Guanacos’ return to Gran Chaco restirs debate around wildlife translocations
Five guanacos have been translocated from Patagonia to Argentina’s Dry Chaco as part of a reintroduction program.Rewilding…
Invasive species take hold as action lags legislation – The Irish Times
“The tipping point has been reached,” says Noeleen Smyth, head of horticulture at UCD, referring to non-native plant…
A ‘Once in a Career’ Moment
Chester Zoo saves Bermuda snail (Poecilozonites bermudensis) from extinction A button-sized snail once thought extinct has been officially…
Keep your front garden intact and other nature-based solutions to urban flood risks – The Irish Times
Fewer than half (48 per cent) of surface waters in Ireland met the required water quality standards according…
Biodiversity implications of land-intensive carbon dioxide removal
Rogelj, J. et al. Credibility gap in net-zero climate targets leaves world at high risk. Science 380, 1014–1016…
Defending endangered trees against climate change and hungry goats
“Socotra, the Yemeni island that I’m from, has the world’s last dragon’s blood tree (Dracaena cinnabari) forest. We…
Bending back the curve of shark and ray biodiversity loss
Rockström, J. et al. A safe operating space for humanity. Nature 461, 472–475 (2009). Article Google Scholar Richardson,…
Urban And Woodland Birds Prefer Native Deciduous Trees
Native trees, especially oaks and birch, are important to the reproductive success of insectivorous birds and other wildlife.…
Davos’ climate resignation – POLITICO
On Thursday, by contrast, Trump’s Energy Secretary Chris Wright will hold “An Honest Conversation about How to Fuel…
Superorganism raises $25M to back biodiversity startups
Superorganism launched in 2023 as what it claims is the first venture capital firm focused on biodiversity, aiming…
Projected human land-use pressures and natural habitat conversion risk within global terrestrial protected areas
Protected Planet Report 2020 (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, 2021). Pringle, R. M. Upgrading protected areas to conserve wild biodiversity.…
Soil biodiversity effects on ecosystems
Anthony, M. A., Bender, S. F. & Van Der Heijden, M. G. A. Enumerating soil biodiversity. Proc. Natl…