Knowing how many endemic species a place has is important because it can help improve conservation efforts.
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A new publication sheds light on the plants of Burkina Faso and Mali.
The discovery of the Manawatāwhi pāua, unique to the Three Kings Islands, highlights the need to build taxonomic expertise to speed up work to describe thousands of as-yet unnamed species.
Tanzania faces the challenge of conserving forests in a developing country with a rapidly expanding population.
A drying climate caused a mass extinction among plants, but paved the way for the ancestors of modern reptiles, mammals, and birds.
Australia’s Great Northern Savannas are the largest and most intact ecosystem of their kind on Earth. But they still face pressure from grazing, mining and agricultural expansion.
The world must embrace an economy where people and the planet are what matters the most.
Early warning systems are available for things like tsunamis and diseases. Why not for animals as well?
Species facing the blitz of accelerating, human-driven change don’t always cope well. Birds are among the most visible windows into this world of vulnerability.
In areas vulnerable to sea level rise and storm surges, developments are at increasing risk of inundation and permanent damage over coming years.
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Affiliate Full Professor of Environmental & Societal Futures and Conservation Biology, University of Washington, Bothell
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Assistant Professor in Palaeontology, Trinity College Dublin
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Founding Director, Institute for Sustainability, University of Surrey
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Professor at the Center for Marcoecology, Evolution and Climate, University of Copenhagen
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Curator Invertebrates, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
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Associate Professor in Ancient DNA, University of Otago
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Sesquicentennial Distinguished Professor of Zoology, University of Otago
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Scientist, Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de Genève (CJBG)
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Lecturer and Researcher in Botany and Phyto-Ecology, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo
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Full Professor of Plant Biology and Ecology, Université Joseph Zi-Kerbo
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Botanist, Université des sciences, des techniques et des technologies de Bamako
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Professor of Ecology, Charles Darwin University
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Researcher, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University