Paying Farmers to Create Woodland and Wetland May Help UK Environmental Efforts
UK farmers will change their businesses to aid environmental efforts if the government rewards them well
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Habitat Mapping Data Can Fill Gaps in Knowledge on Biodiversity
Results show a clear decline of species-rich habitats due to urbanization
Landmark Paper Finds Light at End of the Tunnel for World's Wildlife and Wild Places
The global demographic and economic trends that have resulted in unprecedented destruction of the environment are now creating the necessary conditions for a possible renaissance of nature, paper says
Biodiversity and Nature’s Contributions Continue Dangerous Decline in the Americas, Scientists Warn
Biodiversity—the essential variety of life forms on Earth—continues to decline in every region of the world, significantly reducing nature’s capacity to contribute to people’s well-being
Using Genes to Rescue Animal and Plants from Extinction
With estimates of losing 15 to 40 percent of the world’s species over the next four decades – due to climate change and habitat loss, researchers ponder in the Sept. 26 issue of Nature whether science should employ genetic engineering to the rescue.