Conservation of Biodiversity

News

Fires may have affected up to 85 percent of threatened Amazon speciesSince 2001, fires in the Amazon have impacted up to about 190,000 square kilometers — roughly the size of Washington state.

Corals’ hidden genetic diversity corresponds to distinct lifestylesObservation and DNA analysis expose identical reef corals as distinct species with unique ecologies, suggesting much greater coral biodiversity.

Illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade is affecting all of us – what can we do about it?

World's biodiversity maps contain many gaps

Protecting half the planet could help solve climate change and save speciesAn analysis lays out where new land protections could complement existing protected areas to achieve various conservation and climate goals.

Clearing land to feed a growing human population will threaten thousands of speciesChanging where, how and what food is grown could largely avoid biodiversity losses, scientists say.

What it takes to save species, locally and globallyEditor in chief Nancy Shute writes about the struggle to save species on both the local and global levels.

These are the 5 costliest invasive species, causing billions in damagesInvasive species have cost the global economy at least $1 trillion since 1970 and $162.7 billion in 2017 alone. The annual cost is increasing.

Only 3 percent of Earth’s land hasn’t been marred by humansA sweeping survey of terrestrial ecosystems finds that vanishingly little land houses all the animals it used to. Species reintroductions could help.

Biodiversity crisis is worse than climate change, experts sayBiodiversity is declining rapidly throughout the world. The challenges of conserving the world's species are perhaps even larger than mitigating the negative effects of global climate change, experts say.

Websites

International Union for Conservation of Nature - IUCNThe International Union for Conservation of Nature is the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it.

IWC | International Whaling CommissionThe International Whaling Commission (IWC) is the global intergovernmental body charged with the conservation of whales and the management of whaling.

ITTO | The International Tropical Timber OrganizationThe International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) Official Web Site.

WWF - Endangered Species Conservation | World Wildlife FundWorld Wildlife Fund - The leading organization in wildlife conservation and endangered species. Learn how you can help WWF make a difference.

www.wildlifetrusts.org/

The RSPB Wildlife Charity: Nature Reserves & Wildlife ConservationThe RSPB is the UK's largest nature conservation charity, inspiring everyone to give nature a home and secure a healthy environment for wildlife. Join us.

Journal Articles

Biodiversity conservation for sustainable future - Environmental Sustainability

Reconciling global priorities for conserving biodiversity habitat

Scientists' warning to humanity on illegal or unsustainable wildlife trade

Podcasts

Videos

The link between fishing cats and mangrove forest conservationMangrove forests are crucial to the health of the planet, gobbling up CO2 from the atmosphere and providing a home for a diverse array of species. But these rich habitats are under continual threat from deforestation and industry. In an empowering talk, conservationist and TED Fellow Ashwin Naidu shares how community-driven efforts in South and Southeast Asia are working to protect mangroves -- all with a little help from the mysterious and endangered fishing cat.

Using nature's genius in architectureHow can architects build a new world of sustainable beauty? By learning from nature. Michael Pawlyn describes three habits of nature that could transform architecture and society: radical resource efficiency, closed loops, and drawing energy from the sun.

The global movement to restore nature's biodiversityBiodiversity is the key to life on Earth and reviving our damaged planet, says ecologist Thomas Crowther. Sharing the inside story of his headline-making research on reforestation, which led to the UN's viral Trillion Trees Campaign, Crowther introduces Restor: an expansive, informative platform built to enable anyone, anywhere to help restore the biodiversity of Earth's ecosystems.

Long Reads

The Sixth ExtinctionOver the last half-billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically co...

Do We Need Pandas?How much do we really know about the species that make up the natural world? In this fascinating book Ken Thompson explains what we do an...

A Life on Our PlanetSee the world. Then make it better. I am 94. I've had an extraordinary life. It's only now that I appreciate how extraordinary. As a yo...

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