Ecological doom-loops: why ecosystem collapses may occur much sooner than expected – new research

We ran computer programs that simulate ecosystems 70,000 times and the results are very worrying.

Simon Willcock, Professor of Sustainability, Bangor University • conversation
June 22, 2023 • ~7 min

One-third of the world's tree species are threatened with extinction – here are five of them

A staggering 17,500 tree species are at risk of dying out.

Adrian Newton, Professor in Conservation Ecology, Bournemouth University • conversation
Sept. 15, 2021 • ~7 min

One-fifth of ecosystems in danger of collapse – here’s what that might look like

Humans have caused ecosystems to collapse on purpose for millennia, to grow food or build settlements. But unplanned collapses are a different matter.

John Dearing, Professor of Physical Geography, University of Southampton • conversation
Nov. 24, 2020 • ~7 min

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