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These countries’ forestry sectors have traditionally focused on developing seed systems for few commercially viable and often exotic species like Acacia or Eucalyptus.
Forests around the world will need to shift their ranges to adapt to climate change. But many trees and plants rely on animals to spread their seeds widely, and those partners are declining.
2021 was NZ’s hottest year on record, and the current summer heatwave is a reminder that our biodiversity is already being affected.
A staggering 85% of the world’s chalk streams are found in England.
E.O. Wilson was one of the world’s leading experts on ants, but his other passion was convincing humans to see themselves as part of the natural world.
Trees that produce resin for frankincense and myrrh – used for thousands of years in healthcare, worship and trade – are facing collapsing populations.
Millipede means ‘1,000 feet’, but until now the name was a bit of an exaggeration.
As governments and corporations pledge to help the planet by planting trillions of trees, a new study spotlights an effective, low-cost alternative: letting tropical forests regrow naturally.
Criminalising ecocide means its victims will be able to receive reparations, helping to rebuild destroyed ecosystems and communities.
Swifts, house martins and greenfinches are the newest arrivals to the UK red list.
The presence of roads, even inside protected areas, may pose a significant threat to species.
There is a promising trend of growing research and training in statistical ecology in Africa.
Mahmudia became a wasteland under dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu’s communist agricultural policy. But villagers fought to resurrect their home and reconnect with the wilderness.
While some invasive animals have breached Antarctica, the continent is still pristine. Our challenge is keeping it that way.
Efforts to preserve biodiversity and slow climate change make natural bedfellows.
Charles Darwin’s ideas about diversity of plants growing together is now inspiring researchers create healthier forests.
Diverting water to a hydroelectric dam might seem eco-friendly, but the devastating consequences to local ecosystems cannot be ignored.
Australia’s southwest is a biodiversity hotspot - and it’s also a climate change hotspot. Something has to give.
Warm autumn weather has produced dull leaf colors across the eastern US this year, but climate change isn’t the only way that humans have altered trees’ fall displays.
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