Can we make a real life Jurassic Park. I know that my title sounds flashy and improbable. However, there have been new studies that deem that it may be possible.Extinction has caused the biodiversity of our world to drop massively. And scientists say that the biodiversity of the world may drop by 27% in vertebrates by 2050. This is devastating as I'm aware all of you know.However, this is not what I'm here to talk about. An institute in the United States named Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences, which I' ...

Environmental Crisis & Indigenous Knowledge - The world is facing a sixth major extinction event, necessitating preservation of wilderness and biodiversity [1] - Indigenous people, comprising less than 5% of the global population, manage over 40% of the world's untamed landscapes, spanning millions of square kilometers [2][3] - Integrating cultural knowledge and ecological wisdom from indigenous communities with emerging technologies can help solve conservation crises [26] Challenges & Solutions for Technology Adoption - Commercial off-the-shelf drones have a short lifespan (approximately 3 weeks) in remote indigenous communities due to their complexity and vulnerability to harsh environments [8][9] - Compliance requirements and training needs pose barriers to drone adoption by indigenous communities [9][10] - Processing and managing the thousands of drone imagery requires high-performance computing, which is often unavailable in remote areas [11][12] - Charles Darwin University is addressing these challenges by redesigning drones (e g, the Bimmeran), providing indigenously focused training, and utilizing AI and satellite technology (e g, Starlink) for data processing [12][13][16] Drone Technology Application & Impact - Drones provide an affordable aerial view for strategizing, coordinating, and assessing environmental management actions [5] - Drones are used in agriculture, park management, and conservation, but adoption in indigenous communities is limited [6][7] - In Groot Island, drones are used to map marine plastic debris, enabling rangers to strategize removal efforts and improve marine environment, covering over a thousand kilometers of coastline with only 12 rangers [17][20][22] - The drone program helps Australia meet its global biodiversity targets and is expanding to address various land management issues with multiple indigenous groups [23]

Future Vision - The industry emphasizes the necessity of becoming a multi-planetary species to avoid potential extinction on Earth [1] - The industry suggests that humanity cannot afford to be passive and must actively pursue space exploration [1]

[Applause] [Music] One day when I was at the age of seven, my world had shattered. I lived in the island of Sri Lanka and it was ripped by civil war and civil war had uh engulfed the island for almost a decade until it reached our neighborhood and government soldiers were um hit by a rebel landmine that had killed 20 troops and a high-ranking officer. The soldiers in turn were going door todo seeking revenge.As the chaos and the violence continued, my parents and I were hurriedly packing up to leave. And we ...

Biodiversity Overview - Biodiversity is on the fringes of modern society, mainstreaming it is essential for human survival, health, and ethical considerations [4] - The planet consists of living and non-living things, with non-living things being more abundant [7][8] - Life on Earth began approximately 4 billion years ago, evolving into diverse forms [9] - Living organisms are interdependent and connected to non-living elements [10][11] - Plants constitute 80% of the Earth's biomass, followed by bacteria and fungi [16] Species and Extinction - There are an estimated 8 to 10 million species on the planet, but less than 20% are known [17][18] - The planet is experiencing its sixth mass extinction, primarily caused by humans [19] - IUCN has assessed 170,000 species and identified 47,000 (approximately 6%) as threatened with extinction [20] - Extinction rates are increasing, with projections of 1,000 species per million per year by the end of the century [21] Causes of Biodiversity Loss - Habitat destruction and fragmentation, mainly due to food production and dietary choices, are major causes [22] - Invasive species introduced by humans disrupt ecosystems [23] - Chemical use, including pesticides and veterinary medicine, contributes to species decline [24] - Overexploitation, over hunting, over fishing, and poaching further threaten biodiversity [24][25] Conservation Efforts - Scientists are cataloging and identifying species, and IUCN has developed a system to assess extinction risk [26] - International agreements like CITES regulate trade in endangered species, and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) promotes national biodiversity strategies [26] - The CBD aims to protect 30% of seas and lands [28] Regional Biodiversity - Armenia is located within two biodiversity hotspots, the Iran-Anatolian and Caucasus hotspots [29] - Armenia has 27,000 species of plants, animals, and fungi, with 640 being endemic [29]

[Music] Hello everyone. The picture that you see of mine is dated a couple of years back when I was commissioner of police of Mangalore city wherein I was uh commanding police forces of more than uh 3,000 men and women. I used to take decisions which would affect land order of millions of people.Every decision that I take affected huge number of people and every act of mine was spoken in the streets. But wait, this is today's me. Far from all the huzzle buzzle away from the so-called happening things of cit ...

Research Finding - Megalodons were longer and leaner than scientists once thought [1] - That shape could have contributed to the giant shark's extinction [1]

Demographic Trends - A fertility rate of 2.7 children per woman is now considered necessary to avoid long-term population decline [1] - The current U S fertility rate is 1.66 children per woman [1] - Many wealthy nations have even lower fertility rates, such as Italy at 1.29 children per woman [1] Population Sustainability - A minimum of 2.7 children per woman is needed for population survival [1] - The current fertility rates are insufficient to maintain the population [1]