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We compiled the first list of Antarctic species and where they were first found. This knowledge means we can now protect all of the icy continent’s species.
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The fate of nature underpins our economy and health. Yet in the election campaign to date, there’s been a deafening silence about it.
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Tropical forests are one of humanity’s best hopes for slowing climate change.
A yacare caiman (Caiman yacare ) in the Pantanal wetlands of Bolivia.
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More than half of all crocodile species are a high priority for conservation according to the assessment.
Fresh grizzly bear tracks in Yellowstone National Park.
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Parks and refuges are important for conservation, but without connections, they’re like islands. Linking them by protecting land in between makes it possible for wildlife to move over bigger areas.
Tourists cross a hanging bridge in the treetops of Costa Rica’s Monteverde cloud forest.
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Tourism revenues account for almost 10% of Costa Rica’s gross domestic product. New research shows that charismatic wildlife is necessary but not sufficient to attract ecotourists.
The River Thames is one of the cleanest major world rivers.
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Cleaning and reoxygenating the river Thames has helped its biodiversity surge, but there’s still more to be done to make it healthy.
Numbers of forest-dependent orchid bees in Brazil have been found to have declined by around 50%.
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Insect numbers and species decline steeply where agriculture and habitat loss coincide. Preserving natural habitat can reduce losses up to nine-fold
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A scheme devised by the Morrison government to protect biodiversity and create new income for farmers may fail in its aims.
Bees feeding in monoculture fields of single crops such as sunflowers crowd together and pass parasites to one another at high rates.
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Huge single-crop fields attract bees in such numbers that they spread parasites to one another. Planting diverse mixes of flowers around fields helps spread out pollinators and keep them healthy.
An underwater forest formed by the purple gorgonian (Paramuricea clavata) off Marseille at a depth of 60 metres.
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Forming tightly woven populations, these bush-like corals offer a refuge to a myriad of marine species.
Taxonomy, or the study of classifying species, plays a key role in biodiversity conservation.
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Roughly 90% of species on Earth are believed to be undiscovered. Whether researchers will be able to identify them before they go extinct is unclear.
How to have your cake and eat it?
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‘Net gain’ in name, but not for nature?
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A walk can gift you fresh eyes to see otherwise forgotten or ignored aspects of your local area.
Fungi that live on plant roots can help with the uptake of nutrients.
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Plants communicate with the fungi on their roots, but the effects on the ecosystem of deliberately adding fungi as a fertilizer are unknown — and might be harmful.
Integrating trees, grasses and other vegetation with grazing domesticated animals could be a solution to many of the issues associated with raising livestock.
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The answer lies in silvopastoralism, an agricultural method that attempts to mimic natural forest ecosystems with livestock added into the mix.
Camera traps capture information about an area’s biodiversity.
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Data from camera traps around the world provide a strong case to support the designation of protected wilderness areas.
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Scientists have uncovered Roman farms beneath what was thought to be prehistoric forest in France.
The Berezinsky Reserve in Belarus is one of the few corners of the European portion of the southern taiga that is in pristine condition.
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Three nature reserves in Belarus, Poland and France are united by desire to preserve the environment common to all mankind.
The new species Humbertium covidum .
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A new species of flatworm is invading us. It is metallic black in color and its name is Humbertium covidum.