Peat compost to be banned – luckily, green alternatives are just as good for your garden

What can gardeners use that isn't so bad for the climate?

Margi Lennartsson Turner, Associate Professor of Horticulture, Coventry University • conversation
May 19, 2021 ~6 min

Just 3% of Earth's land ecosystems remain intact – but we can change that

One-fifth of Earth's land could be restored to wilderness by reintroducing animals and improving management.

Andrew Plumptre, Key Biodiversity Areas Secretariat, Cambridge Conservation Institute, University of Cambridge • conversation
April 15, 2021 ~6 min


Africa's 2 elephant species are both endangered, due to poaching and habitat loss

A new review of the status of African elephants finds scientific grounds for dividing them into two species, and reports that both have suffered drastic population declines since 1990.

George Wittemyer, Associate professor of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University • conversation
March 26, 2021 ~7 min

Seagrass meadows shrank by 92% in UK waters - restoring them could absorb carbon emissions and boost fish

Seagrass meadows are a powerful ally in the effort to slow climate change and reverse wildlife losses.

Peter JS Jones, Reader in Environmental Governance, UCL • conversation
March 4, 2021 ~6 min

How we turned a golf course into a haven for rare newts, frogs and toads

Britain's native amphibians are in steep decline thanks to wetlands disappearing and ponds drying up.

Robert Jehle, Reader in Population Biology, University of Salford • conversation
Feb. 24, 2021 ~7 min

Paradox lost: wetlands can form in deserts, but we need to find and protect them

Wetlands in drylands seem impossible, but their benefits to people and wildlife are very real.

Timothy J. Ralph, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Sciences, Macquarie University • conversation
Feb. 2, 2021 ~7 min

Biodiversity: why foods grown in warm climates could be doing the most damage to wildlife

Food farmed in tropical and Mediterranean climates comes at a higher cost to biodiversity than that grown elsewhere.

Jessica J Williams, PhD Candidate in Conservation Science, UCL • conversation
Jan. 26, 2021 ~7 min

Fences have big effects on land and wildlife around the world that are rarely measured

Millions of miles of fences crisscross the Earth's surface. They divide ecosystems and affect wild species in ways that often are harmful, but are virtually unstudied.

Wenjing Xu, PhD Candidate in Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley • conversation
Nov. 30, 2020 ~10 min


To save wild chimpanzees, imagine their habitat is an electrical circuit

To understand the barriers endangered species face when trying to traverse their habitat, it helps to think of their environment like an electrical circuit board.

Fiona Stewart, Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
Nov. 19, 2020 ~6 min

Free food lures wildlife to suburban backyards

Free food—and to a lesser extent free shelter—may be why wild animals often hang out in suburban backyards, a new study shows.

Laura Oleniacz - NC State • futurity
Oct. 30, 2020 ~6 min

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