How do conservation efforts stack up?
Not bad, if they go viral or have a lot of support – but they could do better.
Conservation initiatives are cropping up all over the planet to address escalating environmental threats and crumblin...
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Lost in translation: linguistic diversity could save biodiversity
33% of conservation papers aren’t published in English – but they could hold the key.
The extinction crisis is one of the greatest challenges currently facing our planet. According to new research, tappi...
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The conservation hotspots that could help protect the planet
How to get the most environmental benefit from the least land.
Humanity could protect 70% of all terrestrial plants and animals by strategically conserving just 30% of the world’s ...
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Climate and biodiversity loss must be tackled together
Report shows that conservation and climate change are two sides of the same coin.
Efforts to conserve the environment and slow climate change should be tackled together rather than as separate issues...
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The staggering cost of biological invasion
New study reveals that invasive species have cost US$1.28 trillion globally over the past 50 years.
Invasive species have cost the planet US$1.28 trillion over the past 50 years, according to a new analysis published ...
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Safe Country
A new paper shows that indigenous lands have a significant role to play in protecting endangered wildlife. The paper,...
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Is this a new Silent Spring?
Decline of insects is a catastrophic loss we can ill afford.
Entomologists have united to take stock of growing warnings about an “insect apocalypse” in a special feature publish...
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Tropical birds evolved slowly
Are biodiversity hotspots ‘coldspots’ for new species?
Scientists have uncovered a surprising paradox in species evolution: birds in tropical hotspots evolved much more slo...
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Shining a light on ecosystem services
Study highlights benefits, declines and ways forward.
Humans rely on nature’s rich bounty for a vast array of services, from pollination, water, food, soil and air quality...
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A glimmer of hope on vertebrate biodiversity
You have to look at the numbers differently, researchers say.
It’s been estimated that half to two-thirds of the world’s vertebrate populations, from birds and marine animals to e...
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Delicate balance in the Falklands
Threat to seabirds is a threat to the ecosystem.
Seabird droppings helped shape the delicately balanced ecosystem of the Falkland Islands, which is in danger of abrup...