Category Archives: Biodiversity
Ukraine and the environment
1. The abandonment of the area surrounding Chernobyl since 1986 has resulted in rewilding of nature. “In the wake of the disaster, animals flooded back into the nearby forests. It’s now home to Eurasian lynx, brown bears, and black storks. … Continue reading
Invasive mussels make for a crystal clear Lake Geneva
The waters of Lake Geneva are apparently alot clearer this year than in previous. The reason according to this RTS report is that the population of “moules quagga”, an invasive species from the Baltic Sea, has grown dramatically. Scientists link … Continue reading
Rosaleen Duffy book on security and conservation
In her new book, Security and Conservation, The Politics of the Illegal Wildlife Trade, Rosaleen Duffy, a politics professor at University of Sheffield, provides a clear account on how and why conservation organizations have taken security-orientated approaches as a solution … Continue reading
Vicuña – using markets for conservation
Today I presented the findings of a study I prepared with Gabriela Lichtenstein on the trade in vicuña fibre to a side event at a meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora … Continue reading
Incentives to kill off Lionfish
This month I took part in a joint mission with UNDP to prepare a project on climate resilient agriculture and biodiversity in Grenada. There are many threats facing the country’s biodiversity including climate change, land degradation, tourism development, urbanization and … Continue reading
Alexander Kasterine 