Just last year, a report titled the World’s Migratory Species was shown at the 14th Conference of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species...
Archive for tag: native plant
Meet the Plant With Potential to be the Next Bio-Based Building Material: Eelgrass
On the Danish Island of Laeso, Henning Johansen has tried to bring back the nearly lost ancient technique of using dried eelgrass to build or...
Reasons Why We Should Grow Native Plants in the Backyard
In the 60s, entomologist Doug Tallamy grew up frequenting a pond in a suburban New Jersey neighborhood. The neighborhood and the pond were lively. However,...
We Can Help Native Species Thrive by Feeding Garden Birds Right
It’s been happening now; it’s been happening everywhere: more land clearings for more urban development. I mean, I get so confused by this. I’ve seen...
Native Trees Harming Endangered Australian Parrot? What’s Going On?
Australia is a continent that is rich of unique animals and vegetation which has received constant threats from invasive species such as cats, foxes, non-native...
Indigenous People are Vital for Forest Conservation and Healthy Ecosystem
Around 12 miles northwest of downtown São Paulo lies Yvy Porã, one of six villages that make up the Jaraguá Indigenous Territory. It’s surrounded buildings...
Agriculture Backfire: Intensive Farming Practice can Turn a Native Plant into a Pervasive Weed
We all know that native species is important for the local environment. But what happens when they become problematic and quite damaging, especially for agriculture?...