Biodiversity is most simply defined as the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat. Human livelihoods, and even industrial production, are also dependent on what are ...

As the researchers note, “A diverse agricultural system can better absorb shocks and maintain productivity, ensuring food security in the face of uncertainty.” A wide range of species present within ...

What do people know about the importance of biodiversity and how has this knowledge changed over the years? WWF has conducted two studies to address this question. Human beings play an important role ...

Alexandre Antonelli is the director of science at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, and professor of biodiversity at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Ximena Rueda is the dean and associate ...

The International Day for Biological Diversity is observed globally on May 22 each year to raise awareness about the vital role biodiversity plays in sustaining life on Earth. In 2025, the day serves ...

A new commentary piece in Nature argues that the much-cited claim that Indigenous peoples protect 80% of the world’s remaining biodiversity is not only baseless, but wrong. Although scientists and ...

Everyday people understandably rely on information quoted by scientists. But when that information turns out to be incorrect, things get complicated. For more than two decades, the claim that 80% of ...