Researchers propose new method for calculating values of ecosystem services
Researchers propose that governments apply a new method for calculating the benefits that arise from conserving biodiversity and nature for future generations.
Researchers propose that governments apply a new method for calculating the benefits that arise from conserving biodiversity and nature for future generations.
Ecology
Mar 7, 2024
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Establishing an integrated ecological security pattern (ESP) is an effective way to achieve higher and more comprehensive ecological goals in the future.
Ecology
Feb 29, 2024
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On a research cruise focused on marine mammals and seabirds, Oregon State University scientists earned an unexpected bonus: The first-ever documented sighting of a hoary bat flying over the open ocean.
Plants & Animals
Feb 28, 2024
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All humanity benefits from Antarctica and the Southern Ocean that surrounds it. To some, these benefits may seem priceless. But in our market-driven world, calculating the economic value of the environment can be a useful ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2024
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O'ahu, Hawaii, is an island rife with lush nature, expansive ocean views and, increasingly, invasive rodents. House mice, black rats and Pacific rats all have contributed to ecological destruction in Oʻahu's forests, and ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 5, 2024
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A study led by scientists at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil has shown that the Rio Grande Rise (RGR), a possibly continental basaltic plateau and chain of seamounts now submerged in the South Atlantic Ocean ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 1, 2024
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European forests with a greater diversity of tree species are more resilient to storms, according to new research published in the journal Functional Ecology.
Ecology
Jan 25, 2024
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More than 80% of global land area needed to maintain human well-being and meet biodiversity targets is at risk of conflict with human development, according to a new study led by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Ecology
Jan 10, 2024
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It's the futuristic year 2024! Where is the power loom that natural philosophers have been promising me? What's that? Edmund Cartwright already made one? In 1785? And it revolutionized industrial weaving? Sorry, it's been ...
Tropical forest landscapes are home to millions of Indigenous peoples and small-scale farmers. Just about every square meter of land is spoken for, even if claims are not formally recognized by governments.
Environment
Dec 18, 2023
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