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Tag: biodiversity loss

Palm nut fruits harvested from a sustainable farm in Jambi, Indonesia. Agriculture is linked in many ways to the risks of future pandemics.Tri Saputro, Flickr

Preventing future pandemics could depend on sustainable food

A new report assesses the main drivers of zooneses and how the knock-on effects of unstainable food systems can lead to future pandemics.

 
Lavender fields in France, one of the members states of the E.U., which collectively pledged to spend EUR 20 billion annually on biodiversity conservation. stezz, Flickr

Plant-based beer bottles, lifesaving llamas and billion$ for biodiversity

In this news roundup: global carbon emissions down 17%, virtual conferences go mainstream, and locusts wreak havoc in India

 
Red panda

Before the giant panda, there was the red panda

Red panda numbers have dropped by half since 1998 – and thanks to human encroachment, the elusive species is at risk of going extinct entirely.

 
A chimpanzee in Gombe National Park, the site of Jane Goodall's research. Afrika Force, Flickr

What the genetics of COVID-19 mean for the survival of wild great apes

New research examines what genetic resemblances among primates means in the context of pandemics, and why this sounds alarm bells for great apes.

 

What are we learning from the Australian fires?

In examining the Australian fires, experts share on how Indigenous knowledge, relocation and government aid should be incorporated into fire aid globally.

 
A pair of 6-week-old penguin chicks, left on their own by their parents, huddle together for warmth in Atka Bay, Antarctica. Photograph copyright Stefan Christmann

Best of Landscape News 2019: Biodiversity

From a new BBC series to a black-and-white photo esssay of African lions, here are the top 10 Landscape News stories on biodiversity from 2019.

 
A butterfly in Peru. Governments should create more economic incentives to protect biodiversity, an OECD report urges. Jeffrey van Lent, CIFOR

Report makes the business case for governments to protect biodiversity

A new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development presents a business case for governments to protect biodiversity through taxes.

 
"Proof of love," Kenya, 2014. Photo © 2019 Laurent Baheux. All rights reserved.

Photographer Laurent Baheux on his intimate ode to the African lion

17 years of footage from wildlife photographer Laurent Baheux show the "king of animals" in its native – and disappearing – habitat.

 
An orchid in Gunung Simpang, West Java, Indonesia. Yayan Indriatmoko, CIFOR

100 questions to prevent biodiversity loss in Southeast Asia

Scientists identify the top research questions needing answers in preventing biodiversity loss and aiding conservation in the region.

 
Delegates at the Global Landscapes Forum New York 2019 at the U.N. headquarters. Justin K. Davey, GLF

To combat climate change this decade, restore the Earth

Efforts to restore the Earth's degraded ecosystems, from forests to oceans, rises as a solution to climate change at the Global Landscapes Forum NYC 2019.

 
"Beauty" by Olafur Eliasson

Europe swelters, Pacific Islands refuse to die, and climate is a muse

In this news roundup: Cambodia says no to U.S. trash, Greta Thunberg's new pop-rock hit, and how Pacific islands could morph to survive climate change

 
Birds flying over coastal regions near the Yellow Sea.

The 5 new World Heritage Sites most important for biodiversity

From king penguins to leopards, an extensive display of biodiversity in UNESCO's World Heritage Site additions this year.

 
Forests around Belayan river, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Two roads diverged in Southeast Asia’s forests

The region’s countries could gain 19 million hectares of forests by 2050 if all goes well – or they could end up losing 5 million hectares.

 
Brecon Beacons, Wales

Electric planes, food from thin air and suing your government

In this news roundup: journalists tackle the climate crisis, Berlin makes public transport cheaper, and why one airline wants you to fly less.

 

Restoration could be our best solution to climate change

Experts discuss how to build on momentum from climate movement

 

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