Global terrestrial biodiversity hotspots are among the most ecologically important regions on Earth. These 36 regions, which occupy only 2.5% of the planet's land surface, support nearly half of all ...

For decades, scientists and conservationists have been using aboveground plant biodiversity as a metric for conserving ecosystems. Now, a new study finds that there is a major mismatch between ...

A new analysis published in the journal BioScience challenges conventional conservation approaches by demonstrating that traditional livestock grazing on rangelands represents a crucial but often ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. New Zealand-based physicist & science journalist fascinated by cities In a new study published in Nature Cities, researchers have ...

Less than 10% of biodiversity hotspots of mycorrhizal fungi occur in protected areas; 90% are in unprotected ecosystems The data powers a new interactive tool, called Underground Atlas, which allows ...

Simon Donald Stewart works for the Cawthron Institute. He receives funding from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (Grant No CAWX2305 and C01X2205). The 19th-century American ...