ilahduttava pörinä, surina ja lepatus tässä meidän joutomaalla, luonnonvihaajien sabotointi yrityksistä huolimatta. tässä istuessa näkyy joka vilkaisulla noin tusinan verran pörisijöitä. tarkemmin katsomalla alkaa erottaa myös kimalaista pienempiä.

#lahiluonto #biodiversiry #pienetteot #pienetilot #placesToBee #Bloomscrolling

Colombia’s ecological treasure trove.

Scientists have waited for decades to study the paramos and dozens of other #ecosystems across #Colombia.

Until a few years ago, many of them were off limits because of civil war. When the government made peace with the main guerrilla force in 2016, huge tracts of unexplored forests, caves and mountains became accessible.

#biology #ecology #biodiversiry #nature
https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-023-02300-6/index.html

Expeditions in post-war Colombia have found hundreds of new species. But rich ecosystems are now under threat

Since Colombia’s peace agreement opened the country up, scientists have been racing to study its riches before it’s too late.