Burmese Forests Vanishing

Category(-ies): Plant Conservation

The pressure on forests in southeast Asia is increasing as a Western lifestyle is adopted and the demand for consumer goods and wood-frame houses increases. Particularly devastating is the condition of forests in Burma (Myanmar). As the current military government is shunned by most international trading partners, Burma only attracts foreign dollars by selling off its natural resources to its neighbours.

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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 9:17 PM

Managing the Invasive Kudzu

Category(-ies): Invasive Plants

Kudzu vine is a huge problem in the southern states of the USA. Imported from Japan in the late 19th century as an ornamental, and then later used to control erosion during the Depression because of its rapid growth, it is now one of the best (worst?) examples of the impact of an imported invasive plant on native ecosystems.

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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 8:56 PM

Vanishing Seagrasses

Category(-ies): Plant Conservation

Atlas Catalogues Vanishing Seagrasses via Nature

From the article:

"The first global survey of the world's seagrasses reveals the little-known habitats to be widespread but under threat.

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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 10:18 PM

Middleton, the National Botanic Garden of Wales, falters

Category(-ies): Other Botanical Gardens

Britain's first national botanical garden created in over 200 years, Middleton, the National Botanic Garden of Wales, is in dire financial straits.

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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 6:40 PM