Global species loss could be halved
Extinction risk could decrease by more than 50% if at least 30% of land were to be conserved across the tropics, a new study reveals.
Ecology
Feb 26, 2020
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When is a Marine Protected Area not a Marine Protected Area?
A recent paper on the effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in northern Europe ("Elevated trawling inside protected areas undermines conservation outcomes in a global fishing hot spot") reveals that industrial-scale ...
Ecology
Feb 6, 2019
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From sharks in seagrass to manatees in mangroves, we've found large marine species in some surprising places
When we think of mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and saltmarshes, we don't immediately think of shark habitats. But the first global review of links between large marine animals (megafauna) and coastal wetlands is challenging ...
Plants & Animals
May 22, 2019
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The world's biodiversity in the palm of your hand
Never has knowledge of the world's biodiversity knowledge been more at your fingertips, thanks to a new smartphone app: the Map of Life. No matter where you are, the app can tell you what species of plants and animals are ...
Ecology
May 13, 2015
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UN launches biodiversity talks on deal to protect nature
UN biodiversity negotiations began in Geneva on Monday to hammer out a global deal to better protect nature that is due for approval later this year.
Ecology
Mar 14, 2022
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Recovering biodiversity in Brazil's pioneering Atlantic Forest through conservation and ecological restoration
When managing degraded tropical landscapes to achieve global biodiversity and ecosystem services targets, it is necessary to not only restore new forests but conserve natural remnants of old forests as well finds a new study ...
Ecology
Aug 1, 2022
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Ocean heatwave decimates vital seaweed habitat
The decimation of a seaweed that provides vital habitat for an interdependent web of marine species off the WA coast, as a consequence of a record ocean heatwave, has been revealed in a paper published in Proceedings of the ...
Environment
Jan 22, 2013
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Study: Unite solutions to climate and biodiversity crises to save life on earth
Leading experts on the ecological impacts of climate change are calling for urgent action to align the climate and biodiversity agendas to ensure that low cost, low risk, low maintenance opportunities to jointly and efficiently ...
Environment
Sep 22, 2021
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Global food trade research upends assumptions about how biodiversity fares
In this week's Nature Food, Michigan State University (MSU) researchers find that imports from high-income countries benefit biodiversity in low-income countries.
Ecology
May 12, 2022
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Ocean warming threatens richest marine biodiversity
An international team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Adelaide has revealed that rates of future warming threaten marine life in more than 70% of the most biodiverse-rich areas of Earth's oceans.
Environment
Jul 19, 2022
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