A new study co-authored by researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) Global Conservation Program and the University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of Forestry introduces a classification called Resistance-Resilience-Transformation ...
Ecology
Jan 14, 2021
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Some of the world's most sacred and spectacular lands unfold across the sovereign Navajo Nation—an area nearly the size of Maine encompassing parts of Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. Here, desert bighorn sheep slip silently ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 8, 2021
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Ivory Coast has announced the creation of its first Marine Protected Area (MPA).
Ecology
Dec 21, 2020
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Scientists urge that a clear, unambiguous goal for preventing human-induced species extinctions and stabilising populations must be front and centre in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework—currently formulated draft ...
Ecology
Dec 11, 2020
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Only 40% of forests are considered to have high ecological integrity, according to a new global measure, the Forest Landscape Integrity Index.
Environment
Dec 9, 2020
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If you think getting your cat to the veterinarian is tricky, new Cornell Wildlife Health Center research has revealed that vaccination of endangered Amur (Siberian) tigers is the only practical strategy to protect them from ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 24, 2020
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A taste for wild meats such as pangolins and civets, often known as 'forest foods' in tropical and subtropical regions, makes the emergence of another global pandemic increasingly likely, four international organisations ...
Ecology
Nov 16, 2020
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Ongoing land clearing for agriculture, mining and urbanization is isolating and disconnecting Earth's protected natural areas from each other, a new study shows.
Ecology
Sep 11, 2020
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A University of Queensland-led research team has revealed that many endangered mammal species are dependent on protected areas, and would likely vanish without them.
Plants & Animals
Sep 7, 2020
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The world's 'best of the last' tropical forests are at significant risk of being lost, according to a paper released today in Nature Ecology and Evolution. Of these pristine forests that provide key services—including carbon ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 10, 2020
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