Monthly Archives: November 2009

Communicating biodiversity and ecological engineering to farmers

Posted on November 28, 2009 by moni

by M.M. Escalada and Ho Van Chien Department of Development Communication Visayas State University Baybay, Leyte, Philippines and Southern Regional Plant Protection Center Long Dinh, Tien Giang, Vietnam For developing natural resource management (NRM) strategies and practices, increasing biodiversity is … Continue reading →

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2010 International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) – A theme of the Rice Planthopper Project

Posted on November 13, 2009 by moni

by J.L.A. Catindig, S.C. Villareal and K.L. Heong International Rice Research Institute Los Baños, Philippines http://www.cbd.int/2010/welcome/ Biodiversity loss in the world has been significant and it is unlikely that the targets adopted in the 2002 World Summit for Sustainable Development … Continue reading →

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Planthopper research in China gains MOST support

Posted on November 8, 2009 by moni

by Jiaan Cheng Professor, Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of China has approved a 30 million yuan (~ US$4.4 million) research proposal for 5 years to develop innovative ways to manage rice planthoppers.  The … Continue reading →

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