A recently published study about managed bees showcases their role as pollinators and vectors of biocontrol agents in strawberry plantations in Kenya. Kenyan researchers carried out a comparative study between strawberry plantations with managed bees and with the regular farmer practices. This study observed that the managed bees proved effective […]
IUBS warmly welcomes the membership of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences. The proceedings of the approval of the membership were conducted in the month of December 2020, and ensured to meet the statutes of IUBS. Follow Link
Dr Patricia Nune-Silva was honored this October for her service to Pollination Biology (Anthocology) by ICPPR. A special certificate has been awarded to her in the recognition of her services from Botanical, Zoological, Ecological and Evolutionary interdisciplinary perspectives.
The project TROP ICSU has crossed the mark of developing a hundred Lesson Plans in October 2020. This milestone was possible due to the wonderful collaboration and knowledge contribution by the network of partners, collaborators, teachers, educators, and climate science experts. These Lesson Plans span across various curricula topics and are distributed across ten […]
In the framework of World Soil Day (WSD) 2020, FAO, IUSS and GSP launched a scientific children’s book contest on Soil Biodiversity with the motto “Keep soil alive, protect soil biodiversity”. FAO, IUSS and GSP invite all those interested in soil and biodiversity – soil scientists, researchers, professors, teachers, classrooms, […]
Scientists around the world have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. However, not all scientists are affected in the same ways and to the same extent. Women are hit particularly hard, especially those at an early stage of their careers. In this time of pandemic, when a health crisis combines with […]
Ricketts Point Urban Sanctuary Field Guide for Plants is available to download at the following link. (PDF 16 MB) Download Learn more on the Urban Sanctuary Series here
Engagement of the youth in climate action is a key factor in mitigating the global issue with local solutions. With this imperative, TROP ICSU has joined hands with the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), India to create a platform to host engagements between climate change experts (scientists, activists, […]
In a recent paper, the members of the IUBS Scientific Programme “Governance of Global Taxonomic Lists” suggest a set of ten principles for creating and governing lists of the world’s species, and a proposed governance mechanism for ensuring that the lists are well-managed and broadly acceptable. Prof. Stephen Garnett of Charles Darwin University, the […]
In February 2020 the first of a series of three IUBS supported workshops under the ‘Governance of Global Taxonomic Lists’ Programme was held in Darwin Australia to help develop a governance framework for taxonomists and the users of taxonomy that they can then use to decide which names should be […]