Science Brief Mapping Monitoring Zero-Deforestation Commitments How do companies translate zero-deforestation commitments into action?
Science Brief Electronic Monitoring Could Be Key for Data-Poor Longline Fisheries Electronic monitoring can provide much-needed data on catch and discards on longline tuna fisheries.
Science Brief Protected Areas are Vital, but they are not Enough for Lasting Biodiversity Conservation Sustaining global biodiversity requires broadening the area-based conservation toolkit beyond protected areas.
Science Brief Invasive Wild Pigs = 1 Million Cars Per Year of Carbon Emissions Australian scientists estimate that invasive wild pigs release the carbon-dioxide emissions equivalent of more than 1 million cars per year.
Science Brief Satellite Tracking Leads to Action for Hawksbill Sea Turtles New science on hawksbill sea turtles in the Solomon Islands provided critical information to strengthen protection for turtles on their nesting grounds.
Science Brief Mammals, Wildlife Trade + the Next Global Pandemic Scientists report a strong association between wildlife trade and zoonotic disease risk with 25% of mammal species in the trade hosting 75% of viruses known to be transmissible between animals and humans.
Science Brief Aquaculture Adds Value to Habitat Bivalve and seaweed farming systems result in measurable increases in fish and invertebrate abundance and diversity.
Science Brief Energy Matters: The Importance of Mitigating the Land Impacts of Energy and Extraction Energy and mining could convert nearly as much land as agriculture by 2050 – including nearly 80% of all projected expansion into the world’s most intact natural lands.
Science Brief Table Corals Could Be the Key to a Resilient Great Barrier Reef Scientists discover that table corals regenerate Great Barrier Reef habitats 14 times faster than other coral species.
Science Brief Biodiversity Conservation: 7 Principles for Matching Goals with Actions Scientists offer 7 key principles to help achieve the Convention on Biological Diversity’s 2050 vision: living in harmony with nature.
Science Brief Rebalancing Water and Land Use for Nature and People in California Examining how ecological restoration efforts – rewilding – could recover the San Joaquin’s natural diversity and ensure the long-term health and productivity of farms and the local communities they support.
Science Brief Saving Animals by Mapping Their Migrations Maps that display migration data with the human connections and livelihoods can help advance sustainable conservation.
Science Brief Deforestation Reduces Worker Productivity in the Tropics Research from Indonesia finds that rural workers in deforested landscapes were less productive than those working in intact forest settings.
Science Brief Remove the Rats, Restore the Seashore New science from Alaska’s Aleutian Islands finds that eradicating invasive rodents helps restore marine habitats, too.
