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Why taxonomy is important for biodiversity-based science

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Taxonomy usually refers to the theory and practice of describing, naming and classifying living things. Such work is essential for the fundamental understanding of biodiversity and its conservation. Yet the science behind delimiting the natura

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Domesticating indigenous fruit trees puts better food on the table in sub-Saharan Africa

BOGOR, Indonesia (5 April, 2012)_Encouraging local farmers to domesticate indigenous fruit trees could help provide much-needed vitamins to millions of sub-Saharan Africans, says a new study. Using the ‘participatory domestication

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Are we ready for a ‘new agriculture’ that won’t cost us the Earth?

BOGOR, Indonesia (10 April 2012)_Our current food production model clears biodiverse forest ecosystems for agriculture, simplifying our diet so much that 98 percent of the world’s food is supplied from just 12 plant crops and 14 animal s

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Native African fruit trees hold key to vitamin-rich diet

Small farm holders should be encouraged to domesticate native and exotic fruit trees to offer vital vitamins to millions of Sub-Saharan Africans, website Cifor.org reported. A International Forestry Review study argues the case for trad

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Forests becoming ‘human’s garden’, experts worried whether any truly wild places left

LONDON, United Kingdom (28 March, 2012)_Scientists at the Planet under Pressure conference in London have warned of humankind’s entrance into a new epoch of civilisation – the anthropocene or “a man-made world” –

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