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Kew is fundamentally a scientific institution, and the claims we make are based on the best available evidence... 40% of all the world's plants? and that is based on the extent to which natural ecosystems are being degraded. the vast majority of the earth's surface has already been degraded or lost as a result of human activity, so that is based on our understanding of global plant diversity. deforestation, of course, is a huge issue when it comes both to biodiversity and climate change that are clearly inextricably linked now. what efforts... ? again, i'mjust struggling to see, practically, w...

Inextricably linked now. what efforts... ? again, i'mjust struggling to see, practically, what your attempt to be a sort of leader on this issue. what practical things can kew gardens do to address the problem of deforestation? well, i'll give you an example. kew can provide evidence, evidence that particular areas are special and merit protection. a good example is the ebo forest in cameroon. it's famous for a number of things, including its extraordinary floristic diversity, but it's also the forest where chimps have been filmed using tools to break nuts, for instance. and kew provided the e...

What efforts... ? again, i'mjust struggling to see, practically, what your attempt to be a sort of leader on this issue. what practical things can kew gardens do to address the problem of deforestation? well, i'll give you an example. kew can provide evidence, evidence that particular areas are special and merit protection. a good example is the ebo forest in cameroon. it's famous for a number of things, including its extraordinary floristic diversity, but it's also the forest where chimps have been filmed using tools to break nuts, for instance. and kew provided the evidence to the cameroonia...

¿Seremos capaces una vez más de cometer un genocidio de exterminio contra las poblaciones de grandes simios que aún viven en libertad? ¿Seremos capaces de tomar medidas concretas y declarar su protección en los altos organismos mundiales? ¿Tan difícil es comprender la importancia de su existencia?. Si ellos desaparecen y no logramos su protección, nosotros seremos los siguientes. Por Pedro Pozas Terrados* 17 de julio, 2021.- Los grandes simios (orangutanes, bonobos, gorilas y chimpancés), han caminado junto a nosotros el mismo recorrido en miles de años de evolución. Tenemos un mis...

The tropical Ebo Forest in Southwest Cameroon is known for its unique ecosystem and for being a home to endangered and rare species. However, in early 2020, the Cameroon government approved the creation of logging concessions in the forest. SciDev.Net published a story about the threat posed by the concessions to the communities and wildlife of the forest. By August 2020, the concessions had been cancelled. Local NGO Foder believes media attention, including SciDev.Net’s article, played an important role in this cancellation.