The world’s food supply depends on a diversity of plants, with over 25,000 edible species worldwide, yet this diversity is under unprecedented threat. Crop genetic resources are being lost due to habitat destruction, agricultural intensification, and the accelerating impacts of climate change. Without action, the foundations of global food security, nutrition, and cultural heritage...| New York Botanical Garden
Emma Grover is the Project Manager of the Nurturing Nature Initiative at NYBG. One of the most important tools for building climate resilience can be found all around us: plants. From natural ecosystems like forests and wetlands to built and cultivated spaces such as community gardens, city blocks, and farms, plants provide essential services that...| New York Botanical Garden
Emma Grover is the Project Manager of the Nurturing Nature Initiative. Addressing the intertwined crises of biodiversity loss and climate change is an urgent and immediate global priority. Around the world, communities and ecosystems are facing the compounding effects of habitat degradation, species decline, and increasing climate risk. Botanical gardens, long recognized as places of...| New York Botanical Garden
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Evelyn Beaury, Ph.D., is an Assistant Curator at the New York Botanical Garden. When planting a garden, it’s important to understand how the plants you choose will impact the surrounding ecosystem. In many nurseries, invasive species are often sold as ornamental plants—unintentionally introduced to the environment, and subsequently causing major environmental issues. About 50% of...| New York Botanical Garden
The Fur Institute of Canada's AGM in Edmonton started with a bang when, at the 11th hour, an electrical fire knocked out half the conference centre!| Truth About Fur - The Blog!
A proposed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule would allow activities that harm the habitats of protected species.| Undark Magazine