Habitat Biodiversity Protection, Not Harmed by Pesticides, Key to Mosquito Management - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, April 6, 2026) While mosquito season is not yet here, Beyond Pesticides has launched an action to remind people and policy makers that mosquito management requires the enhancing of natural ecosystems, including bird populations, in communities and residential areas to reduce the population of these biting insects. The campaign draws on the science showing that an unbalanced ecosystem eliminates some of the most attractive and helpful allies in mosquito management—birds. Incorporating the awareness of healthy ecosystems in communities and yards into local and state...

Did you know an unbalanced ecosystem actually helps #mosquitoes thrive? 🐦✨ When we spray, we often kill the very #birds & predators that keep biting insect populations in check. #biodiversity It’s time to shift from #sprayandpray to #ecological #mosquitomanagement. ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/eIYO50YEuNh

Webinar: Planning for the future of #Biodiversity #Digitization and Data Mobilization at the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Date: April 9th @ 2pm ET. Register today! #iDigBio ufl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

At #BBNJ PrepCom III (for smooth operationalization of the BBNJ Agreement), negotiators agreed on many issues, but there were disagreements on rules of procedure, subsidiary bodies, and the financial rules and regulations

Summary ➡️ enb.iisd.org/marine-biodi...

#highseastreaty #biodiversity

🔬🪱 Check out the two new #marine #nematode #species from the Rizhao coast, China: 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘢 and 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘵𝘶𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#newspecies #biodiversity

Forest Ecology and Ecosystem Services

The cultural value of #SacredForests and their role in conserving #biodiversity in Moribane Forest Reserve, #Mozambique 🇲🇿

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#EcosystemServices #CulturalHeritage #IndigeneousPeoples #CulturalServices #Livelihoods 🌍

Last week, we had the opportunity to assist with seine surveys in the Valley Creek drainage (Jefferson County, Alabama) for the newly described Birmingham Darter.

We sampled several sites to better understand the distribution of this recently described species.
#conservation #biodiversity

Sample and Data Usage Policy for the Genomes Stream of the BGE Project The Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) Project aimed to accelerate the use of genomic science to enhance understanding of biodiversity, monitor biodiversity change, and guide interventions to address ...

As the #Biodiversity #Genomics Europe (BGE) Project has concluded, a sample and data usage policy has been published with guidelines on how to properly acknowledge the contributions of the BGE Project in any publications benefitting from ERGA-BGE #genome resources zenodo.org/records/1876...

Green roofs don't just look beautiful. They reduce urban heat islands, absorb stormwater and bring biodiversity back to cities. 🌍 #GreenRoof #UrbanHeat #Biodiversity

Strange chain of events leads to important ecological discovery of native bats It's a conservation story unlike any other.

#CriticallyEndangered #bat discovered in #NewZealand 🇳🇿 located after 10 years, a few local rumours and a crime! 🌍

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#Bats #Biodiversity #Ecology #CitizenScience #NZEcology

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker drills rows of small holes in trees to access sap and insects, returning often to keep the wells flowing. Photo: Northwoods, Central Park, NYC markscheflen.com #birds #bird #centralparknyc #biodiversity #birdseenin2026 #conservationphotography #sapsuckers #birdphotography

Helen MacInnes, “Friends and Lovers”. ‘There was one moment when David’s head said, “Turn back!” But his heart said, “Go on!”’ Ladies’ Home Journal, April 1947.
#wildlife #biodiversity #seals #SeaLions #illustrationart #illustrationartists #PruettCarter #HelenMacInnes

A new species of #skink, 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪, has been discovered in Dak Lak Province, Vietnam.

Check out the official description here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

@unicologne.bsky.social

#herpetology #biodiversity #newspecies

Ground-level view of a woodland floor covered in dense green foliage, including ivy, ferns, and broad-leaved plants, with scattered brown leaf litter. Small purple wildflowers, bluebells perhaps, emerge among the greenery on a gentle slope beneath thin tree trunks and tangled branches overhead.

Bluebells emerge from woodland floor which is thick with plants and foliage

Douglas, Cork, 🇮🇪

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#springtime
#tree
#woodland
#biodiversity
#PhotoHour
#spéirghorm
#EastCoastKin
#ECK

🐕 🚶📱 📸 📷 🌳 🌱 🍃 🪻

Braiding knowledge: how Indigenous expertise and western science are converging Researchers are weaving Native practices with western methods to revive ecosystems and reclaim food sovereignty

Braiding knowledge: how Indigenous expertise and western science are converging www.theguardian.com/environment/... #Indigenous #science #FoodSovereignty #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ecosystems #biodiversity

Philodromus poecilus. Subadult female.

My first documentation of Philodromus poecilus (NT in Finland) this year. This seemingly fairly rare species has become one of my favourites.
Much more (in Swedish) here:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2026/04/bada...

#Invertebrate 🐙 #Spider 🕷️ #Spiders #Arachnids #Philodromidae #Biodiversity

Ecuador's paraecologists are turning biodiversity data into legal weapons Local residents in southeastern Ecuador are using species inventories and water samples to beat mining companies in court, and it's working because the country's legal system treats nature as a rights-bearing entity. The approach, built around a network of community members trained in ecological monitoring, known locally as paraecologists, is turning biodiversity data into legal ammunition in a region rich with copper deposits, endangered wildlife, and medicinal plants. The conventional wisdom around environmental protection in resource-rich regions of Latin America tends to center on protest, international pressure campaigns, or government regulation. Locals show up, outsiders amplify, and everyone hopes a distant bureaucracy steps in. But what's happening in Ecuador's copper-laden mountains flips that script. The people living on the land are doing their own scientific fieldwork, and their findings are holding up as court-admissible evidence. The strongest objection to this model is obvious: can community-collected data really stand up against the legal resources of mining operations? Apparently, yes. The track record is growing. What a Paraecologist Actually Does The term sounds clinical, but the work is hands-on and deeply local. Paraecologists are residents of communities in southeastern Ecuador who have been trained to conduct scientific documentation of biodiversity in their...

Ecuador's paraecologists are turning biodiversity data into legal weapons
->VegOut | More on "Ecuador paraecologists biodiversity mining rights" at BigEarthData.ai | #Data #Biodiversity

Coenosia intermedia (?)

Should be Coenosia intermedia - not entirely sure though.
More (in Swedish) here:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2026/03/coen...

#Invertebrate 🐙🪰
#Diptera #Insects #Insekter #Flugor #Muscidae #Husflugor #Egentligaflugor #Kärpäset #Hyönteiset #Houseflies #Muscidflies #Biodiversity

Thricops cunctans (female)

Thricops cunctans (female)... if my keying went well.
More (in Swedish) here:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2026/03/thri...

#Invertebrate 🐙🪰
#Diptera #Insects #Insekter #Flugor #Muscidae #Husflugor #Egentligaflugor #Kärpäset #Hyönteiset #Houseflies #Muscidflies #Sukaskärpäset #Biodiversity

Female Fannia tuberculata.

Should be Fannia tuberculata if I'm not mistaken.
More (in Swedish) here:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2026/03/fann...

#Invertebrate 🐙
#Flies 🪰
#Diptera #Fanniidae
#Biodiversity

Female Microchrysa polita

Female Microchrysa polita

Slowly going through deceased and collected critters from our garden greenhouse. Microchrysa polita is the most often observed - both alive and dead - Stratiomyid so far.
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2026/03/micr...

#Invertebrate 🐙🪰
#Diptera #Insects #Stratiomyidae #Biodiversity

Measures to protect #biodiversity must be supported by effective policy strategies.

See the overview of the EU #policy context relevant to promoting or hindering the protection, #restoration, and #sustainable use of #wetlands: doi.org/10.3897/natu...

@spongeboost.eu

TiBE-STRiVE Conference 2026 | The Evolutionary Role of Structural Genomic Variation

⏳ Abstract submission: 15th April 2026

Register now: structuralvariantsstn.github.io/porto_registration
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Join us!
#Biodiversity #Evolution #Genomics #Conference

I didn’t spot it myself, but our neighbour Jacob did. He captured this beautiful image of a non-venomous ladder snake. Always special to come across wildlife like this here.

#LadderSnake #NonVenomous #Wildlife #MediterraneanNature #Biodiversity #permaculture

Environmental heterogeneity and spatial variation mediates plant diversity and ecosystem stability in mountain ecosystems of the Mediterranean Andes vist.ly/4xeij #Biodiversity #Phylogeny

Two runner ducks in the morning dew in long grass

Runner duck head peeking out of the comfrey

Bufo toad in pond

Pretty yellow flower forgotten name

Happy everything everybody, make the most of nature while you still can.
#climate #biodiversity #polycrisis

Scientists discovered at least 11 new species in Cambodia's rocky ecosystems After years of extensive biological research, scientists identified at least 11 species new to science occupying the ruggedly divided limestone formations of the Battambang and Stung Treng regions in Cambodia. The researchers describe these remote, isolated outcroppings of limestone as ‘evolutionary laboratories,’ where organisms have evolved for millions of years independently of each other. Among the discoveries reported by Fauna & Flora were a stunning turquoise pit viper and an extremely small land-based snail. This important finding is a result of the increasing pressures these unique rock habitats are being subjected to from limestone mining and habitat fragmentation. The discoveries serve as a reminder of urgent, global challenges related to protecting and documenting Cambodia's subterranean biodiversity before it is destroyed through limestone quarrying. New species discovered in Cambodia’s rare rocky ecosystems The identification of 11 previously unknown animal species within Cambodia’s karst ecosystem (the limestone hills and their associated limestone plateau or cave system found in the provinces of Battambang and Stung Treng) is a huge step towards contributing to biodiversity in Southeast Asia. Since the karst ranges are essentially surrounded by large areas of flat terrain that have been altered by humans, these rocky ecosystems represent an isolated form...

Scientists discovered at least 11 new species in Cambodia's rocky ecosystems
->The Times of India | More on "Cambodia limestone species new discoveries" at BigEarthData.ai | #Species #Ecosystem #Science #Biodiversity

It’s up to each of us to help save life on Earth – I love this challenge | Bob Brown Taking action against species extinction can be risky but it’s better than surrender

Such green-flag action may be risky but it is deeply rewarding compared with wallowing in white-flag hopelessness

#biodiversity
#conservation
#extinction
#disobey
#bobbrown

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I discovered three new geckos in Cambodia’s limestone caves – and that’s not all we found The whole ecosystem inside a cave feeds off guano, dead bats, or any dead animals on the ground. It’s not for the faint-hearted

Three new geckos were found in Cambodian limestone caves but that is not all the scientists found. www.theguardian.com/environment/... #biodiversity #ecology #biology #science #SciChat

Efforts to protect biodiversity on Bull Island from dogs Some dog owners continue to encroach on vulnerable areas of Bull Island despite efforts by Dublin City Council to protect the wildlife on the biosphere. Head of Parks Biodiversity and Landscape Services at Dublin City Council Les Moore said that Bull Island's Visitor Action Management Plan is under review three years after its initial implementation. Speaking to RTÉ’s This Week, Mr Moore described the plan as a "voluntary code, explaining to people the importance of particular habitats on the island". "We just wanted to leave part of the island with less interaction with people than other parts of the island," Mr Moore explained. Bull Island is a biosphere reserve, a nature reserve and a bird sanctuary under national law, and is heavily protected. Under EU law, it is a special protection area for birds, a special amenity area and a special area of conservation. We need your consent to load this rte-player contentWe use rte-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences It is also a recognised biosphere reserve under UNESCO. Mr Moore said that some people do...

Efforts to protect biodiversity on Bull Island from dogs
->RTE | More on "Bull Island biodiversity dog protection" at BigEarthData.ai | #Biodiversity #Island

We once napalmed this cute creature. Now it’s worth $1b Scientists for the first time have estimated what Australia would look like without this endearing – but often maligned – animal.

New report finds flying foxes plant 91 miles million trees per year
#biodiversity #megabat #saveourbackyard
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