University of Helsinki’s biodiversity impact assessed for the first time
The University of Helsinki has been calculating its carbon footprint since 2019. It has now extended this work by assessing the adverse effects of its…
Category: Protecting Biodiversity
Drought is reshaping the spread of infectious diseases
In a review paper published Aug. 12 in Trends in Ecology & Evolution, CU Boulder ecologist Pieter Johnson and his collaborator Tara Stewart Merril…
Drained by humans, rewetted by beavers – opposing forces shape boreal wetlands
Researchers at the University of Helsinki and University of Eastern Finland explore how beavers can contribute to wetland restoration. Beavers have th…
Butterflies worldwide are on the move as the climate warms
Monash‑led research has revealed that one in ten butterfly species globally has shifted its distribution range, with climate change and extreme weathe…
Urban greenery’s potential as a climate solution is underused – new handbook offers solutions
A new Climate-Smart Urban Greenery Handbook brings together research-based, easily applicable ways to strengthen the role of urban greenery for the be…
Migration around the globe: How butterflies are reacting to climate change
Around the world, butterflies’ distribution ranges are changing, often in connection with climate change and extreme weather. The results of an intern…
CUHK-led breakthrough rewrites evolutionary biology to pave way for pollution-neutral agriculture
Discovery published in PNAS reveals free-living soil bacteria’s nitrogen-fixing mechanism, offering eco-friendly biofertiliser alternative for global …
Australia’s first national database of mycorrhizal fungi reveals hidden biodiversity beneath our feet
Western Sydney University researchers have led the development of Australia’s first national database of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, mapping th…