Apples have been another recurring obsession on the blog, maybe because they make the conservation problem unusually tangible, and immediate.

Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog

agro.biodiver.se/2026/10/the-...

#genebanks #heirlooms #conservation #agrobiodiversity #biodiverstity #fruit #apples

imagine this being the first time you learn how disastrous we've been the the planet

Wouldn't it be nice if our major religions demanded that humanity act as stewards of the planets and its biodiverstity instead of being merely tools for despoilers who put the gaining of a buck before empathy, rationality, and decency.

The 1% wants to replace us with AI. I think it's about time we replace them with trees and biodiverstity.

For my latest post for @botany.one, I was able to interview Dr Karen Sommerville from the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.

You don't wanna miss all the exciting #SeedScience and #biodiverstity conservation projects she's currently involved in! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪🌱🫘 botany.one/2025/02/kare...

These are the guys who Diageo invested in, formerly Oxford Rye i think. I like how biodiverstity and sustainable methods are utilised to produce their heritage grains, wildflowers included in the mash among others.

from #GeoGenetics "An invertebrate stomach's view on vertebrate ecology" using iDNA to assess mammal biodiverstity http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bies.201300060/abstract