your conservation-humour fix (see full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’ compendia...
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Innate cruelty and exploitation: does biodiversity stand a chance?
Earlier this year I took my daughter to the South Australian Museum, as I often do on weekends. We usually have lunch at the Art Gallery, and then wander the various levels of the Museum at a pace...
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Influential conservation papers of 2014
Another year, another arbitrary retrospective list – but I’m still going to do it. Based on the popularity of last year’s retrospective list of influential conservation papers as assessed through F1000...
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Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss XXVII
Here are the last 6 biodiversity cartoons for 2014 because, well, why not? (see full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’ compendia here). – Filed under: biodiversity, cartoon,...
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It’s all about the variation, stupid
It is one of my long-suffering ecological quests to demonstrate to the buffoons in government and industry that you can’t simply offset deforestation by planting another forest elsewhere. While it...
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Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss XXVIII
First batch of six biodiversity cartoons for 2015 (see full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’ compendia here). – Filed under: biodiversity, cartoon, climate change, conservation...
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Social and economic value of protected areas
I’ve just come across an exceptionally important paper published recently in PLoS Biology by a team of venerable conservation biologists led by the eminent Andy Balmford of the University of Cambridge....
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Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss XXIX
Second batch of six biodiversity cartoons for 2015 (see full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’ compendia here). — Filed under: biodiversity, cartoon, climate change, conservation...
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Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss XXX 30
[10.06.2015 update: Because of all the people looking for cartoon porn, I’ve slightly altered the title of this post. Should have predicted that one] Third batch of six biodiversity cartoons for 2015...
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National commitment to conservation brings biodiversity benefits
What makes some conservation endeavours successful where so many fail to protect biodiversity? Or, how long is a piece of string? Yes, it’s a difficult question because it’s not just about the biology...
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Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss XXXI
Fourth batch of six biodiversity cartoons for 2015, because I’m travelling and haven’t had a lot of time for a more detailed post (see full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’...
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