biodiversity loss

Year In Review: The State of Biodiversity 2024

The state of biodiversity is at a critical crossroads as 2024 comes to an end. Nature in all its gifts provides the basic elements on which all life depends: clean air, temperature control, fertile soil, and clean water. Too few people, though, seem to grasp the centrality of protecting and … [continued]

The Nature Conservation Index Is A New Tool For Policy Development & Biodiversity Protection

Species do not exist in isolation; they are interconnected. A key element to addressing environmental problems, such as improving water quality and renewing biodiversity, involves addressing nature conservation at its core.  What can be done to support a more effective global approach to biodiversity protection and sustainable development? The time … [continued]

Ethnobotany Examines Cultural Knowledge Of Plants As A Tool To Limit The Climate Crisis

Ethnobotany, which is the study of how people of a particular culture and region make use of indigenous plants, has become a go-to method to examine human life on earth and the role of plants in historical and current day cultures. Plants can help to reduce air pollution and lower … [continued]