Tag: biodiversity

We are "mutilating" the tree of life and this has implications for human society

Study looks at scientific literature and data sets on species living in soils

It's one of the greatest drivers of biodiversity loss.

We are leaving a big mark on the planet. But there’s still time to change.

A focus on short-term economic value has led to biodiversity and climate crisis. The stakes are getting higher

Some could be lost forever, while others could live in areas difficult to reach

Rich countries need to stop patting themselves on the back -- they're still causing species to go extinct, it's just ...

Environmental DNA analysis has now been shown to be effective for air samples as well.

We need to start being better stewards of the planet -- or pay the price.

If we want to protect the environment we have to engage these communities.

It's a small price to pay to protect nature.

This is part of our legacy.

The world is entering into a 6th mass extinction.

Areas in Siberia, Canada, the Amazon and the Sahara remain intact.

Bees everywhere support this message.

The more diversity we have in nature, the better for our health.

Sadly, it's doing it through to the death of local species.

It's a symbolic study that suggests we're building too many things and disregarding nature.

Money matters. A lot.

There are concrete things governments can do to protect biodiversity while we recover from the pandemic.

Known for their vivid colors, several maple species are now in danger of extinction.

We can still act before it's too late for the natural world.

We can still flatten and reserve the declining trends with urgent action.

Mammal species are experiencing an accelerated decline.

Delegates will discuss the development of a new biodiversity framework next month.

Stability helped these hotspots form, but climate change is putting an end to that.

We have to deal with wildlife trade and the destruction of forests -- then we could prevent the next pandemic ...

Conservationists call to expand the amount of land formally protected.

Human activities are driving thousands of species to the brink of extinction.

Researchers ask governments to put conservation of nature in the center.

Researchers analyzed the wing shapes of more than 10,000 species of birds.

If it benefits both us and the planet, I'm happy.

Greater plant diversity benefits everyone in the ecosystem, a new study reports. Image credits Tien Vu. Higher levels of plant ...

Not all is well in the ocean.

One-third of plant and animal species could be gone within five decades.

With great impact comes great responsibility.

Governments have the chance to increase ambition next year

We should do more with less. Nature needs it.

In matters of the farm, diversity matters.

Diversity, 100% biological.

Unique wildlife in a third of the beaches between Santa Barbara and San Diego is seriously threatened.

Please stop.

Ethiopia's unique church forests are losing their biodiversity.

Things are not hopeless, but we need to act -- now.

Saving biodiversity makes more sense than waiting millions of years for it to re-evolve.

Well, here's a surprise.

Things are heating up.

It will keep you civil on a Monday morning and keep some bird species happy -- it's coffee!

The project wouldn't have been possible without the support of local communities.

If we want to save the planet, we need to keep it diverse.