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Con el 5 % de toda la biodiversidad de la Tierra, el Cerrado es uno de los ecosistemas tropicales más ricos y cubre el 21 % del Brasil. Carlos Ebert, Flickr

The Brazilian Cerrado: the upside-down forest on the frontlines of agriculture

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

 
Increased water temperatures, changes to sea ice and ocean acidification are affecting species in the Southern Ocean. Tak, Flickr

How is climate change affecting biodiversity at the poles?

Monica Evans looks at the states of biodiversity in Artic and Antarctic ecosystems and how climate change may affect them

 
Un miembro de la comunidad indígena Nueva Ahuaypa (Perú) junto a un árbol de su parcela, la cual sigue el modelo agroforestal. Juan Carlos Huayllabamba, CIFOR

Why global food systems should resemble those of the Indigenous Peoples

Lessons for more resilient and sustainable food systems

 
The forests of the Baram region in Malaysian Borneo. Fiona McAlpine

Seeing Borneo’s wildlife through the eyes of its citizen scientists

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

 
Vegetables sold at a market in Western Bengal exhibit an array of agricultural biodiversity.. Krishnasis Ghosh, Bioversity International

One thing underpins the food system we need

As concerns about food security heighten due to COVID-19, a call for policymakers to prioritize agricultural biodiversity.

 
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.

 

Harnessing tech to employ last-mile tree planters in a COVID-19 world

The year 2020 started with such optimism and hope for nature-based solutions and environmental sustainability. Environmental, Social and Governance investments were high on the agenda at Davos; the World Economic Forum launched the 1 Trillion Trees campaign, backed by Salesforce; BlackRock’s CEO sent an open letter to industry leaders about the future of the planet and the […]

 

Q+A: The year deforestation was supposed to be chopped in half

Small steps forward, but much left to do for forests under threat, says Robert Nasi

 

How can biodiversity loss lead to global pandemics?

On World Health Day 2020, a conversation between two zoology experts on the emergence and spread of disease among wildlife in relation to COVID-19.

 
Forest elephants in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. Prashanth Raghavan, Flickr

The carbon sequestration powers of the near-extinct forest elephant

The extinction of the forest elephant in Central Africa would prevent 3 billion tons of carbon from being stored in forests.

 
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 taco of plant-based meat. Courtesy of Impossible Foods

Best of Landscape News 2019: Food

From developments in plant-based meat technology to Indigenous recipes, here's our 10-item menu of the best stories on sustainable food.

 

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.

 

Best of Landscape News 2019: Change-makers

From explorer Taylor Rees to author Bill McKibben, here is Landscape News' best crop of 2019 stories on inspiring change-makers.

 

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