biodiversity crisis
‘A biodiversity catastrophe’: how the world could look in 2050 – unless we act now
The climate crisis, invasive species, overexploitation of resources and pollution could break down crucial ecosystems. We asked experts to lay out the risks and offer some solutions.
Countries are starting to give wild animals legal rights. Here’s why
Republicans declare war on Biden's nonexistent plan to grab farmland
Except, no such plan exists.
UN report: Countries need to restore land area larger than China to avert dangerous warming
Countries need to fulfill their commitments to restore 1 billion hectares of degraded land by 2030 to avert dangerous climate change, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization.
Podcast: Though humanity exceeds key 'planetary boundaries' there are many solutions
Scientists believe we have already transgressed the safe operating space for Earth's climate and are rapidly approaching thresholds beyond which human society as we know it, and all life on Earth, will be at considerable risk.
Agriculture will threaten habitat for 90 percent of animal species by 2050
Agricultural expansion could destroy some of the habitat of almost 90 percent of terrestrial animal species, a new study has found, leading to a widespread biodiversity crisis.