Climate change triggering global collapse in insect numbers: stressed farmland shows 63% decline – new research
Insect numbers and species decline steeply where agriculture and habitat loss coincide. Preserving natural habitat can reduce losses up to nine-fold
Charlie Outhwaite, Postdoctoral Researcher in Biodiversity Change, UCL •
conversation
April 20, 2022 • ~20 min
April 20, 2022 • ~20 min
Creature that inspired Pikachu is being blamed for an ecological crisis – but it may be innocent
The electric Pokemon’s real-life muse is charged with degrading the vast meadows of the Tibetan Plateau.
Li Li, Assistant Professor of Landscape Ecology, Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University •
conversation
Oct. 4, 2021 • ~6 min
Oct. 4, 2021 • ~6 min
The creature that inspired Pikachu is being blamed for an ecological crisis – but it may be innocent
The electric Pokemon’s real-life muse is charged with degrading the vast meadows of the Tibetan Plateau.
Li Li, Assistant Professor of Landscape Ecology, Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University •
conversation
Oct. 4, 2021 • ~6 min
Oct. 4, 2021 • ~6 min
Ecomimicry: the nature-inspired approach to design that could be the antidote to urban 'blandscapes'
Generic urban landscape design is damaging for people and nature: an ecomimicry approach instead encourages nature to flourish even in cities.
Caroline Nash, Research Fellow in Biodiversity Conservation, University of East London •
conversation
June 29, 2021 • ~8 min
June 29, 2021 • ~8 min
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