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Activism

( Article Type: Explanation )

The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines activism as ‘a policy of vigorous action in a cause, especially in politics.’ The opposite of active is passive or inactive. But as far as environmental protection is concerned, just what does activism entail

Biodiversity

( Article Type: Explanation )

The term ‘biodiversity’ refers to genes, species (plants and animals), ecosystems, and landscapes, and the ecological and evolutionary processes that allow these elements of biodiversity to persist over time.

Biodiversity & the Sixth Extinction

( Article Type: Overview )

‘For each of the Big Five [extinctions] there are theories of what caused them, some are compelling, but none proven. For the sixth extinction, however, we do know the culprit. We are.’ – Leakey & Lewin (1995)

Bioprospecting

( Article Type: Explanation )

‘Biodiversity prospecting’, sometimes shortened to ‘bioprospecting’, is the exploration of biodiversity for commercially valuable genetic resources and biochemicals. It describes a search for resources, and the collection of resources with th

Birding

( Article Type: Opinion )

One only has to peer out of a home or office window, or make the short journey to an urban park, to begin a lifelong adventure with birds. Birds are the most accessible of all the wild creatures on our planet. And southern Africa, with some 950 recor

Carrying Capacity

( Article Type: Explanation )

Carrying capacity, in the case of organisms, is the maximum number of organisms that can be supported, fed or is able to survive in any specific habitat or ecosystem without causing the breakdown of the habitat or ecosystem.

CITES

( Article Type: Explanation )

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an international agreement that was signed in Washington, DC on 3 March 1973, and came into force in 1975 after the 10th ratification.

Eco-catastrophe

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This describes any major catastrophe that results in a major decline or drop in biodiversity or environmental quality. An ecocatastrophe can be both natural and man-made.

Ecological Landscaping

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In contrast to conventional landscape gardening practices, ecological landscaping for sustainable development and local biodiversity within commercial and industrial nodes is a far more effective way of synchronising industrial and commercial objecti

Ecology

( Article Type: Explanation )

Ecology is the scientific study of the interaction of organisms with one another and with their living and non-living environment (e.g. climate, temperature, light, water, nutrients).