Nibbles: Parliamentary buzz, Weeds, Malthus, Suceava genebank, Fukushima farmers, Mangifera, Fermentation, Macaws, Biodiversity banks, Asses

EU parliament, and others, urged “to improve conditions for pollinators in Europe”.
Weeds. A book from Richard Mabey, now published and reviewed in the US.
Ismail Serageldin will present the 2nd annual Malthus Lecture on 14 July at IFPRI. I’ll be staying late to follow the webcast.
The Romanian genebank at Suceava seems to have a kind of progress report.
They’re making a film about the organic farmers of Fukushima.
Mango diversity picture goodness.
Turns out making ginger beer doesn’t involve ginger. What it does involve is a weird agrobiodiversity symbiosis, but you had me at beer.
Ancient Chacoans bred macaws. And why not.
Biodiversity offsets are a huge market. What I want to know is if any of than money could go to genebanks.
Ethiopian donkey power.