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WASHINGTON, DC, April 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NatureServe, the leading authority on rare and endangered species and ecosystems in North America, proudly announces NatureServe Explorer Pro, an innovative tool that elevates the…

4.1. Relationship between ALS Data and Multi-Taxon BiodiversityIn addition to studies of beetle and bird communities and TreMs distributions, ALS data hold great potential for analyzing the relationship between forest structure and…

South Africa’s government is calling for public comments on an updated version of its existing biodiversity economy plan. The National Biodiversity Economy Strategy aims to conserve biodiversity while also contributing to job…

Directionality of mechanistic links between climate change, biodiversity, and infectious disease. Credit: The Lancet Planetary Health (2024). DOI:…

Note: First and foremost we recognize that Putin’s war is decimating Ukraine’s people, culture, and natural heritage. This article is not to place the Arctic region ahead of Ukraine in any manner. Rather, it is an additive piece of the…

Chris Caldwell CEO of United Renewables and Host of the Conversations on Climate Podcast DOUGLAS, Isle of Man, March 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Renowned renewable energy expert Chris Caldwell delivered a captivating…

At the conclusion of the 2023 CEOS Plenary hosted by the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) in November, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) was honored to become Chair of the Committee on…

In 2024, the CEOS Chair, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), has chosen to prioritise biodiversity monitoring from space. Over the course of 2024, a series of articles will be published here to support the Chair’s goals, and…

1. IntroductionCurrently, tropical forests constitute 45% of the global forest area according to FAO 2020 . However, in recent times there has been a significant decrease, due to the deforestation and degradation of tropical forests due…

Aboriginal people use fires to manage the landscapePenny Tweedie/Getty Images Indigenous Australians have been managing the environment with fire for at least 11,000 years, according to an analysis of sediment cores…

The ocean provides us with so much – including food, jobs, and recreation – but is under tremendous strain. Globally, two-thirds of the ocean has been significantly altered by human activity. Already stressed from decades…

11 March 2024 Scroll down for German version Invitation to a press briefing with Dr. Stefan Schmitz, Executive Director of the Crop Trust on March 13, 2024 at 6 pm in the Auditorium of the Deutsches Museum, Museumsinsel 1, 80538…

An endangered San Joaquin kit fox. Credit: California Department of Water Resources Climate change is driving both the loss of biodiversity…

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #IGES--On Friday 1 March 2024, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), in cooperation with the Ministry of the Environment, Japan, established the Technical Support Unit (TSU) for the…

1. IntroductionPlanning and land management institutions need comprehensive information on the types of land-use cover to provide the basis for understanding the status, trends, and pressures of human activity on natural resources,…

The EU’s law to restore nature was given the green light by the European parliament this week.  The long-awaited “nature restoration” law aims to repair the EU’s damaged ecosystems over the next few decades.  The…

The CBD Secretariat is publishing a bi-monthly e-Newsletter to inform CBD National Focal Points and other interested recipients about biodiversity aspects in relation to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation…

At COP 11, India and the CBD Executive Secretary made strong calls to Parties, partners and other stakeholders to take urgent action towards achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan, Indian…

Forests, Vol. 15, Pages 410: Changes in Relationship between Forest Biomass Productivity and Biodiversity of Different Type Subtropical Forests in Southern China Forests doi: 10.3390/f15030410 Authors: Wei Xu Ping Zhou Miguel…

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  Montreal, Canada, July 5 – The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations Environment (UN Environment), and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, launched the UN Biodiversity Lab -  an…

Madrid, 11 December 2019 – On the eve of a critical year for environmental decision-making, Colombia, Germany and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced that Colombia will host World Environment Day 2020 in partnership with…

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Cows graze along a rural mountain road in Tepetiltic, Nayarit in Mexico. (Image credit: Getty Images) The diversity of life has plummeted over the past 30 years in more than a dozen tropical forest reserves in Mexico, a new…

1. IntroductionThe diversity and richness of wild bee species have declined over the last 50 years . Human land use and ecological interventions, such as destroying natural habitats and urbanization, are leading causes of the dramatic…

1. IntroductionMarine litter is becoming increasingly recognized as a major threat to marine wildlife. Plastics constitute most of the marine litter, and they have become ubiquitous in ocean basins . Plastics are known for their…

4.1. Co-Benefits of Forest Adaptation for Climate MitigationWe suggest, from the variety of forest adaptation measures to cope with adverse climate effects , three priority actions to increase synergies between climate mitigation and…

Author ContributionsConceptualization, L.V.A.; methodology, L.V.A.; validation, L.V.A., A.Z. and F.G.; formal analysis, W.T. and L.V.A.; investigation, M.D.F., W.T., G.F., F.P. and G.T.; resources, L.V.A.; data curation, W.T.;…

4.1. Contrasting Characteristics of Informal Horticultural Sites in Kinshasa: The Need for Horticulturists to Be SupervisedFive groups of informal horticultural sites (IHSs) are distinguished according to their socio-professional…

1. IntroductionThe world is suffering from a series of urgent problems dominated by biodiversity loss and climate change . The United Nations General Assembly declared 2021–2030 the UN Decade for Ecosystem Restoration . Furthermore, the…

1. IntroductionEarth’s biodiversity is declining, with rates of species extinction at a higher level than the historical average and accelerating . Of value intrinsically , biodiversity is also critical for human health and wellbeing…

A murmuration of starlings in Scotlandgreatonmywall / Alamy The following is an extract from our nature newsletter Wild Wild Life. Sign up to receive it for free in your inbox every month. To start off 2024, I’m…

What does 'biodiversity' mean and why is it important?In simple terms, biodiversity refers to all types of life on earth. The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), describes it as “the diversity within species, between species and…

1. IntroductionEcosystem services refer to the various benefits that ecosystems provide to enhance human well-being, both directly and indirectly. The maintenance and balance of ecosystem services provided by forests necessitate…

4.1. The State of Biodiversity and Environmental Change Caused by Identified Pressures in the KLCRSAccording to Keddy , wetlands are known and distinguished from other ecosystems by the availability of water bodies and the biodiversity,…

3.1. The Effect of Fire on the Soil Properties The occurrence of a forest fire can be caused by natural causes not related to human activity . However, additional anthropogenic pressure increases both the frequency and distribution area…

1. IntroductionThe 12th of July 2023 should be considered a historic date for the European Union (EU), as the Parliament passed the “Nature Recovery” Law . This is a fundamental, continent-wide, and comprehensive piece of legislation as…

WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $2.4 million in grants to restore and enhance aquatic habitats to improve populations of imperiled native freshwater…

Two solar farms in Minnesota saw big increases in bees and other insects after a variety of native grasses and wildlfowers were planted among the panels

The reintroduction of beavers has already transformed parts of the Scottish landscape and provided much-needed habitats for many animals, delighting conservationists but alarming some landowners

Supercontinents like Pangaea, which formed around 300 million years ago, played a key role in biodiversityMARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY The changing flow of nutrient-rich soil across the planet as the continents…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The efforts to increase society's environmental sustainability focus on four major challenges that need to…

Correlation among Cladophora biomass, phosphorus, nitrogen, physicochemical properties, phytoplankton species diversity, community dissimilarity, phytoplankton biomass, and assembly processes. CHINA, November 21, 2023…

Many ecosystems across the world are cultural ecosystems that have been shaped by human activities, traditions and practices through millennia of farming and resource extraction. This has resulted in a range of plagioclimax habitats that…

Topics for the chapter were selected to improve the consistency of coverage of the report and to standardize the assessment process for ecosystems and biodiversity. Chapter leads went through the detailed technical input for the Third…

Scatterplots and fitted regression lines with number of non-native species as independent variables and number of families as dependent variables for all habitats per…

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Chris Caldwell CEO of United Renewables Speaks with Professor Jane Stout Professor of Ecology and Vice President for Biodiversity & Climate Action, at Trinity College Dublin DOUGLAS, Isle of Man, Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)…

Chris Caldwell CEO of United Renewables Speaks with Professor Jane Stout Professor of Ecology and Vice President for Biodiversity & Climate Action, at Trinity College Dublin DOUGLAS, Isle of Man, Nov. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)…