Wide variety of old-growth ecosystems across the US makes their conservation a complex challenge

Effective conservation of old-growth ecosystems will work best if it considers their varied ecology.

Reed Frederick Noss, Conservation Science Coordinator, University of Florida • conversation
April 16, 2025 ~9 min

Savanna & grassland carbon storage slows climate change

Savannas and grasslands in drier climates store more carbon than we knew, slowing the rate of climate change, researchers say.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
Oct. 4, 2023 ~6 min


Giraffes range across diverse African habitats − we’re using GPS, satellites and statistics to track and protect them

The largest ever giraffe tracking study shows how these massive animals are responding to human pressures across many different habitats throughout Africa.

Michael Brown, Conservation Science Fellow, Smithsonian Institution • conversation
Aug. 30, 2023 ~9 min

‘Savannization’ threatens most land mammals in the Amazon

The "savannization" of the Brazilian Amazon is threatening the land animals that live there. "We're losing Amazon forest as we speak."

Kat Kerlin-UC Davis • futurity
Feb. 17, 2023 ~5 min

Is the Amazon rainforest on the verge of collapse?

New research suggests 75% of the rainforest has become less resilient to stress since the early 2000s.

John Dearing, Professor of Physical Geography, University of Southampton • conversation
March 7, 2022 ~6 min

Climate change: how elephants help pump planet-warming carbon underground

Efforts to preserve biodiversity and slow climate change make natural bedfellows.

Jeppe Aagaard Kristensen, Carlsberg Foundation Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow at Oxford Ecosystems Lab, University of Oxford • conversation
Nov. 18, 2021 ~5 min

The savanna isn’t the same after Mozambique’s civil war

More than 40 years after civil war broke out in Mozambique, animals have returned to Gorongosa National Park. But the savanna doesn't look like it used to.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
Dec. 17, 2020 ~7 min

Demand for meat is driving deforestation in Brazil – changing the soy industry could stop it

Deforestation in Brazil recently reached a 12-year high, prompting France to cut soybean imports from the country.

Malika Virah-Sawmy, Visiting Scientist, Humboldt University of Berlin • conversation
Dec. 17, 2020 ~7 min


Chimpanzees in volatile habitats evolved to behave more flexibly – it could help them weather climate change

As in humans, environmental changes provoked chimpanzees to develop a diverse range of behaviours.

Fiona Stewart, Visiting Lecturer in Primatology, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
Sept. 15, 2020 ~7 min

Why elephants munch more acacia in cool weather

New research shows how temperature can affect the symbiotic relationship between ants and trees on the African savanna.

Gigi Marino-Florida • futurity
May 20, 2019 ~4 min

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