The Raja Ampat islands in Indonesia's Southwest Papua province are a marine biodiversity hotspot and a divers' paradise.

On Dec. 19, more than 190 countries—excluding the U.S. and the Holy See—signed onto an agreement to protect 30% of land and oceans by 2030 and take 22 other measures to reduce global biodiversity loss ...

Debt-for-nature swaps and conservation funds to halt biodiversity loss are gaining traction as governments link ecosystem ...

On 3 March, World Wildlife Day places medicinal and aromatic plants at the centre of the global conservation agenda, drawing a clear link between biodiversity ...

Mexico’s sundry landscapes have few parallels. Straddling the northern boundary of the Tropic of Cancer, the country boasts ...

For more than 30 years, the international community has tried and failed to find a path to slow down — and eventually reverse — worldwide declines in the richness of plant and animal species. Next ...

A decade-long global effort to save Earth's disappearing species and declining ecosystems has mostly stumbled, with fragile habitats like coral reefs and tropical forests in more trouble than ever, ...

The Biodiversity Heritage Library brings together over 59 million pages of natural history literature for researchers around the world. Learn more about this important resource, based at the ...

As the world's nations prepare to set new goals for protecting biodiversity, researchers have identified where data gaps continue to limit effective conservation decisions. As the world's nations ...

Tom Oliver is author of a book about human interconnectedness and how this influences global environmental issues ('THE SELF DELUSION') published by Weidenfeld and Nicholson. He has received research ...