Map of Life is led by Walter Jetz, professor of ecology at Yale University and scientific chair at the E. O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation. Other Map of Life contributors to the research shown in ...

Almost half of the Earth’s land surface must be protected to stop the biodiversity crisis, according to a new report published Friday in the journal Science. The research found some 64 million ...

A planned restoration of the forest, meadows and wetlands in this floodplain near Leipzig, Germany, will boost biodiversity by improving wildlife habitat, and bolster climate mitigation by ...

This land also preserves biodiversity for 27,000 species of mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds. However, only 18 percent of this land is sufficiently protected, based on information from the ...

As Israel expands its settlements in the West Bank, it has destroyed forests and boosted CO 2 emissions. Jabal Abu Ghneim is a former nature preserve five miles south of Jerusalem, on the way to ...

The link between biodiversity and climate change : Consider This from NPR This week and next, world leaders are gathering in Colombia for the 16th United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity ...

Almost half of the Earth’s land surface must be protected to maintain current levels of biodiversity, according to a new report published Friday in the journal Science.