Institute of Biodiversity Conservation

The year 2007 may be remembered as the year in which a sea change took place in public and political awareness on climate change and renewed international commitment to tackle it. Today, as we celebrate World Meteorological Day, it is important to recognize that this level of awareness -of the impact of human activities on [...]

Water, essential to all life and to sustaining almost all aspects of human well-being, is being celebrated today under the theme of sanitation, in accordance with the International Year of Sanitation 2008. To mark the day, people around the world are encouraged to draw attention to the world’s sanitation challenge, as reflected in the world’s [...]

Contributed by Getachew Tesfaye (PhD Student, IBC)

Valuation of ecosystem goods and services has become an important issue in the fields of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. The values of natural resources have not been incorporated into the national economic accounting systems in many countries, and many of the ecosystem benefits of biodiversity resources are not [...]

Many of us in the field of Biodiversity Conservation and Agriculture have probably heard about Svalbard Global Seed Vault , which was opened by the Prime Minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday 26th of February. Accordingly, 5 concrete reasons are in place why it is necessary to collect the world seeds in one place… [...]

International Women’s Day is a day of inspiration and celebration of women’s lives. It connects women from all walks of life in all parts of the world. It is a day for women and men alike to recognize women’s struggles, achievements, collective power and the challenges they continue to tackle.
As major stakeholders in the Convention [...]

Wetland at the Shore of Lake Tana, Ethiopia (Photo: Abiyot B.)
Wetlands and the biodiversity they support, play a critical role in sustainable development. Healthy wetlands contribute to the provision of food, clean water, pharmaceutical products, etc. Mismanaging wetlands results in the impairment of our health and even the loss of life -such as through [...]