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A panther chameleon, found in the tropcial forests of Madagascar. Renee Grayson, Flickr

Biodiversity 101: Why it matters and how to protect it

What are the main threats to biodiversity – and how can we tackle them? Here’s all you need to know about protecting the planet’s species.

 
The last passenger pigeon, which was once the most common bird species in the U.S., died in 1914. Terence Faircloth, Flickr

Reasons to raise the dead

Scientists are moving ahead with de-extinction, with the hope that bygone animals can aid modern landscape restoration.

 
A view from Elephant Island, which sits off the coast of mainland Antarctica. henrique setim, Unsplash

The (semi)frozen frontier: keeping non-native species out of Antarctica

As Antarctica warms and receives more humans, can its virgin ecosystems be protected from non-native species?

 
Nature-based solutions use nature to tackle environment and social challenges. Micheile Henderson, Unsplash

Investments in nature must triple by 2030 to help save ecosystems, UN report says

The private sector provides only 14% of the investments in nature-based solutions that are needed, presenting a new opportunity for revenue.

 
A man holds a rattan rope while preparing to collect resin from a damar tree in Indonesia. Ulet Ifansasti, CIFOR

Leaders gather to discuss how a circular bioeconomy can succeed

A nature- and people-powered circular bioeconomy could create USD 3.5 trillion in business opportunities and 87 million jobs by 2030

 
Measuring degradation of peat in Peru. Peatlands store more carbon than any other type of terrestrial landscape. Kristell Hergoualc'h, CIFOR

Peru’s peatlands are beginning to share their secrets – and policymakers are listening

Peruvian peatlands, the world’s fourth-largest swath of tropical peatlands, are the subject of a new national framework for conservation.

 
Ectomycorrhizal mycelium associated to Picea glauca roots. This fungus helps move nutrients between hosts and is an important food source for invertebrates. André-Ph. D. Picard, Wikimedia Commons

Into the invisible, indispensable world of microbial biodiversity

Zooming in on the microbial biodiversity that populates our internal and external ecosystems, impacting all aspects of our lives

 
A view of the Secretariat Building, with Members States’ flags flying in the foreground, at the United Nations headquarters in New York. UN Photo

Green recovery pledges and notorious absences dominate UN Biodiversity Summit

Bolsonaro decries “absurd international rules” and member states include ecosytems in COVID-19 recovery at first UN Biodiversity Summit.

 
The uniquely cavernous and forested landscape of southern Java, Indonesia. Faizal Abdul Aziz, CIFOR

The future beyond COVID-19 requires rebuilding planetary health

The directors general of two of the world's leading forestry research organizations lay our 4 steps to a more resilient Earth and achieve planetary health.

 

Best of Landscape News 2019: Restoration

From the adoption of a new U.N. Decade to efforts happening in local communities around the globe, here's our pick of 2019's top stories on restoration.

 
Roloway monkey

Species loss is a loss for landscapes

Thousands of species are becoming increasingly endangered due to human activity, according to the latest update to the IUCN Red List.

 
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.

 
Peatlands, Sumatra, Indonesia

Fast facts: Peatlands

A quick rundown on our planet’s ecosystems

 
Wetlands, Kerala, India

Fast facts: Wetlands

A quick rundown on our planet’s ecosystems

 
Patagonia, Argentina

Fast facts: Mountains

A quick rundown on our planet’s ecosystems

 

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