Five years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic served as a wake-up call. Since then, health experts worldwide have sat on tenterhooks, ...

Biodiversity loss has accelerated at an alarming rate in recent decades, driven largely by human activities such as clearing forests to grow crops or harvest timber.  While countries often degrade ...

This Valentine's Day, millions of pounds worth of chocolate will be exchanged as gifts, but climate change and biodiversity loss imperil future global supplies of this treat. A new research study ...

Conservation shifts harmful land use elsewhere, worsening biodiversity loss in more vulnerable regions globally.

Nearly two dozen new species were added to the Massachusetts Endangered Species List by wildlife officials in 2024. "Most of ...

As the world grapples with the challenges of climate change and food insecurity, the need for sustainable food production has taken on a new urgency.But many current agricultural practices are at odds ...

It reimagines agriculture as a process that enhances, rather than depletes, natural ecosystems. Unlike conventional farming, which often leads to soil degradation and loss of biodiversity, SA mimics ...

Feb. 12, 2025 — Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species -- according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out since 1750 -- twice the number of animal species lost.

Tropical forests lose species due to humans, even inside protected areas. Scientists found that forests near people have ...

The large scale deforestation, reckless cutting of hills, illegal mining, poor management of waste, falling groundwater table, biodiversity loss and soil degradation have become a matter of concern ...

On the contrary, he speaks slowly and thoughtfully, weighing up what he would like to say. When he does speak, the message hits home. "Biodiversity loss is the greatest crisis humanity is facing." ...

Conservation efforts can shift nature loss to more vulnerable regions: study Could restoring the environment in one place -- say by turning farmland in Europe into a nature reserve -- harm plants and ...