Declining biodiversity threatens the very basis of human life. Science contends that there are many reasons for this decline. However, while much research is being conducted into the connection ...

As far as the causes of global biodiversity loss are concerned, there are evidently perception gaps among students of environment-related subjects worldwide, as a survey conducted by Goethe University ...

Protecting large swaths of Earth's land can help stem the tide of biodiversity loss -- especially when those protected areas are in less disturbed landscapes and in countries with effective national ...

As the world observes Biodiversity Day today under the theme “Acting locally for global impact”, it is important to first understand what biodiversity truly means, and why it matters in everyday life.

The alarming rates of biodiversity loss worldwide have made clear that the classical way of governing biodiversity recovery based on protected areas and programs for the protection of endangered ...

The world is facing unparalleled changes in climatic conditions and drastic loss of biological diversity, putting humanity at risk. The breakdown of the earth’s climate and the rapid loss of wildlife ...

In the past, biodiversity loss was often framed as a philanthropic or compliance-related issue — an add-on to corporate responsibility initiatives. Today, that framing is dangerously outdated.

The Economics of Biodiversity Loss: Implications for Asia and the Pacific Nature provides essential inputs to the economy through ecosystem services. In Asia and the Pacific, accelerating biodiversity ...

Hourglass treefrog (Dendropsophus ebraccatus). Amphibians, which face some of the steepest declines worldwide, saw some of the biggest benefits to living in protected lands. (Credit: Justin Nowakowski ...

If invasive species - such as the lionfish in the Atlantic - are not a major problem in the respondents' countries, the respondents tended to underestimate their significance for biodiversity loss.