Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 report shows world leaders fail to meet goals agreed a decade ago.
… Global biodiversity targets missed Emily Beament | 15th September 2020 | News Biodiversity Coronavirus Global Biodiversity Outlook United Nations Wildfire …
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 …
RSPB says UK failing to protect land and sea habitats and reverse the slide towards extinction for threatened species.
… UK 'lost decade' in preventing biodiversity collapse Emily Beament | 14th September 2020 | News Biodiversity Collapse UK Government RSPB … of the publication of the UN’s latest Global Biodiversity Outlook report, which will warn …
Conserving nature-rich areas such as the forests of Colombia provides sustainable livelihoods for local people and benefits for humankind.
… future Emily Beament | 29th May 2020 News Biodiversity Coronavirus Royal Botanic Gardens … with duplicates provided to Kew for analysis. Biodiversity In the field they use a mixture … Preservation "We want to know more about the biodiversity, because we are interested in …
Madame Berthe's mouse lemur, the smallest primate in the world, is now critically endangered.
… Emily Beament | 13th July 2020 News Biodiversity Madame Berthe's mouse lemur … habitat among the major threats they face. Biodiversity IUCN acting director-general Dr … the urgent need for an ambitious post-2020 biodiversity framework that drives effective …
Tropical forests are valuable for their biodiversity, carbon and water functions even after logging. But they are also highly vulnerable to fire and conversion to other uses. A new focus is needed on saving tropical forests after the bulldozers have left.
… Tropical forests are valuable for their biodiversity, carbon and water functions even … logged tropical forests harbor only modest biodiversity. However, growing evidence … their timber value is reduced but much biodiversity remains, these can be very …
Latest: three men and one woman arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.
… Treasury October Uprising Climate Breakdown Biodiversity 22132212-1.jpg Latest: three men … and that goes for all children alive today. Biodiversity "Around the world people are … are urging the Government to "act now to halt biodiversity loss" and reduce greenhouse gas …
Latest 'Red List' for maples or Acers reveals 36 of 158 species are at high risk of extinction in the wild.
… | 23rd September 2020 | News Extinction Biodiversity Collapse Maple trees Latest 'Red … populations, and the threat of urban sprawl. Biodiversity Species which are widespread … that time was running out for the world’s biodiversity. Botanical “And as robust as Acer …
The destruction of the world's wilderness is accelerating with a new clutch of mega projects from dams, roads and mines to large scale agriculture, write James Watson, Bill Laurance, Brendan Mackey & James Allan. It's cost-effective to put a stop to it right now for the carbon value of wilderness alone - never mind the biodiversity and indigenous peoples it safeguards.
… value of wilderness alone - never mind the biodiversity and indigenous peoples it … are the final strongholds for endangered biodiversity. They are also essential for … jeopardising its extensive carbon stores and biodiversity. We need to enforce existing …
UN sets out how it might be possible to 'bend the curve' and prevent the collapse of biodiversity.
… Emily Beament | 15th September 2020 | News Biodiversity Food And Farming Fossil Fuels … 'bend the curve' and prevent the collapse of biodiversity. The United Nations has sounded a … to be transformed, according to the UN Global Biodiversity Outlook report: Protect – …
Roads are responsible for massive environmental damage around the world, writes Bill Laurance - yet they also bring huge benefits. His solution? A new atlas that shows where the 'goods' of roads outweigh the 'bads', so that developing countries can harness the prosperity new roads can bring, without the destruction.
… gas lines. Security and development versus biodiversity Even national security and … We built this map by combining data on biodiversity, endangered species, rare …
The Wildlife Trusts warn the proposed changes to the planning system will increase the threat to nature.
… Emily Beament | 17th September 2020 | News Biodiversity Collapse Wildbelt The Wildlife … all 20 targets agreed a decade ago to protect biodiversity by the deadline of this year. …
The species has gone from a small number of breeding pairs in Wales to thousands of birds across the UK.
… Emily Beament | 20th July 2020 News Red Kite Biodiversity Red Kite The species has gone … Danny Heptinstall, senior International biodiversity adviser at the JNCC, added: …
The UK Government delays passage of the The Environment Bill, not expected to become law until autumn.
… setting targets for air quality, water, biodiversity and waste reduction, and … Rebecca Newsom, added that with a global biodiversity summit in China later this year, …
Australia's rainforest state, Queensland, is destroying well over 100,000 hectares of native vegetation a year, and rising, write Martine Maron, Bill Laurance & colleagues, including 'at risk' habitats and Koala bear forests. This is more than reversing the entire nation's eco-restoration programs and pushing endangered species ever closer to extinction.
… But under Caring for our Country and Biodiversity Fund grants, the extent of tree … capacity and rapidly deteriorating biodiversity, including in iconic places such …
First Red List for British Mammals - which meets international criteria used to assess threats to wildlife such as elephants and tigers - shows that 11 of our 47 native mammals are at risk of extinction.
… | 31st July 2020 News Climate Breakdown Biodiversity Beaver First Red List for British …