Peeping at the pandas

Other than the reason of their cuteness, the panda would have been extinct by now. It can't even reproduce on its own. BBC reports their findings on the bears' intimate moments.

"The giant panda's courtship and mating sequence - from boisterous beginning to noisy ending - has been filmed in the wild for what may be a TV first."

Preserving biodiversity

As I write this, people around me are getting busy preparing the 'flying footprint.' This is an encased exhibition of different materials found all over the globe. The participants of the youth summit had to hurdle the customs section to bring in seeds, crops, and food products to put in this time capsule. Some brought colorful cloths, stones, and what-nots.

Earlier, we had our lecture on access and benefits sharing, forests, and environmental governance. Later we will be presenting this flying footprint to the whole group, and next week, to Bonn for the whole UN CBD delegates to see.

Pandora's box

This news bit from Gizmodo perfectly fits my module on Corporate Governance which started last Monday. I don't know if this is funny or downright st****. Either the guy in charge of the packaging is claustrophobic that he is concerned with the USB stick or they have excess big boxes.

No trespassing

BBC reports of a Swiss lynx spotted in Italy. Lynx population was wiped out in the land of pizza and pasta to protect the livestock last century, yet it was reintroduced in Switzerland in the 70's.

In this case, what could be the 'appropriate' conservation option? To begin with, why was it justifiable to reintroduce the lynx in Switzerland? Has the lynx's mobility patterns been studied, such as this crossing over to Italian borders? To what extent will the ecological system be disrupted had they just wiped out the whole population of the lynx?

These are just some of the veils of uncertainty that wrap the biodiversity discussion.