Life On Land SDG15 Articles

A New Decade for Biodiversity

The World Biodiversity Forum hosts an essential conversation on the question "Why do we need to take action and what do we want to achieve?" Enjoy a conversation with experts in the field as they discuss actionable goals in the realm of Biodiversity.

Biodiversity⁺ Design Sustainable Design

Botanical Gardens are “Idea Libraries”

Your next big idea could be hiding in the bushes.

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Conversation at the Conservatory

Botanists, Biologists, and Foragers discuss biomimicry, biodiversity, and "wild" urban landscapes for The Garden of Secrets documentary launch at San Francisco Design Week.

Embracing Wild Foods Through Urban Foraging

Biodiversity⁺ Design Sustainable Design

Embracing Invasivory Through Urban Foraging

Professor Philip Stark of Berkeley Open Source Food thinks that "we have a problem with the public perception of what is edible."

Biodiversity⁺ Design Sustainable Design

Foraged SuperFoods with Berkeley Open Source Food

Foraged, Organic, Nutritionally Dense Superfoods - and they're free.

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Lipstick on a Fig Tree

Join Dr. Meigan Aronson of UBC Faculty of Science, Dr. Petro Brancalion of the University of São Paolo, Patrick Lewis of the UBC Botanical Garden and Paul Smith of Botanic Gardens Conservation International in a virtual event exploring a botanist's rules of engagement in a rapidly changing world.

Biomimicry and Public Health at the World Biodiversity Forum

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Public Health Challenges Due to Biodiversity Loss, Session at the World Biodiversity Forum 2020

In the spirit of open-source, discover the insights of WHO, BCGI, Johns Hopkins, TEALEAVES, Kew Gardens, UBC Botanical Garden, Durham University and NSCAD at the World Biodiversity Forum.

Biodiversity and Climate Change Relationship

Biodiversity⁺ Design Past Events

Restoring Nature for Biodiversity, Climate, and People

At the World Biodiversity Forum, global leaders in restoration discuss how to halt biodiversity loss, combat climate change, and secure human well-being through solutions including rewilding.

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The Bounty of Biodiversity

Get in touch with your inner naturalist and become empowered by the bounty of biodiversity through a virtual Tea & Talk in celebration of Wild and Feral Food Week 2020.

Biodiversity⁺ Design Sustainable Design

The Burden of Wilderness

Landscape Architect and Partner at PFS Studio, Kelty McKinnon, on Emily Carr's harmonization of human and nature when depicting the vast Pacific Canadian landscape.

Biodiversity⁺ Design Sustainable Design

The Critical Importance of the World Biodiversity Forum

Representing 60 countries from all corners of the world, more than 500 experts came together for a meeting of the minds at the first global convention on biodiversity.

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The Future of Food

In an exploration of the confluence of nature and design, two foragers and one SF-based chef come together to discuss the incredible nutrient density and biodiversity growing off the beaten path of our monocultural food system.

UN Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life On Land

A New Decade for Biodiversity

Botanical Gardens are “Idea Libraries”

Conversation at the Conservatory

Embracing Invasivory Through Urban Foraging

Foraged SuperFoods with Berkeley Open Source Food

Lipstick on a Fig Tree

Public Health Challenges Due to Biodiversity Loss, Session at the World Biodiversity Forum 2020

Restoring Nature for Biodiversity, Climate, and People

The Bounty of Biodiversity

The Burden of Wilderness

The Critical Importance of the World Biodiversity Forum

The Future of Food

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