Skip to main content

Biodiversity Loss

Scientists advocate for integrating human rights into environmental decision-making
Image: Fishes on the Corals in the Sea
Scientists advocate for integrating human rights into environmental decision-makingScience

Scientists advocate for integrating human rights into environmental decision-making

In a recent commentary published in npj Ocean Sustainability, a team of interdisciplinary researchers has called for a transformative update in global environmental decision-making processes,…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 24, 2024 Full article
California a botanical and climate change hot spot
JPluim BLM CC res
California a botanical and climate change hot spotClimateScience

California a botanical and climate change hot spot

By Kat Kerlin | University of California - Davis From coastal redwoods and Joshua trees to golden poppies and sagebrush, California is a global botanical…
SourceSourceJuly 30, 2024 Full article
Natural drylands: under-protected and threatened by human activity
bernard hermant uTolYuwf3FA unsplash res
Natural drylands: under-protected and threatened by human activityClimateScience

Natural drylands: under-protected and threatened by human activity

By Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Drylands cover about 42% of the earth’s land surface and are increasingly threatened by human land-use pressures like agriculture,…
SourceSourceJuly 23, 2024 Full article
A window of opportunity for climate change and biodiversity
volumetric drop res
A window of opportunity for climate change and biodiversityClimate

A window of opportunity for climate change and biodiversity

Forging of joined-up approach at COP26 and COP19 vital for urgent action for climate and nature. By York University World leaders must take advantage of…
SourceSourceJuly 23, 2024 Full article
Heat-sensitive trees move uphill seeking climate change respite
Heat-sensitive trees move uphill seeking climate change respiteClimateScience

Heat-sensitive trees move uphill seeking climate change respite

By University of Birmingham Trees in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest are migrating in search of more favourable temperatures with species in mountain forests moving uphill…
SourceSourceJuly 23, 2024 Full article