Over 90% of major armed conflicts between 1950-2000 occurred in countries containing biodiversity hotspots,writes Alex Reid, and more than 80% of these took place in the hotspot areas themselves. This poses a major challenge to the conservation community: to work in combat zones to strengthen environmental protection before, during and after conflicts. Or better still, to defuse incipient conflicts and resolve those under way, to reduce their toll on people, and nature.
… War, human rights and biodiversity: turning conflict into … Alex Reid | 23rd March 2017 News Conservation Biodiversity Human Rights UK War … 1950-2000 occurred in countries containing biodiversity hotspots,writes Alex Reid, and …
Should we really be spending £1.2 million a year to conserve red squirrels? Yes we should, writes James Borrell. But with Africa's rhinos facing extinction, and vital conservation in UK's overseas 'biodiversity jewels' sadly underfunded, there are much better investments we should be making too.
… Beyond squirrels: biodiversity doesn't stop at Dover James … | 8th August 2015 Comment Conservation Biodiversity UK red-squirrel-cut.jpg Should we … and vital conservation in UK's overseas 'biodiversity jewels' sadly underfunded, there …
European observers say it is going to be as ‘big as the carbon market’, but is buying a licence to cause ecological damage a sound strategy? Tom Levitt investigates
… What is biodiversity offsetting and how would it work? Tom Levitt | 9th June 2010 News Biodiversity Wildlife Conservation Carbon … Tom Levitt investigates Targets to halt biodiversity loss are failing. Both the EU and …
Broad welcome for new biodiversity targets, including increase in protected areas, but campaigners express concern that previous 2010 targets have still not been met
… UN biodiversity targets now need to be … Tom Levitt | 1st November 2010 News Biodiversity Natural World Geoengineering Wildlife biodiversityfrogs.jpg Broad welcome for new biodiversity targets, including increase in …
Is the aspiration to halt the loss of biodiversity by 2030 - enshrined in the UN's new Sustainable Development Goals - a fairy tale? It's ambitious, writes Richard Pearson, but there are plenty of signs that the world is acting effectively to conserve its endangered habitats and species. With extraordinary effort, we can do it.
… Can we halt biodiversity loss in 15 years? Yes we can! … Pearson UCL | 12th November 2015 Comment Biodiversity Science Un Conservation … Is the aspiration to halt the loss of biodiversity by 2030 - enshrined in the UN's …
As the UK government gives the go ahead for the country's first Biodiversity Offsetting (BO) scheme, Lorna Howarth explains why it will be a disaster for the nation's already declining wildlife
… A license to trash? Why Biodiversity Offsetting (BO) will be a … | 9th September 2013 News Natural World Biodiversity Wildlife State Of Nature … gives the go ahead for the country's first Biodiversity Offsetting (BO) scheme, Lorna …
Ecosystems are buffering humanity against the worst impacts of global warming and also alleviating poverty, says United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
… Biodiversity crucial to lives of billions, … UNEP The Ecologist | 12th January 2010 News Biodiversity Natural World Wildlife … the launch of the UN's international year of biodiversity in Berlin this week, Steiner …
The steady loss of forests, soils, wetlands, fisheries, species and coral reefs around the world is closely tied to the lack of value we put on nature, says three-year study
… Biodiversity 'invisible' in current economic … model The Ecologist | 13th November 2009 News Biodiversity Forests Copenhagen Wildlife … study The value of our ecosystems and biodiversity or so-called 'natural capital' is …
England becoming a country of 'beauty spots rather than beauty', and must act fast to address declining biodiversity, says the government’s environment watchdog
… 'Alarming decline' in England's biodiversity The Ecologist | 11th March 2010 News Biodiversity Wildlife Natural World … and must act fast to address declining biodiversity, says the government’s …
While the UN is celebrating the international year of biodiversity conservation groups in the UK worry that a rising number of isolated populations are in danger of becoming extinct
… Tom Levitt | 25th February 2010 News Biodiversity Wildlife Natural World … UN is celebrating the international year of biodiversity conservation groups in the UK … populations are in danger of becoming extinct Biodiversity is in decline in the UK. Even the …
Loss of ecosystems perceived by banks and insurance companies to be a greater economic risk than terrorism, finds UN report
… Biodiversity loss seen as greater financial … correspondent | 28th October 2010 News Biodiversity Natural World Climate Change … has climbed sharply that declines in biodiversity would have a "severe" $10bn …
A bold new initiative is designed to raise public awareness of the issue of biodiversity and the need to incorporate native species back within London
… Can biodiversity be accommodated in today's urban … Austin Brown | 10th January 2012 Comment Biodiversity Natural World Comment 34.jpg A … to raise public awareness of the issue of biodiversity and the need to incorporate …
Alarming new research reveals human activity is 'devastating' plant life ahead of UN biodiversity summit, with up to twenty-two per cent of the world’s plants facing extinction
… Dearbhla Crosse | 29th September 2010 News Biodiversity Red List Index Natural World … is 'devastating' plant life ahead of UN biodiversity summit, with up to twenty-two per … time ahead of October’s United Nations (UN) Biodiversity Summit at Nagoya, Japan, where …
Organic farming really is wildlife friendly, new research from Oxford University has found, with far higher species diversity on organic farms than conventional ones. Lindsay Turnbull reports on her findings ...
… Organic farming benefits biodiversity Lindsay Turnbull | 19th February … Ecology , we re-analysed data collected on biodiversity, one potential environmental … 184 farms with different crops, in which biodiversity on conventional and organic farms …
Conservation projects that don't take gender equality into account may be undermining our efforts to tackle biodiversity loss.
… Gender Justice Gender Equality Conservation Biodiversity Loss Biodiversity Editor’s Picks … may be undermining our efforts to tackle biodiversity loss. Biodiversity loss is …
Plans to create a market in nature itself are fraught with danger, writes Alex Scrivener. Biodiversity offsetting could allow the fate of our forests, rivers, meadows and wildlife species, and the people who depend on them, to be determined by the whims of multinational corporations and speculative investors.
… fraught with danger, writes Alex Scrivener. Biodiversity offsetting could allow the fate … the prospect of derivative markets in biodiversity is closer than you might think. … with us in the form of species banking and biodiversity offsetting. As a society, we've …
Promises to reduce biodiversity loss by 2010 have not been met by any national government, according to the UN, which is calling for taxes and incentives to encourage action
… says UN The Ecologist | 10th May 2010 News Biodiversity Natural World forests.jpg In a … deforestation had declined Promises to reduce biodiversity loss by 2010 have not been met by … to encourage action The world is losing its biodiversity faster than ever before, despite …
The UK Government plans to allow biodiversity destroyed by development to be recreated elsewhere. Hannah Mowat of FERN believes the idea is both wrong and dangerous. The official consultation ends on 7th November 2013.
… Biodiversity offsetting - an end to … 2013 Activism Natural World Development Biodiversity m3-twyford-down.png The UK Government plans to allow biodiversity destroyed by development to be … consultation ends on 7th November 2013. Biodiversity offsetting (BDO for short) is a …
Almost three quarters of Australia's landmass is 'outback', writes John Woinarski, making it one of our planet's greatest natural areas. Yet it has many of the hallmarks of a 'failed state': its native peoples live on the margins, and its biodiversity is under threat. Now a new conservation model shows a way forward for both: Indigenous Protected Areas.
… outback is globally important for its biodiversity - and its people John Woinarski | … native peoples live on the margins, and its biodiversity is under threat. Now a new … extinction records in the world, ongoing biodiversity declines, and neglect. But there …
Biologist E O Wilson's grand idea of setting aside half of the planet for nature to thrive is both appealing and deeply challenging, writes William Lynn. But it's missing a key element: an urban vision of how people can live ecologically, joyously in the half we make our own.
… aside half the Earth for the preservation of biodiversity. The famous biologist and … naturalist would do this by establishing huge biodiversity parks to protect, restore and … writer, having written numerous books on biodiversity, science, and society. So when …
Limiting climate change is just the start of what we need to do to forestall a runaway cascade of species extinctions, write Bill Laurance & Paul Ehrlich. We must also reverse the destruction and fragmentation of key wildlife habitats, constrain our over-consumption of natural resources, stabilise human numbers - and elect leaders determined to prioritise these issues.
… great extinction has arrived. Collapse of biodiversity Mass extinctions involve a catastrophic loss of biodiversity, but what many people fail to appreciate is just what 'biodiversity' means . A shorthand way of …
Horrified at the giga-scale death of birds caused by collisions with trendy expanses of plate glass in modern buildings, James Fischer calls on architects to bring an end to the needless slaughter - and "save a billion birds"!
… with mitigating the effects of buildings upon biodiversity from afar. The time has come to … soil, not oil), flora and of course, animals. Biodiversity an "architectural problem" … are not of course simply 'an animal', but a biodiversity without which the public could …
As experts gather in London for a major conference addressing the often overlooked threat of invasive species to biodiversity, Carrie Madren gets a briefing from those on the frontline in the battle against 'pest plants'
… plants are the 'second biggest threat to biodiversity' after habitat loss Carrie Madren … Invasive Species Conservation Natural World Biodiversity Habitat Loss Investigations … overlooked threat of invasive species to biodiversity, Carrie Madren gets a briefing …