When the Black Death depopulated Europe, abandoned farmland reverted to forest—and plant diversity declined. The lesson may ...

Mangrove forests protect tropical coasts from storms, store large amounts of carbon and provide vital habitats for plants and animals, serving for example as nurseries for fish and crabs. They also ...

Uniform and intensive forest management approaches threaten European forest biodiversity. There are many different ways to manage forests, but the effects of different combinations of approaches are ...

Mangrove forests protect tropical coasts from storms, store large amounts of carbon and provide vital habitats for plants and ...

CALI, Colombia 2 November 2024 — The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16) was suspended in the morning of Nov. 2 but not before countries ...

Diversity has inspired collectors to collect, travelers to travel and the researchers to do the research on this precious wealth. Vegetation is one ...

Andrea Mechelli receives funding from Wellcome and Medical Research Council. By the time you have finished reading this article, at least one species on our planet will be lost forever. Humans rely on ...

Goal 13: Climate Action Goal 14: Oceans Goal 15: Biodiversity, forests, desertification Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Goal 17: Partnerships By 2030: Protect 30% of Earth’s lands, ...

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 ...

MONTREAL— A global agreement was reached today to protect 30% of terrestrial, freshwater and marine areas by 2030. The 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, or ...