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How Biodiversity Shapes Everyday Life

May 02, 2026 | Source: Farmer's Foodprint | by Elle Jeffrey Biodiversity (biological diversity) describes the full variety of life on Earth. It exists within species, between spec...

Save Biodiversity Hotspots: EDGE Species in Madagascar Rainforests & Cape Floristic Region

Protect biodiversity hotspots like Madagascar rainforests and Cape Floristic Region from habitat loss.

Endangered Species Day highlights wildlife wins — and mounting losses

At least 18,000 animal species globally are threatened with extinction: they’re listed as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered by the IUCN, the global wildlife conservat...

Diversity patterns in terrestrial tetrapod clades are governed by equilibrium dynamics

by Felipe O. Cerezer, Antonin Machac, Jan Smyčka, Iñigo Rubio-López, Maxime Quétin, David Storch Large-scale patterns of species richness have been attributed to ecological limits...

Biodiversity: less than half of threatened species are protected, new AXA Climate study finds

AXA Climate, the AXA Group entity dedicated to climate adaptation, has published a major new study on biodiversity in France and its overseas territories. It reveals that only 43%...

Natural wealth of districts' biodiversity laid out

Two Oxfordshire councils conduct biodiversity studies and make recovery a key priority.

University study finds few improvements to at-risk species in B.C.

VANCOUVER — As spring blooms in British Columbia, the brilliant orange-and black pattern of a monarch butterfly’s wing and the distinctive cream cap on a black male bobolink songbi...

Over 4,300 Southeast Asian species face extinction threat

The Javan and Sumatran rhinos are down to their last few dozen, just like the Cat Ba langur of Vietnam, while the soala living in Laos’ Annamite mountains may already be gone for g...

What Happens When a Species Disappears? The Chain Reaction Nobody Talks About

May 08, 2026 | Source: Planet Wildlife | by Conservation & Earth Every day, somewhere on Earth, a species quietly disappears. Scientists estimate the current extinction rate i...

Life on earth mounds: What controls biodiversity on natural islands in hyperseasonal tropical savannas?

Henrique Augusto Mews, Universidade Federal de RondonГіpolis in Brazil, discusses his article: Unravelling the drivers of island species richness in tropical savannas Many landscap...

Study finds 40% of soil-dependent species threatened or data deficient

Researchers have for the first time assessed the extinction risk of soil-dependent animals, invertebrates and fungi. They found that some 40% of these species are either threatened...

Who Is Defending Cuba’s Threatened Species?

Cuba’s biodiversity faces growing threats, but scientists, communities and activists work to protect endangered species The post Who Is Defending Cuba’s Threatened Species? appeare...

Unveiling the True Worth of Biodiversity in the UK and Ireland

The Darwin Tree of Life Project: Transforming Biology and Boosting the UK Economy Through Genomic Science In a landmark collaboration uniting prominent institutions such as the Wel...

Who is defending Cuba’s threatened species?

Cuba hosts some of the world’s richest biodiversity but faces the impacts of climate change, human activity and weak protections. Scientists and activists strive to preserve endang...

Biodiversity funding crucial to long term security of UK farming

Increasingly, biodiversity is being recognised as central to UK farming’s resilience, profitability and viability

Study Maps Tree-Planting Risks and Rewards for Climate and Biodiversity

Forestation can be a benefit for biodiversity, but poorly planned projects can do more harm than good. The post Study Maps Tree-Planting Risks and Rewards for Climate and Biodivers...

‘Living library’: inside the marine biobanks racing to protect ocean species from extinction

Australia’s biobanks store everything from seeds of native plants to the cells and tissue of threatened animal speciesIn the mudflats of Swan Bay, Victoria, royal spoonbills sweep...

Migratory species summit adopts new marine protections amid extinction warnings

Dozens of migratory animals, including 33 marine species, gained new protections during the recent summit for the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animal...

The Amazon’s path from crisis to durability

In the Amazon, a forest can remain on the map while losing much of what makes it function. The Amazon rainforest is often discussed through a few familiar measures: deforestation,...

National Biodiversity Week offers 300 events outside, online and in armchairs

The annual focus on nature has workshops, talks, walks and exhibitions taking place across the country

Celebrating biodiversity, habitats, and actions for nature

Burrenbeo Trust’s annual celebration of the Burren’s unique biodiversity will return this May with a varied programme of events taking place throughout the month. Burren in Bloom 2...

Suburban oasis: Biodiversity in the garden

Private gardens and street verges collectively make up more than 70 percent of Melbourne’s space for biodiversity improvement. Here’s how we can help make designing for wildlife in...

Climate change threatens global plant species as habitats shrink

Endangered Species federal spending is over one billion per year

The Federal Expenditure Reports need to be restored and made publicly available in compliance with the Endangered Species Act. Congress needs to look closely at the allocation of f...