Wildlife populations have plummeted by 68% since 1970. But we have a plan to turn things around.
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A new plan targets areas around the world that can store carbon and protect large numbers of species. It calls for preserving these lands, working with Indigenous peoples and connecting wild areas.
With targeted conservation action, we might just save many of these species before it’s too late.
Shifting baseline syndrome affects everyone. It’s blinding us to the long-term deterioration of wildlife and ecosystems.
Zoos are struggling more than most businesses.
The €24 billion spent supporting farm incomes in richer regions could more than cover the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy.
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After the oil spill, the usual sight of families strolling by the sea was quickly replaced by volunteers working hard in a concerted effort to protect their coast.
Scientists find inequality between humans also harms the birds, the bees, the microbes and the trees.
Recent reports of dramatic declines in insect populations have sparked concern about an ‘insect apocalypse.’ But a new analysis of data from sites across North America suggests the case isn’t proven.
Fish need to cross roads too. But the tunnels built to channel rivers under roads and railways can block their migrations.
Rich and diverse microbiomes in our local environment are important for keeping us healthy.
From a Hugh Jackman-esque spider to honouring traditional Indigenous words, these species have memorable names.
Pandas have done more to raise awareness of biodiversity loss than any other species. But they may not be good at stopping it themselves.
Framing cats as responsible for declines in biodiversity is based on faulty scientific logic and fails to account for the real culprit – human activity.
To reverse the current climate and ecological crises, governments must put an end to the damaging forms of technology, innovation, investments and incentives that contribute to it.
The extraordinary story of a stingray, its discovery and its uncertain fate in the Yemen war.
Protecting the continent’s remaining pristine wilderness areas is urgent, but achievable.
The Kaputar rock skink is thought to have have one of the smallest ranges of any reptile in New South Wales – at the summit of a single extinct volcano, Mount Kaputar.
The steep decline in biodiversity is worrying, especially as wild species are important for pollination and pest control.
It’s painfully clear nature is buckling under the weight of farming’s demands. There’s another way – but it involves accepting nature’s limits.
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