Topic: Biodiversity
Grappling with the plurality of biodiversity
Biodiversity is usually defined in a scientific and technical way, with a prominent focus on…
Research scientist in support of the Biosphere Working Group of the Earth Commission
The Earth Commission Scientific Secretariat seeks a full-time or part-time research scientist with deep expertise…
Achieving the SDGs with Biodiversity: An Integrative Factsheet
The Swiss Future Earth community, led by the Swiss Academy of Sciences and Sustainable Development…
Biodiversity and the 2030 Agenda: what pathway for zero net biodiversity loss in metropolitan France?
A plan to protect biodiversity and advance the Sustainable Development Goals through widespread societal transformations…
New Research: Tackling the Alarming Decline in Nature Requires a ‘Safety Net’ of Multiple, Ambitious Goals
A ‘safety net’ made up of multiple, interlinked and ambitious goals is needed to tackle…
Mountain Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, and Human Migration
The blog is developed within the framework of the Edmund S. Muskie professional fellowship program,…
Starting New Conversations to Re-think Biodiversity Research and Action
Biodiversity Revisited – a two-year, global initiative – has just culminated in a new research…
Webinar: Earth Day 2020 and COVID-19. How Are Environmental and Health Crises Linked?
Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22, to demonstrate…
Farmers Can Rely More on Mother Nature
Farmers may not fully appreciate the role played by nature in keeping pests off their…
What Would Nature Do? Lebanese Schoolgirls Teach Science Forum About Biomimicry
Let’s face it -- science can be dull unless you are one of the initiated.…
We’ve Done a Lot to Protect Biodiversity – Now Defend It
The world’s biodiversity is clearly under threat, but there have still been great strides in…
Vegetarians Are “idiots” and Other Meat-eating Findings
Real men eat meat. Obviously, that is rubbish. But it is apparently one of the…