In planted forests, biodiversity plays a critical role in the health of the forest and the environment at large. This article looks at what forest biodiversity is and how forestry companies like ...

Earth is home to millions of discovered species of plants and animals with many more yet to be known. They all play vital roles in each other, their ecosystems, and the planet's overall health and ...

The ant mounds on the heath, in the forest and in your garden are oases for life. The heat and nutrients from ant mounds make them the perfect home for unique plant and animal species, according to ...

New research looks at carbon dioxide removal—where carbon is absorbed from the atmosphere and stored—and finds that large-scale reliance on land-based methods, such as planting forests or bioenergy ...

Greater biodiversity promotes ecosystem health, resilience and productivity. This tenet has become a cornerstone of conservation, a centerpiece of resource management and a paradigm of academic ...

At least 80% of sites identified as being internationally important for biodiversity on land currently contain infrastructure -- of which more than 75% contain roads. In the future, more sites that ...

The UN Biodiversity Conference emphasized again how important the protection of biodiversity is for us humans, including freshwater biodiversity. One goal of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity ...

Global efforts to limit climate change require deep cuts to carbon emissions. However, global emissions are still growing.

On Dec. 19, more than 190 countries—excluding the U.S. and the Holy See—signed onto an agreement to protect 30% of land and oceans by 2030 and take 22 other measures to reduce global biodiversity loss ...