World Biodiversity Day: Wetlands, Biodiversity And The Role Of Earth Observations
Friday, May 22, 2015 - 17:00
in Earth & Climate
It is somehow ingrained in my body, I think. The appreciation of biodiversity. I know I love wetlands, growing up by a lake (mostly in it as a child) as I did. It turns out that parts of that lake are so-called Ramsar wetlands of international importance. Little did I know, growing up to be an astrophysicist that these sites existed and that it would once become part of my professional life. Here. On my home planet. Bliksvaer Ramsar site, Norway. Photo: Bente Lilja Bye read more