Study Finds Widespread Stream Biodiversity Declines At Low Levels of Urban Development

A new study from biology researchers at Baylor University and the University of Maryland-Baltimore has found that there are consistent and widespread declines in stream biodiversity at lower levels of urban development more damaging than what was previously...

European Union Grants 2 Million Euro to Overseas Biodiversity Projects

The European Commission is to give an additional €2 million to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services in its Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories. Known as BEST, the Voluntary scheme for Biodiversity...

Study Shows How Invasive Species Can Stop New Life

An influx of invasive species can stop the dominant natural process of new species formation and trigger mass extinction events, according to research results published today in the journal PLoS ONE.

India And Norway to Cooperate on Biodiversity

India and Norway will initiate a joint project on technical and institutional cooperation in connection with the establishment of a Centre for Biodiversity Policy and Law.

UK Government Commits £100 Million to International Forestry Funding

The British Government has committed £100 million to international forestry projects which provide specific benefits for biodiversity.

New Analysis Shows Populations of Tropical Species Plummeting

New analysis shows populations of tropical species are plummeting and humanity’s demands on natural resources are sky-rocketing to 50 per cent more than the earth can sustain, reveals the 2010 edition of WWF’s Living Planet Report – the leading...

New Discoveries in the Greater Mekong Highlight the Need for Urgent Action

A seven meter tall carnivorous plant, a fish with vampire fangs, and a frog that sounds like a cricket are among 145 new species described last year in the Greater Mekong, reaffirming the region as a one of the most significant biological hotspots on...

Toward Resolving Darwin’s ‘abominable Mystery’

Drs. Jana Vamosi and Steven Vamosi of the Department of Biological Sciences have found through extensive statistical analysis that the size of the geographical area is the most important factor when it comes to biodiversity of a particular flowering plant...

Defra Ministers Announce Progress with the Campaign to Protect Farmland Biodiversity

Minister of State for Agriculture and Food, Jim Paice, has announced that the Campaign for the Farmed Environment, an industry-led initiative which encourages farmers to voluntarily nurture wildlife on their land, is making progress and will continue,...