For a while, that decline seemed distant — a problem for wild meadows, forests, and faraway ecosystems. But the fallout is ...

Biodiversity loss is directly threatening human health and welfare, according to new research led by the University of ...

An alarming new peer-reviewed study in the prestigious journal Science documents the accelerating rate of population losses from 1987 to 2021 in U.S. bird numbers. This follows the shocking news from ...

A long-term study in Colorado reveals that insect populations are plummeting even in remote, undisturbed areas. Over two decades, flying insect abundance dropped by more than 70%, closely linked to ...

How does biodiversity loss impact tropical forests’ carbon absorption? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences hopes to address as a team of ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, December 11, 2025 (ENS) – Sub-Saharan Africa has lost 24 percent of its biodiversity since pre-industrial times, and large mammals have declined the most, finds new ...

The global food system relies heavily on pesticides to protect crops from pests, diseases, and weeds. But this dependence comes at a cost: declining biodiversity, soil degradation, collapsing insect ...

Biodiversity—the vast variety of life on Earth—forms the foundation of healthy ecosystems, stable climates, and resilient societies. From microscopic organisms to towering forests and complex animal ...

Transformative change is needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity, scientists argue Human-caused biodiversity loss has accelerated over the past fifty ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 13 and SDG 15. The alarming decline of insect populations globally has emerged as a critical environmental issue, with profound ...