Tag: conservation

Studies show links between mangroves' height and carbon storage, but development and climate change risks survival in Gabon.

The largely unknown archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic will host the fourth-largest marine protected area.

The new head of leading environmental organization IUCN speaks on the economic value of conservation and new plans for nature-based solutions.

Mexico City is not well known for its wildlife – but a new biodiversity finance plan is helping it preserve its remaining natural landscapes

As COVID-19 decimates Thailand’s tourism industry, a new scheme is recruiting laid-off boat operators to clean up Koh Tao.

What policies does the upcoming Biden administration have in store for biodiversity and other aspects of the environment?

2020 report declares global vertebrate populations have plunged by two-thirds, among other new findings on the importance of biodiversity.

Welcome to the Brazilian Cerrado, the wettest savanna on Earth that holds around 5% of the world's biodiversity.

Citizen scientists from Indigenous groups in Borneo document the island's rare biodiversity in attempts to to protect it from logging.

A new report finds that economic benefits of expanding protected areas to cover 30% of the planet's lands and oceans outweigh the costs 5-to-1.

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

The island nation has just used blue bonds to turn 30 percent of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) into marine protected areas.

Indonesian conservationist Fachruddin Mangunjaya's fusion of faith, education and nature conservation is changing Southeast Asian landscapes.

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.

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