Soil biodiversity - The magical world of soil biodiversity and its translation in Portuguese and Kyrgyz
Soil Biodiversity - The magical world of soil biodiversity & its translation in Portuguese and Kyrgyz
Description: (collection of stories/book, pdf link) Instructors - all ages
Contents: A collection of 10 stories for kids from around the world to dig in and discover the magic that lies beneath our feet. The soil biodiversity book competition for children highlights the importance of soil organisms and raises awareness of the urgent need to protect soil biodiversity among a young audience (children aged 6-11 years). This collection of 10 stories includes the best entries received from more than 80 books spanning over 60 countries.
Source: Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) (United Nations)
https://www.fao.org/global-soil-partnership/resources/highlights/detail/en/c/1599318/
Crossposted: Library Toolkit/ Cultural considerations - Global, Biospheres, Healthy Communities - online communities; Library Resources/ Soil - Specific Topics
Soil Biodiversity - The magical world of soil biodiversity & its translation in Portuguese and Kyrgyz
Description: (collection of stories/book, pdf link) Instructors - all ages
Contents: A collection of 10 stories for kids from around the world to dig in and discover the magic that lies beneath our feet. The soil biodiversity book competition for children highlights the importance of soil organisms and raises awareness of the urgent need to protect soil biodiversity among a young audience (children aged 6-11 years). This collection of 10 stories includes the best entries received from more than 80 books spanning over 60 countries.
Source: Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) (United Nations)
https://www.fao.org/global-soil-partnership/resources/highlights/detail/en/c/1599318/
Crossposted: Library Toolkit/ Global & Healthy Communities - online communities: Library Resources/ Soil - Specific Topics
In Svalbard, the global seed vault banks biodiversity & sprouts controversy
In Svalbard, the global seed vault banks biodiversity & sprouts controversy
Description: (article) research, Instructors - high school
Contents: Two-thirds of the world’s food comes today from just nine plants: sugar cane, maize (corn), rice, wheat, potatoes, soybeans, oil-palm fruit, sugar beet, and cassava. In the past, farmers grew tens of thousands of crop varieties around the world. This biodiversity protected agriculture from crop losses caused by plant diseases and climate change. Today, seed banks around the world are doing much of the work of saving crop varieties that could be essential resources under future growing conditions. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway supports them all. It is the world’s most famous backup site for seeds that are more precious than data; background info, controversies, indigenous biocultural heritage notes
Source: atlasobscura.com https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/svalbard-global-seed-vault-purpose?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20newsletter%2012%2F9%2F2024&_kx=hg_0yVQLccu5UwSuT4i9EujiUMiu5nBKktRbzhUFoW0.UUnqkC
Crossposted: Library Resources/ Healthy Plants - Seeds, Issues; Library Toolkit: Marginalized Peoples & Food Systems, Biospheres
In Svalbard, the global seed vault banks biodiversity & sprouts controversy
Description: (article) research, Instructors - high school
Contents: Two-thirds of the world’s food comes today from just nine plants: sugar cane, maize (corn), rice, wheat, potatoes, soybeans, oil-palm fruit, sugar beet, and cassava. In the past, farmers grew tens of thousands of crop varieties around the world. This biodiversity protected agriculture from crop losses caused by plant diseases and climate change. Today, seed banks around the world are doing much of the work of saving crop varieties that could be essential resources under future growing conditions. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway supports them all. It is the world’s most famous backup site for seeds that are more precious than data; background info, controversies, indigenous biocultural heritage notes
Source: atlasobscura.com https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/svalbard-global-seed-vault-purpose?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20newsletter%2012%2F9%2F2024&_kx=hg_0yVQLccu5UwSuT4i9EujiUMiu5nBKktRbzhUFoW0.UUnqkC
Crossposted: Library Resources/ Healthy Plants - Seeds, Issues; Library Toolkit: Marginalized Peoples & Food Systems, Biospheres
Chilling historical photo captures the deadly impact of humans
(Historic) Chilling historical photo captures the deadly impact of humans
Description: (article, video link) Instructors - high school
Contents: We are living through a period of unprecedented species extinction due to human-induced changes to the planet's ecosystems. This is not the first time human activities radically changed relationships between land and life: the iconic image (a mountain of bison skulls) - background, impact, issues, multi-species relationships, looking ahead
Source: sciencealert.com https://www.sciencealert.com/chilling-historical-photo-captures-the-deadly-impact-of-humans
Crossposted: Library Toolkit/ Education - Indigenous knowledge, Biospheres
Chilling historical photo captures the deadly impact of humans
Description: (article, video link) Instructors - high school
Contents: We are living through a period of unprecedented species extinction due to human-induced changes to the planet's ecosystems. This is not the first time human activities radically changed relationships between land and life: the iconic image (a mountain of bison skulls) - background, impact, issues, multi-species relationships, looking ahead
Source: sciencealert.com https://www.sciencealert.com/chilling-historical-photo-captures-the-deadly-impact-of-humans
Crossposted: Library Toolkit/ Education - Indigenous knowledge, Biospheres