Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Biodiversity

  1. Swedish municipalities show interest in biodiversity but face constraints
    National survey reveals Swedish municipalities prioritise biodiversity but face organisational constraints, funding gaps, and conflicting agendas that fragment implementation efforts.
  2. Reserve survey finds unusual plant diversity at risk
    A 2024 survey of Tanzania's largest forest reserve on Pemba Island identified likely new plant species and threatened fauna while development threatens the most biodiverse zone.
  3. Hierarchical eco-zonation was strongest at coarse scales in Uganda
    Machine-learning framework using global datasets creates hierarchical eco-zone maps for data-scarce Afrotropical regions, demonstrating open-source approaches for ecological stratification and.
  4. Discussing effective conservation with all the UK Chief Scientists
    A two-day meeting brought UK nature conservation chief scientists together with AI researchers to discuss geospatial machine learning for ecosystem monitoring and intervention assessment.
  5. Simulated Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on the Potential Distribution Range of Four Taxus Species in China
    Climate change modeling reveals divergent habitat shifts for four Chinese Taxus species, with implications for pharmaceutical sourcing and conservation strategies across multiple future scenarios.
  6. Climate governance strengthens biodiversity disclosure in European firms
    Study examines how climate governance quality strengthens the relationship between environmental performance and biodiversity disclosure in European firms, revealing governance as key to.
  7. Fire and habitat loss altered bird dietary trait structure
    Fire and habitat loss interact to reshape bird community diets in Atlantic Forest. Study reveals trait convergence under high disturbance and low forest cover, requiring integrated management.
  8. Road-crossing sites can be ranked for wildlife connectivity
    Multi-species framework for prioritizing wildlife crossing structure locations across regional road networks using habitat modeling and connectivity analysis, demonstrated across 6,992 km in Israel.
  9. Study estimates global bee species richness at 24,705-26,164
    Study reveals global bee species richness estimates of 24,705-26,164 species, with 18-25% undescribed diversity concentrated in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, highlighting geographic taxonomic gaps.
  10. Connecting the dots for biodiversity action from the NAS/Royal Society Forum
    Forum-derived research agenda for transforming global biodiversity monitoring infrastructure through standardized metrics and cross-institutional data integration
  11. Nine recommendations for improving biodiversity measurement
    Nine strategic recommendations for transforming biodiversity measurement infrastructure, integrating new technologies with standardized protocols, Indigenous knowledge, and institutional.
  12. Forest degradation reduces scavenger diversity but not carrion removal
    Forest degradation alters vertebrate scavenger assemblages in neotropical dry forests, replacing specialized species with generalists like the Sechuran fox, reducing biodiversity while maintaining.
  13. Framework links biodiversity monitoring data to policy decisions
    Unified framework standardizing biodiversity monitoring data collection and policy reporting under the Global Biodiversity Framework, integrating field observations with actionable indicators.
  14. Climate-adapted planning is needed for floodplain biodiversity
    Species distribution and hydrological modelling framework for climate-adapted conservation planning of floodplain biodiversity across catchment and reach scales.
  15. Authors reject support for global biodiversity catastrophe claims
    Critical analysis of the Living Planet Index and planetary boundary frameworks, arguing these metrics are methodologically inappropriate and misleading for guiding conservation practice and policy.