An international team of researchers, including from various European institutions, propose a new method for governments to calculate the benefits of protecting biodiversity for future generations, according to a study
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Converting rainforest into farming land restructures food webs (energy transfer in the ecosystem) and fundamentally changes how they operate, according to a study published in Nature. Every day, more rainforests
If the poaching of critically endangered Kordofan giraffes continues, it will inevitably result in their extinction in just 15 years in the Cameroon’s Bénoué National Park, according to a study
A study sheds new light into how species adapt to environmental changes within just a few generations, according to a study published in the scientific journal Current Biology. Environmental changes
Researchers at the University of Sheffield, UK, warn that wildlife trade could alter key ecological processes in some of the world’s most biodiverse regions, according to a study published in
In addition to a large carbon footprint, some agricultural products — such as beef and dairy — also have an equally significant effect in terms of biodiversity, according to a
Climate change will push some species over their tipping point as temperatures continue to increase, according to a new study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution. The authors developed a
Throughout the world, we are witnessing a decline in the numbers of insects as well as a drop in diversity. Several studies published in a special issue of Biology Letters
Honeybees need a diverse ecosystem to survive in the forest, according to a study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology. The team defends that promoting biodiversity in the forest
Spanish botanists found a new plant species in the La Mancha region in south-central Spain and decided to name it after Don Quixote, according to a study published in the