Earth is home to millions of discovered species of plants and animals with many more yet to be known. They all play vital roles in each other, their ecosystems, and the planet's overall health and ...

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Imagine walking deep into a cool, damp, shady redwood forest. Inhale the scent, sink into the duff, touch verdant ferns, pluck tangy huckleberries and marvel at the spectacular vine maples and iris ...

In a world where as many as half of animal species are "sliding towards extinction," an important United Nations meeting on biodiversity this week could hold a key to protecting nature's richness ...

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Humans rely on a wide range of animals, plants, and microorganisms for healthy living environments. Research has shown that the continuing decline in biodiversity—the variety of life on Earth—is a ...

Globally, more than one million species are threatened with extinction, but often interventions intended to protect biodiversity are not rooted in robust research. The field has an opportunity to ...

Over the past 50 years, there have been unprecedented losses of plants, animals and insects around the world due to human-related causes, like climate change and habitat destruction. And a recent ...

VIDEO: World Bank Group President David Malpass and World Bank Managing Director Mari Pangestu address the UN’s Biodiversity Summit on why biodiversity is important for economies and communities. This ...

What do multinational corporations care about? Well, profits. What else? As it turns out, a new study finds that ...

The following is an extract from our nature newsletter Wild Wild Life. Sign up to receive it for free in your inbox every month. To start off 2024, I’m proposing a shift in how we think about nature.