Millions of people are suffering the effects of extreme heat. The current heatwave was triggered by a high-pressure system and follows an extended period of above average temperatures.
Even the modification of a single gene can influence an entire ecosystem, as researchers have found out with a genetic-ecological experiment. In the experiment, mutation of just one plant gene simultaneously transformed…
A new study shows the economic costs of invasive species and how they relate to corresponding management measures. It concludes that precautionary measures could save a trillion euro worldwide.
The report highlights three critical environmental issues that are requiring more attention: Wildfires, urban noise pollution and phenological mismatches.
The scale of the economic benefits generated by the Green Wall initiative depends on several factors. Reforestation is the most profitable measure, but only in the long term, while converting degraded land into farmland…
New research from Conservation International maps the places on Earth that humanity must protect to avoid a climate catastrophe. These ecosystems contain what researchers call “irrecoverable carbon” , dense stores of…
The IUCN Congress has urged governments to implement a nature-based recovery from the pandemic, investing at least ten per cent of global recovery funds in nature, and has adopted a series of resolutions and commitments…
Despite their importance for climate, nature and people, rangelands are threatened with escalating conversion and the drastic effects of climate change. This atlas aims to guide climate and biodiversity negotiators ahead…
Excess of a single nutrient, such as nitrogen, may boost plant productivity, but the imbalance leads to less efficient water use as plants scramble for the nutrients they lack, a new study revealed.
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