Nature conservation works, and we’re getting better at it – new study

Two-thirds of conservation actions studied were found to benefit target ecosystems and species.

Jake E. Bicknell, Senior Lecturer in Biodiversity Conservation, University of Kent • conversation
April 25, 2024 • ~8 min

Biodiversity treaty: UN deal fails to address the root causes of nature’s destruction

Global summits to arrest Earth’s deteriorating health look increasingly farcical.

Rosaleen Duffy, Professor of International Politics, University of Sheffield • conversation
Dec. 21, 2022 • ~7 min

COP15: three visions for protecting nature on the table at the UN biodiversity conference

Negotiators hope to put humanity on a path to harmonious coexistence with nature by 2050.

Harriet Bulkeley, Professor of Geography, Durham University • conversation
Dec. 6, 2022 • ~8 min

Protecting 30% of Earth's surface for nature means thinking about connections near and far

Governments, scientists and conservation groups are working to protect 30% of Earth’s land and water for nature by 2030. Two scientists explain why scale matters for reaching that goal.

Jianguo "Jack" Liu, Rachel Carson Chair in Sustainability, Michigan State University • conversation
Dec. 2, 2022 • ~11 min

Armed militias in Brazil hold enormous sway over fate of Amazon – and the global climate

Militias mete out violence far from the centres of power – but their dirty work is politically useful.

Nicholas Pope, Postdoctoral Fellow, Brazil Institute and Department of War Studies, King's College London • conversation
Aug. 1, 2022 • ~7 min

African wild dogs cope with human development using skills they rely on to compete with other carnivores

African wild dogs are used to evading hyenas and lions. Genetic research suggests they are using the same strengths to get around human development as well.

Scott Creel, Professor of Conservation Biology & Ecology, Montana State University • conversation
Feb. 16, 2022 • ~9 min

Indigenous lands have less deforestation than state-managed protected areas in most of tropics

New study compared sites with similar distances from cities and population densities.

Jocelyne Sze, PhD Candidate in Conservation and Biodiversity, University of Sheffield • conversation
Dec. 8, 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

To save threatened plants and animals, restore habitat on farms, ranches and other working lands

The Earth is losing plants and animals at rates not seen in millions of years. Ecologists explain how protecting habitat on working lands – farms, forests and ranches – can help conserve species.

Sandra Díaz, Professor of Community and Ecosystem Ecology, Universidad de Córdoba (Argentina) • conversation
Oct. 29, 2020 • ~6 min

Invasive species threaten most protected areas across the world - new study

Our research investigated 900 'alien' species across almost 200,000 protected areas worldwide.

Tim Blackburn, Professor of Invasion Biology , UCL • conversation
June 8, 2020 • ~6 min

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