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Lionfish are an invasive species in the Caribbean. Drew McArthur/Shutterstock

September 5, 2023

UN invasive species report reveals scale of threat to nature and people – and how to manage it

Kelvin S.-H. Peh, University of Southampton

Not all alien species are a significant hazard to people and ecosystems.

Dans la réserve de Wicken Fen (Royaume-Uni), on a pu démontrer chiffres à l’appui l’intérêt de préserver les zones humides. Gailhampshire/Flickr

February 5, 2020

Un outil pour mesurer concrètement les apports de la biodiversité

Kelvin S.-H. Peh, University of Southampton

L’initiative TESSA veut permettre aux acteurs locaux de mieux évaluer les avantages de la conservation des écosystèmes.

Konik ponies graze in Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire. The UK National Trust used TESSA to calculate that each hectare of the fen was worth US$200 more per year as wetland than as farmland. Gailhampshire/Flickr

January 14, 2020

TESSA: a practical tool to measure the impact of protecting biodiversity

Kelvin S.-H. Peh, University of Southampton

The Toolkit for Ecosystem Service Site-based Assessment (TESSA) allows NGOs to quantify the economic advantages of maintaining ecosystems, helping preserve biodiversity by putting a value on it.

Canaima National Park, home of Angel Falls and many rare and threatened species. tryktern

November 15, 2013

Failing to protect ‘irreplaceable’ areas threatens species’ survival

Charlie Williams, The Conversation and Michael Parker, The Conversation

Researchers working with the world’s most complete data on threatened species have pinpointed the most irreplaceable regions, whose existence is not only vital to species’ survival, but which are also…

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