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Commemorating the adoption of the Convention on Biodiversity at the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit in 1992, this year’s International Day for Biodiversity theme “Be part of the Plan” is a call to action for all stakeholders to halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity by supporting the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, also referred to as the The Biodiversity Plan.
The Biodiversity Plan offers opportunities for cooperation and partnerships among diverse actors. Everyone has a role to play and therefore can Be Part of the Plan.
Let’s explore Szilárd Library’s newest arrivals on topics of biodiversity, environment and ecosystems and think of our part in the Plan?
Edited by Charu Arora et al.
Benefitting from phytochemicals in medicinal plants has lately gained increasingly more global relevance. The medicinal bioactivity might range from wound healing activity to anti-inflammatory and anti-viral effects. This work describes the challenging scientific process of systematic identification and taxonomy through molecular profiling and nanoparticle production from plant extracts until a final use.
By Federico Tabellini
Using a broad range of academic sources and an accessible writing style, Tabellini offers a vision of a prosperous future with its roots firmly in the present and its branches always in the realm of possibility. How did we solve the great problems of the contemporary world, from climate change to the labor market crisis, from the gaping inequalities in wealth distribution to the spreading new populisms and nationalisms?
By Brian Clegg
Biomimetics literally means emulating biology – and in a broader sense the term covers technological advances where the original inspiration came from nature. The Earth is a vast laboratory where the mechanisms of natural selection have enabled evolutionary solutions to be developed to a wide range of problems.
By William J. Mitsch et al.
Wetlands rank among the most productive but also the most vulnerable ecosystems. They break down toxins and help maintain aquatic ecosystems, provide both permanent and temporary homes for key species, and contribute enormously to biodiversity and global ecological health. In recent years the importance of wetlands has been increasingly well understood, and their management and restoration has become a particular focus of environmental research.
Edited by David R. Clements et el.
Invasive species are one of the main threats to biodiversity. They have inspired concern for many reasons, including economic and environmental impacts in specific jurisdictions within particular countries. However, it is apparent that for some invasive plant species, political borders offer only weak barriers because these species have succeeded in invading many countries, emerging as threats at a global level.
By Edward O. Wilson and adapted by Jim Ottaviani
Regarded as one of the world’s preeminent biologists, Edward O. Wilson spent his boyhood exploring the forests and swamps of south Alabama and the Florida panhandle, collecting snakes, butterflies, and ants—the latter to become his lifelong specialty. This graphic edition, brings Wilson’s childhood and celebrated career to life through dynamic illustrations and Wilson’s own lyric writing.