All posts in Biodiversity
In Kenya and elsewhere saving mangroves can save the planet
In tropical and subtropical regions worldwide mangroves are important to environmental, social and economic resilience.
Could ‘half-Earth’ conservation save orangutans?
Half-Earth proposes that half of the Earth’s surface should be designated a human-free nature reserve.
Wild tigers, leopards and elephants can ‘thrive near humans’
Large and endangered wild animals like tigers and elephants do poorly near human communities. Or do they?
Hawaiian plant, thought extinct, now thrives at secret site
Hawaiian conservationists say rediscovery of Delissea is a message of hope amid the loss of species, forest, and sacred indigenous spaces.
The global demand for exotic pets is driving a massive trade in wildlife
Global demand for exotic pets is increasing, a trend partly caused by social media and a shift to online marketplaces.
Scientists gain a better understanding of how ecosystems become unstable
"We can trace out a boundary that predicts the loss of stability and the onset of fluctuations of a population."