The threat of avian influenza H5N1 looms over global biodiversity
Implications for conservation Worryingly, 16% of wild bird species and 27% of mammal species with known H5N1 infections as of 2024 are already of conservation…
Category: Environmental impact
Biodiversity offsets, their effectiveness and their role in a nature positive future
Biodiversity offsetting is a mechanism for addressing the impacts of development projects on biodiversity, but the practice remains controversial a…
Ambitions in national plans do not yet match bold international protection and restoration commitments
Almost 200 nations have made bold commitments to halt biodiversity loss as signatories to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).…
Strategic planning could reduce farm-scale mariculture impacts on marine biodiversity while expanding seafood production
Mariculture is one of the fastest growing global markets. Although it has potential to improve livelihoods and facilitate economic growth, it can n…