Biodiversity conservation is critical for sustainable development, poverty reduction, and climate stability. It supports ecosystems that provide food, water, and resources, especially in developing ...

Accelerating global change continues to threaten Earth’s vast biodiversity, including in the oceans, which remain largely unexplored. To date, only a small fraction of an estimated two million total ...

Invasive species are recognized as a major threat to global biodiversity and ecosystem stability. Their introduction into new environments can reshape ...

A major review of over 67,000 animal species has found that with greater resource allocation, conservation can halt and reverse biodiversity loss. European bison (Bison bonasus) are a conservation ...

New research carried out in Colombia by the University of Cambridge suggests that local surveys assessing the effect of land clearances on biodiversity may be underestimating the impact by as much as ...

The Indo-Pacific is the largest marine biogeographical region on Earth and a global center of marine biodiversity. Nevertheless, there are gaps remaining in our understanding of the diversity, ...

Payments that enable landowners to rewild ecologically degraded land—in the form of biodiversity credits bought by investors ...

(Beyond Pesticides, September 11, 2024) A literature review in Environments, written by researchers from South Korea and Ghana, highlights the threat to nontarget species and the biodiversity of ...

A University of Arizona study finds scientists are discovering 16,000 new species annually — and DNA tools may reveal ...

According to BioDB, the following ten countries host the highest number of bird species in the world.