Category Archives: Nature

Time to talk about bees and flowers

Bees and flowers and biodiversityIt’s International Biodiversity Day! Let’s celebrate the richness of nature!

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Forest Biodiversity Programme Metso cartoon

The Forest Biodiversity Programme METSO - protectionA couple of cartoons for the Forest Biodiversity Programme METSO. The project aims at halting the ongoing loss of forest species and biotopes.
The voluntary-based Metso conservation is a good tool for protecting and restoring forests. But it cannot alone save the forest habitats and species. We need also more protected areas, national parks and better environmental [...]

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Wetlands are not wastelands

Some dry facts of wetlandsCartoon for the Ramsar Convention, which organizes the World Wetlands Day 2 February 2013 with the theme “Wetlands and water management”.
Download the cartoon & other material for the World Wetlands Day 2013.
Ramsar WWD 2013 at Facebook
The cartoon and the other material are available also in French and in Spanish

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Hoopoe at the football stadium

Hoopoe at the football stadium

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Biodiversity and playing outdoors can prevent allergies

Biodiversity loss may increase allergiesPlodding through muddy ditches and trudging regularly along forest trails may decrease one’s risk of developing allergies, as certain soil and plant bacteria can enhance the immune system when living on the skin, says the Finnish study.
Ilkka Hanski from the University of Helsinki and Tari Haahtela from the HUCH Skin and Allergy Hospital and their [...]

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