The global geography of plant invasion risk under future climate and land-use changes - Nature Ecology & Evolution The spread of non-native species is likely to be compounded by further climate change and land-use intensification. Here the authors assess the potential distribution of 9,701 naturalized non-native p...

#InvasiveAlienSpecies (IAS), a major threat to global #biodiversity - this paper looks to model the future spread of over 9,000 non-native species by end of 21st C. 🌍

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#Biogeography #LandUse #BiodiversityLoss

How much do you know about 5 converging environmental crises?

➡️ Explore the most comprehensive assessment of links between biodiversity, water, food, health & climate.

🌏 For just & sustainable futures!

Watch the IPBES #NexusAssessment video here: https://youtu.be/8H6aW_j2oSA?si=kcnREIc_f2cZmw95

Salt in their Veins | Full Award-Winning Documentary YouTube video by Rita Hencke

The #Bajo community in Southeast #Indonesia - award winning film (16 mins)

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#Fisheries #Fishing #Sea #CoralReef #IndigenousPeople

From formalizing #traditionalhunting rights to innovative #wildlifeeconomies, the focus is now on empowering local communities

#Africa #Sustainability #CommunityLeadership

Unsustainable #hunting and #habitatloss threaten both #biodiversity and #livelihoods in the #CongoBasin, but a major shift is happening: #conservation is moving away from "militarized" tactics toward #community-led management 🌍

Book Chapter: link.springer.com/content/pdf/...

For decades, #conservation has relied on counting plants and animals. But now a new perspective argues that #biodiversity measurement is at a crossroads

A radical shift in how we organize and share data is needed to meet global targets 🌍

news.mongabay.com/2026/03/plen...

#EcologyData #2030RoadMap

5m tonnes of CO2 emitted in just 14 days of US war on Iran, analysis finds Exclusive: War in the Middle East is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined

The US-Israel war on Iran is a disaster for the climate, according to an analysis that finds it is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined.

Read the full article:
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Where does #BlueCarbon go in next 10 years? This new global assessment identifies the top priorities for oceans 🌍 🌊:

✅ Centering #coastal communities & equity for positive impacts
✅ Improving GHG flux accuracy
✅ Scalable restoration
✅ Using AI & remote sensing

Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Global atlas will track human and climate impact on river systems | Cornell Chronicle A new Cornell-led project will create a global record that shows how river systems around the world have changed under human influence over the last 75 years.

Cornell Duffield College of Engineering work on launching a new global database - Dynamic Atlas of Riverine #Ecosystems and infrastructure (DARE) to identify impacts on the world’s #rivers 🌍

news.cornell.edu/stories/2026...

#Freshwater #Ecology

Forest Ecology and Ecosystem Services

The cultural value of #SacredForests and their role in conserving #biodiversity in Moribane Forest Reserve, #Mozambique 🇲🇿

www.proquest.com/openview/721...

#EcosystemServices #CulturalHeritage #IndigeneousPeoples #CulturalServices #Livelihoods 🌍

Strange chain of events leads to important ecological discovery of native bats It's a conservation story unlike any other.

#CriticallyEndangered #bat discovered in #NewZealand 🇳🇿 located after 10 years, a few local rumours and a crime! 🌍

www.rnz.co.nz/news/alert-n...

#Bats #Biodiversity #Ecology #CitizenScience #NZEcology

Freshwater Ecology

Many #freshwater river courses around the world are protected by #RiparianBuffers but what role do they serve for #biodiversity? This #Nature paper explores the role these important #habitats play 🌍🌐

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#FreshwaterHabitat #AquaticEcology #Ecosystems #GlobalEcology

Building momentum for flyway conservation Since our historic announcement with the World Bank five months ago, the momentum behind BirdLife International’s flyway conservation push is building and accelerating.

BirdLife International and International Financial Institutions join forces to help our #migratorybirds and flyways 🌍

www.birdlife.org/news/2026/03...

#Birds #Ornithology #Migration

In the wake of fire, how the Republic of Korea is climate-proofing its forests and communities After devastating wildfires, the Republic of Korea is restoring forests in ways that protect biodiversity, reduce future fire risk and support local communities.

#RepublicOfKorea 🇰🇷 wins #UN World Restoration Flagship award for future-proofing and using holistic approaches to restore #forests after #climate-induced #fire

www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

#ClimateAction #NatureAction
#PlanforNature #BiodiversityAction #NaturePlanning #LargeScaleAction

Many Indigenous peoples in Asia feel excluded from nat’l biodiversity planning: Report A report and policy brief by Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) found that Indigenous peoples in Asia think they are having little sway on their nation’s biodiversity goals — despite the global U.N. ...

Governments failing people on #biodiversity planning in #Asia 🌍

news.mongabay.com/2026/03/many...

#BiodiversityAction #NaturePlans
#NatureStrategies #NatureRoadMap
#2030RoadMap #NatureAction
#PlanforNature

Paul Ehrlich, ‘Population Bomb’ ecologist, dies at 93 Paul Ehrlich, famed ecologist and controversial author of The Population Bomb, died at 93 years old on March 13.

Paul Ehlich, Ecologist - Mongabay obituary 🌍

news.mongabay.com/2026/03/paul...

Marine conservation on the high seas The coming into force of the UN High Seas Treaty in January raises many questions. One particularly pressing issue is where protected areas should be established by 2030. A German researchers team aim...

With the new #UnitedNations #HighSeasTreaty, German scientists investigate how new international #MarineProtectedAreas respond to #ClimateChange 🌍

www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

#AAAS #MPAs #MarineEcology #Climate

International Law for a Fragile World: Ecological Risk and the Limits of Consent-Based Governance [Dr Sergey Sayapin is Professor of Law at KIMEP University (Almaty, Kazakhstan) and Distinguished Visiting Global Scholar at the NUS Centre for International Law (2025)] Climate change has long bee…

International #climatelaw is currently better at managing political expectations than confronting material dangers

The legal architecture must evolve from a system of voluntary, incremental steps to one that addresses the lived reality of #EcologicalBreakdown 🌍

opiniojuris.org/2026/03/17/i...

Biodiversity Finance and Ecosystem-Based Investment Models Biodiversity finance encompasses the range of financial mechanisms, policies, and investment models designed to protect, restore, and sustainably manage ecosystems. As global biodiversity declines at ...

New paper looks into:

🔹 #GreenBonds, credits, #debt-for-nature swaps
🔹 Rwanda’s innovative blended finance model
🔹 Tackling #greenwashing & protecting #Indigenous rights

#BiodiversityFinance must prioritize ecological integrity & equity

link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/...

#BiodiversityFinance 🌍

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➡️High-Tech Monitoring: Proving how "soundscapes" and e-DNA are changing how we track nature.

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Key Findings:

➡️Results: Concrete evidence that carbon finance effectively protects wildlife.
➡️Gold Standard: A rigorous study design that sets a new bar for evaluating conservation.

New study on the Gola-REDD+ initiative in #SierraLeone shows that #carbonfinance can help boost #biodiversity too 🌍

Use of #Bioacoustics and #DNAmetabarcoding found that REDD+ funded areas outperformed both community lands and non-funded protected areas 🧵

Downloadable paper: shorturl.at/5BiQn

Sustainable practices to reduce carbon footprint and nurture biodiversity of academic campuses - Discover Sustainability Published data indicate that higher education institutions (HEIs) are substantial contributors to greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss, primarily due to their infrastructure, landscape alter...

Is your #university campus aiming to be #NaturePositive by 2030?

This new paper looking at #carbonreduction initiatives and #biodiversity actions may well help 🌍

Open Access: link.springer.com/article/10.1... (downloadable paper)

#ClimateAction #BiodiversityAction #NatureBasedSolutions #NbS

Earth has surpassed its sustainable human carrying capacity Earth has surpassed its sustainable human carrying capacity, Bradshaw, Corey J.A., Judge, Melinda A., Dasgupta, Aisha N., Wackernagel, Mathis, Weeda, Lewis J.Z., Le Souëf, Peter N., Blumstein, Daniel T., Ehrlich, Paul R

“Earth has surpassed its #sustainable human #CarryingCapacity” 🌍

iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

#HumanPopulation #Ecology #SustainableDevelopment

Stats at a glance:
• RF Accuracy: 96.4%
• Wetland detection: 91.1%
• Method: Hyperspectral + ML (RF vs SVM)

Mapping coastal wetland biodiversity and ecosystem services using hyperspectral data and machine learning Coastal wetlands are vital ecosystems that support high biodiversity and multiple ecosystem services but are increasingly vulnerable to urbanization a…

New research from the #KochiCoast shows how combining hyperspectral imaging with #RandomForest models creates a "transferable framework" for protecting these vital #ecosystems 🌍

#BlueCarbon #Sustainability #EcoInformatics #RemoteSensing #MachineLearning #GIS

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#WetlandRestoration falls either into #CarbonSequestration or #biodiversity protection, but why not both?

This new review of 106 studies shows missing "synergy” sweet spot - while plants generally boost #CarbonStorage, #microbes are the real workers 🌍

PDF download: shorturl.at/9n6Bz

#Climate

Long-term evidence from Indian 🇮🇳 dam construction to operation shows devastating impacts to #fish diversity

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shorturl.at/ZBucN (unedited)

#Freshwater #AquaticEcology #Biodiversity #Dams

#BiodiversityLoss and Global Stock Returns €$¥ 🌍

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

(Abstract only unless you have access)

#Investments #Stocks #Finance

Biodiversity Loss Effects: How Ecosystem Collapse Threatens Our World Biodiversity loss effects threaten ecosystem collapse worldwide, from coral bleaching to food chain breakdowns. This guide details drivers, human costs, and proven recovery strategies.

Puzzled by how #nature could collapse and take you with it?

A primer on #BiodiversityLoss here ⬇️

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www.natureworldnews.com/articles/727...