• The Gulf of Eilat (GoE), Red Sea, is a unique region that harbours one of the northernmost coral reef ecosystems in the world, and possesses high biodiversity and endemism. (researchgate.net)
  • These negative impacts appear to be geographically widespread but are of serious concern for regions of high biodiversity fostering large numbers of restricted and endangered species 9 . (researchsquare.com)
  • Prevailing dogma asserts that the uplift of Tibet, the onset of the Asian monsoon system and high biodiversity in southern Asia are linked, and that all occurred after 23 million years ago in the Neogene. (open.ac.uk)
  • 6) New radiometric dates of palaeontological finds point to southern Asia's high biodiversity originating in the Paleogene, not the Neogene. (open.ac.uk)
  • After all, it is only due to high biodiversity that ecosystems can render ecosystem services, like clean water and stable soil . (wsl.ch)
  • For example, so called 'signal species' have been intensively used to identify 'key habitats', i.e. especially valuable sites, usually with a long continuity and a high biodiversity. (lu.se)
  • These additional changes will build up the pressure on ecosystems and biodiversity across the world. (researchsquare.com)
  • We are caught in the complex task of defining effects of fire on ecosystems and biodiversity, entangled in fire regime characteristics such as fire frequency, severity, season of burn, fire size, and variability in time and space. (mdpi.com)
  • Wilcove joined the Princeton faculty in 2001, becoming part of a remarkable legacy of scholars who, particularly during the past half-century, have been at the forefront of understanding and preserving ecosystems and biodiversity. (princeton.edu)
  • Together we provide a scientific basis for the sustainable management of ecosystems and biodiversity. (lu.se)
  • Since processes such as productivity, water purification, pollination and natural pest control are influenced by biodiversity, genetic erosion may threaten ecosystem functioning and can impair ecosystem services used by man. (uni-goettingen.de)
  • The goal is to answer four key questions which relate to the core of the biodiversity-ecosystem functioning debate: (1) Are the numerous existing species needed in order to maintain the expected ecosystem functions? (uni-goettingen.de)
  • 4) Which proportion of the ecosystem services can be used by mankind without affecting the sustainability and the biodiversity of the system? (uni-goettingen.de)
  • In the context of the research cluster, a new professorship of "Ecosystem Modelling" "(W2) has been established, a Postdoc position and a Junior Research Group were filled and four collaborative research initiatives in the field of functional biodiversity research with about 30 PhD positions are being conducted. (uni-goettingen.de)
  • The research activities are linked to an attractive environment of newly created and existing PhD, MSc and BSc studies programs in "Biodiversity and Ecology", "Ecosystem Management" and Forestry and Agricultural Sciences. (uni-goettingen.de)
  • The Cluster of Excellence is linked to several large collaborative research projects in the field of biodiversity research and ecology in Göttingen including SFB 552 (Stability of Rainforest Margins in Indonesia), Graduiertenkolleg (Research Training Group) 1086 (Functional Role of Biodiversity in Forests), DFG Research Group 816 (Biodiversity and Sustainable Management of a Megadiverse Mountain Ecosystem in South Ecuador) and others. (uni-goettingen.de)
  • MBON operates within the framework of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON) and GEO Blue Planet to inform society of changes on ecosystem services. (frontiersin.org)
  • Governments and scientists around the world have recognized the need for information on changes in marine biodiversity that are relevant to these ecosystem services. (frontiersin.org)
  • It includes evaluating progress toward Aichi Targets of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and several of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and to enable global assessments such as those by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the UN World Ocean Assessment. (frontiersin.org)
  • Biodiversity 2020: a strategy for England's wildlife and ecosystem services (2011). (forestresearch.gov.uk)
  • Our research focuses on monitoring, mapping and modeling spatio-temporal patterns of biodiversity and ecosystem services. (ufz.de)
  • Secondly, to characterize and quantify trade-offs and synergies among ecosystem services and between ecosystem services and biodiversity. (ufz.de)
  • Anthropogenic nutrient runoff is a major local stressor on coral reefs but compared to research on global climate change and overfishing, progress has been slower at quantifying its effects, particularly at the ecosystem scale. (researchgate.net)
  • Biodiversity-ecosystem service relationships in degraded and recovering ecosystems. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • This loss in biodiversity had led to concerns that the provision of ecosystem services that humans depend upon might be negatively affected. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • As such much modern conservation science focusses on preserving biodiversity whilst protecting priority ecosystem services. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • Characterisation of such the relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem services is vital in order to improve management and policies which aim to protect and restore both biodiversity and ecosystem services. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • The broad aims of the thesis were to explore biodiversity-ecosystem service relationships in (1) ecosystems invaded by non-native plant species and (2) tropical forests affected by human exploitation and disturbance. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • In addition my results suggest that aboveground carbon storage increases as species richness is reduced, showing the opposite relationship to that shown in many biodiversity ecosystem functioning experiments. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • LUCSUS research on forest management, ecosystem services, Indigenous' knowledge, genetic resources, nature conservation and human-nature relationships aims to contribute towards sustainable conservation and tackle biodiversity loss. (lu.se)
  • We perform research essential to understanding the combined consequences of anthropogenic emissions, climate change and land-use change on biodiversity and ecosystem services on local, regional, national and global scales. (lu.se)
  • Our vision is to provide a world-leading research environment that brings together excellent research and training at Lund University and the University of Gothenburg to address our society's need for knowledge about the dynamics between biodiversity and ecosystem services in a rapidly changing world. (lu.se)
  • The knowledge generated by BECC serves the integration of biodiversity and ecosystem services into policy development, decision-making and praxis, from local to global levels. (lu.se)
  • assess the combined consequences of anthropogenic emissions, climate and land-use change on biodiversity and ecosystem services and provide a basis for informed societal responses, with a focus on critical changes in forest, agricultural, urban and arctic ecosystems. (lu.se)
  • Biodiversity is the basis for the maintenance of functions and processes in the ecosystems, and thus it is central in the generation of ecosystem services (such as pollination and biological control). (lu.se)
  • The aim of the research group is to advance the scientific understanding of how human activities, such as habitat loss, habitat conversion, and climate change, affect biodiversity and how this feeds back on the generation of ecosystem services, like pollination or biological control. (lu.se)
  • The ongoing mass extinction associated with the "Anthropocene" has necessitated (re)evaluation of extant biodiversity to understand the evolution of life on earth, guide environmental policies, and inform species conservation efforts. (frontiersin.org)
  • Ongoing and past admixture and hybridization between designated described species and populations has challenged current paradigms in species conservation and legal protection as well as our understanding of the roles of hybridization in the generation and/or reduction of biodiversity. (frontiersin.org)
  • The rapidly ongoing extinction of numerous animal and plant species threatens the health of our environment, as well as valuable resources and services linked to our well-being," says Bea Maas of the Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research. (phys.org)
  • However, most Indonesians still think that biodiversity is only about the conservation of endangered species. (f1000.com)
  • Here we assess impacts on biodiversity of global warming and melting of Greenland's ice sheet on the distribution of 21,146 species of vascular plants and tetrapods across twelve megadiverse countries. (researchsquare.com)
  • Rising global temperatures are having negative impacts on biodiversity, increasing the risk of species extinctions across the world 4-8 . (researchsquare.com)
  • The current trends of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming are negatively impacting biodiversity within these hotspots, resulting in a substantial loss of species and the collapse of ecosystems within these regions 12-14 . (researchsquare.com)
  • Given that Greenland's melting, and associated AMOC weakening, is expected to alter climatic zones around the world 22 , there is the need to assess the potential for this event to negatively impact biodiversity across a broader spectrum of terrestrial biodiversity, specifically by estimating alterations to species diversity and composition across the world's biodiversity hotspots. (researchsquare.com)
  • The team, formally known as the Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative (GFBI), consolidated field-based forest inventory data from 777,126 permanent plots across the world, and discovered that for forests in every part of the world, those with many tree species are more productive than nearby forests with few. (purdue.edu)
  • Despite their limited spatial extent, freshwater ecosystems host remarkable biodiversity, including one-third of all vertebrate species. (nerc.ac.uk)
  • All chapters in this thesis make use of large datasets that I collated from the literature and other authors in order to draw broad conclusions about trade-offs and relationships between services and biodiversity In the section concentrating on invasive species my results suggest that non-native invasive plants generally increase the storage of carbon, whilst reducing water quality and availability. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • Biodiversity - genetic diversity, species diversity, habitat diversity and the interactions within and among these three levels - is the basis of our existence. (wsl.ch)
  • Changes in land use, environmental pollution, invasive species and climate change all have a negative impact on biodiversity. (wsl.ch)
  • To monitor and promote biodiversity in Switzerland and worldwide, we are developing methods to measure biodiversity and its changes, for example using environmental DNA or automatic species recognition using artificial intelligence methods. (wsl.ch)
  • The research unit Biodiversity and Conservation Biology studies the diversity of life in its various forms, from genetic diversity to the diversity of species and ecosystems as well as their interactions. (wsl.ch)
  • Biodiversity is steadily lost due to increasing deforestation, land conversion, pollution, climate change and invasive species. (lu.se)
  • For example, a high level of biodiversity contributes to the existence of a wider range of insects that can pollinate our crops and wild plants, and more species of insectivorous birds to reduce the number of insect pests. (lu.se)
  • The findings not only hold promise for a groundbreaking treatment but also provide another compelling reason to conserve endangered species: Their inherent biodiversity might contain cures for a range of infectious diseases. (medscape.com)
  • Accordingly, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has highlighted the need to incorporate such large-scale singular events into biodiversity risk assessments 14 . (researchsquare.com)
  • Climate change, biodiversity loss and chemical pollution are planetary-scale emergencies requiring urgent mitigation actions. (lu.se)
  • However, while climate change and biodiversity are often studied together, chemical pollution as a global change factor contributing to worldwide biodiversity loss has received much less attention in biodiversity research so far. (lu.se)
  • SLF and WSL researchers are investigating the effects of climate change on insect biodiversity - including on the Weissfluhjoch in Davos. (wsl.ch)
  • We study societal and natural dimensions of biodiversity loss, its drivers and impacts, and interlinked challenges of climate change, land use, energy systems and habitat loss. (lu.se)
  • In this inter-disciplinary project, we seek to investigate to what extent EHRD serve as important agents of change at the crossroads of cultural and biodiversity conservation as well as climate change mitigation and adaptation. (lu.se)
  • Our expected findings will provide multiple perspectives of the nexus of cultural heritage, biodiversity and climate change. (lu.se)
  • The research group Aquatic Ecology studies, among other things, climate change effects on aquatic systems, regime shifts in shallow lakes, dispersal, and migration of aquatic organisms, population genetics, predator-prey interactions, effects of pesticides and endocrine disruptors and sustainable fisheries. (lu.se)
  • As with most other issues in Ecology and Evolution, paradigms dominating the study of biodiversity on both global and regional scales come mainly from the terrestrial environment despite the marked distinctive features of marine biodiversity and the fact that the aquatic (freshwater & marine) environment occupies more than two thirds of the Earth's surface (Vanaverbeke et al. (wikipedia.org)
  • Exploitation of marine biodiversity is also far less managed than on land (Heip et al. (wikipedia.org)
  • 2004). In addition, pollution from the air, land and freshwater ultimately enters the sea and therefore marine biodiversity is most exposed to, and critically influences the fate of, pollutants in the world (Heip et al. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) is a global community of practice for the sustained collection, curation, and analysis of marine biodiversity data. (frontiersin.org)
  • Of interest are manuscripts describing assessments of the status and trends of marine biodiversity through time, the causes of such change, and ability to forecast and address sustainable development in the ocean in the face of such change. (frontiersin.org)
  • Marine Biodiversity and Environmental Assessment Research Center (BioEnv) website has been launched. (go.jp)
  • by Dr Stephen Greenberg These reflections come from attending a farmer exchange in October 2022, hosted by the African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) and Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Zimbabwe, in collaboration with Towards Sustainable Use of Resources Organisation (TSURO) and Community Technology Development Organisation (CTDO). (acbio.org.za)
  • You will find information about application, prerequisites and the syllabus for the course Mosses, Lichen, Fungi - Biodiversity and Conservation at Lund University's central web pages when the application for autumn 2022 opens. (lu.se)
  • A group of scientists from functional, taxonomic and applied biodiversity research from three faculties of the University of Göttingen with expertise in plant and animal ecology, agroecology, biogeochemistry, and environmental economy has formed an interdisciplinary platform to conduct collaborative research on functional biodiversity research in Central Europe and in the Tropics, and to attract and promote excellent junior scientists in the field. (uni-goettingen.de)
  • A variety of article types are welcome, including Original Research, Systematic Reviews, Perspective, Policy and Practice Reviews, and Hypothesis and Theory papers that delve into the fundamental aspects of marine ecology. (frontiersin.org)
  • Since 1989, the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity has awarded funding through the Cofrin Student Grant program to nearly 200 students to assist with independent projects in the fields of ecology, biology, geology, water chemistry, environmental policy, exercise fitness, photography, and art. (uwgb.edu)
  • We argue that progress in understanding and counteracting the negative impact of chemical pollution on biodiversity requires collective efforts of scientists from different disciplines, including but not limited to ecology, ecotoxicology and environmental chemistry. (lu.se)
  • In a new publication in Ecology Letters , they propose a research agenda with 15 priorities aimed at improving research on biodiversity in lakes, rivers, ponds and wetlands. (ncsu.edu)
  • Despite the ongoing, unprecedented decline, international and intergovernmental science-policy platforms, funding agencies and major non-profit initiatives still fail to give freshwater biodiversity the priority it deserves," Dr. Alain Maasri, lead author of the study who is at the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) and Humboldt University in Berlin, also criticized. (ncsu.edu)
  • The authors of the Agenda identified 15 priority needs and grouped these into five major areas: data infrastructure, monitoring, ecology, management, and social ecology, against which international freshwater biodiversity research should be developed in a targeted manner. (ncsu.edu)
  • As a governmental research institute, we conduct both fundamental and applied research, for instance in the areas of biodiversity monitoring and analysis, mountain ecology , forest biodiversity , urban ecology and conservation biology . (wsl.ch)
  • BMC Ecology Editorial Board Member, Luke Jacobus, shares his experience of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected his research and editorial activities. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Our research is primarily focused on the ecology and evolution of animal flight. (lu.se)
  • Our research lies at the interface of development, ecology, and evolution. (lu.se)
  • Aquatic biodiversity research is the field of scientific research studying marine and freshwater biological diversity. (wikipedia.org)
  • This biodiversity is declining dramatically: Globally, wetlands are vanishing three times faster than forests, and freshwater vertebrate populations have fallen more than twice as steeply as terrestrial or marine populations. (nerc.ac.uk)
  • Threats to freshwater biodiversity are well documented but coordinated action to reverse the decline is lacking. (nerc.ac.uk)
  • We present an Emergency Recovery Plan to bend the curve of freshwater biodiversity loss. (nerc.ac.uk)
  • Freshwater biodiversity research and conservation lag far behind the efforts carried out in terrestrial and marine environments, according to researchers from 90 scientific institutions worldwide. (ncsu.edu)
  • Freshwater habitats are experiencing two to three times the rate of biodiversity loss of terrestrial and marine habitats. (dtu.dk)
  • The proposed project will provide the scientific community with a detailed description of microbial diversity and activity involved in freshwater HS cycling and the data will be a valuable foundation for future research in this field. (europa.eu)
  • This paper is part of a series of briefings by the African Centre for Biodiversity in the lead-up to the Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD) Fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP 15) in December in Montreal, where a new deal - the Global Biodiversity Framework - will be finalised. (acbio.org.za)
  • Currently, the documentation of the biodiversity database in Indonesia is still scattered, although it has been included in the Indonesian Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (IBSAP) 2015-2020, which was launched in 2016. (f1000.com)
  • The Cluster of Excellence "Functional Biodiversity Research" at the University of Göttingen was established as a research cluster by January 1, 2008, through funds of the State of Lower Saxony (Ministry of Science and Culture). (uni-goettingen.de)
  • Our understanding of the role and regulation of aquatic biodiversity lies far behind that of terrestrial biodiversity, to such an extent that we do not have enough scientific information to underpin management issues such as conservation and sustainable use of marine resources. (wikipedia.org)
  • Exploring and expanding the spaces between research and implementation in conservation science, Biological Conservation (2019). (phys.org)
  • In 2019, a group of 267 young Indonesian scientists and 50 members of the Indonesian Young Academy of Sciences (ALMI) published a book entitled SAINS UNTUK BIODIVERSITAS INDONESIA , essentially a consensus report on the biodiversity of Indonesia. (f1000.com)
  • Drawing on transformations to sustainability scholarship, we review recent proposals for transformative change in biodiversity conservation, considering the suggested goals and means of transformation. (whiterose.ac.uk)
  • Conservation measures taken for biodiversity of an area depend also on the areas ecological, economic and social importance, as evaluated by science and society (Wackernagel et al. (wikipedia.org)
  • To date, a single study has evaluated the direct impacts of a weaker AMOC on biodiversity using an ecological niche modeling approach on amphibians 15 . (researchsquare.com)
  • The Andrews Forest (AND) Program is part of the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network established by the National Science Foundation. (oregonstate.edu)
  • But many SBS researchers confront it more explicitly by focusing on particular taxonomic groups, or ecological contexts, or evolutionary mechanisms, or threats to biodiversity posed by human activities. (utah.edu)
  • The "Natural Nations" project aims to increase understanding of the role and contribution of the schoolyard to biodiversity in the built environment and to make children's opportunities for ecological literacy visible. (lu.se)
  • Societies abilities to tackle the complex social-ecological questions we face today depend on excellent research and the integration of it into management practices and policy development. (lu.se)
  • With their unique mixes of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! (frontiersin.org)
  • The cooperation between rangers and researchers supports biodiversity conservation research as shown here in the Madidi national park in Bolivia where biological and social indicators are monitored together. (phys.org)
  • However, the researchers agree on one point, as Maas emphasises: "Conservation researchers must learn to better navigate the spaces between research and implementation. (phys.org)
  • Researchers who explored the island's rich biodiversity of fauna and flora for three years published some of their most striking results. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • They in turn provide data for our research so that we can learn more about the impact of different interventions," explain researchers Anna Persson from the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC) and Maria von Post from the Department of Biology at Lund University. (lu.se)
  • For a complete overview, you can search for CEC and our researchers in the Lund University Research Portal. (lu.se)
  • Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author. (frontiersin.org)
  • After the Earth Summit in Rio, 1992 and the adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the term biodiversity has become a component of research policy in many countries and international bodies and initiatives. (wikipedia.org)
  • A current collection of 14 articles in the journal Biological Conservation addresses this untapped potential of research. (phys.org)
  • In this blog post, Dr. Tatas Brotosudarmo, Associate Professor at the Department of Food Technology, Universitas Ciputra Surabaya, Indonesia, explores how knowledge of the rich biodiversity of a country can be documented and compiled, and hence, maintaining a comprehensive database of biodiversity and biological resources, which can be accessible to the public and also to policymakers, through open research management. (f1000.com)
  • Even when the probability of occurrence of such events is not certain 12,13 , evaluating their possible consequences on biodiversity is a priority, yet these have been scarcely studied 9 ,15, 16 . (researchsquare.com)
  • WHO's project on priority medicines for Europe and the world has identified therapeutic gaps that require concerted research and development. (who.int)
  • The distinction between diversity and biodiversity is also fairly unclear in many studies in biology. (wikipedia.org)
  • create synergies and added value to global change research by developing and bringing together theories and methods from different disciplines such as biology, economics, environmental science, geology, political science and physical geography, and by integrating stakeholder experience in the research process. (lu.se)
  • Furthermore, we are, in collaboration with ecologists at the biology department, studying the impact of agricultural intensity on biodiversity of birds, butterflies, and other organisms. (lu.se)
  • In the context of the United States' National Institutes countries of Health Roadmap for medical research, an initiative through public-private has been created to develop molecular libraries in order collaboration to facilitate the identification of drug targets and screening of compounds, to focus on structural biology, and to promote the development of bioinformatics, computational biology and nanomedicine. (who.int)
  • We do research in different research groups at the Department of Biology. (lu.se)
  • This unprecedented loss of biodiversity threatens valuable ecosystems and human well-being. (phys.org)
  • Loss of biodiversity has long been recognized as detrimental for nature, for nature's sake. (purdue.edu)
  • This is urgently needed, as biodiversity loss is taking place much faster in inland waters than on land or in the oceans. (ncsu.edu)
  • Biodiversity loss is occurring at an unprecedented rate and most of this loss is due to human induced pressure. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • You find a more exhaustive description of our research groups in Lund University's research portal . (lu.se)
  • In the same place, you also find all our scientific personnel and their contact information (Lund University's research portal ). (lu.se)
  • A central question to ecologists, fire scientists, and natural resource managers is the impact changes in fire regime characteristics have on Earth's biodiversity, both locally and regionally. (mdpi.com)
  • For future research on seed dispersal as it relates to biodiversity conservation, the review's primary advice is: "Seed dispersal ecologists need to expand their field of view in order to study how seeds move - or fail to move - across real (fragmented, heterogeneous) landscapes on scales (kilometers) that matter for the long-term survival of plant and animal diversity in a changing world. (mongabay.com)
  • Based on their experience with intricate studies of biodiversity, ecologists are well equipped to embrace the additional challenge of chemical complexity through interdisciplinary collaborations. (lu.se)
  • It includes three global reviews on the role of environmental education, technology applications and failure documentation in conservation, as well as case studies and perspectives on issues such as impact evaluation, data use, cost planning, experience analysis and the influence of different government systems on biodiversity conservation. (phys.org)
  • Princeton's vital research across the spectrum of environmental issues is today and will continue to be pivotal to solving some of humanity's toughest problems. (princeton.edu)
  • The CEC has a number of research groups working on different approaches to address environmental and climate challenges. (lu.se)
  • The research conducted at the University of Sheffield also serves as a powerful argument for a One Health approach - a multidisciplinary field focusing on the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health. (medscape.com)
  • A One Health approach focuses on how climate changes are affecting human health, biodiversity, animal habitats and food sources, and environmental conditions such as deforestations and warming ocean temperatures. (cdc.gov)
  • Objectives of this project aim to: 1) highlight the importance of studying the mouths of smaller streams to resident and migratory birds, 2) provide recommendations for restoration and land management, and 3) provide a foundation for future research focusing on bird habitat use of small stream and river mouths. (uwgb.edu)
  • In their editorial, Bea Maas from the University of Vienna and her co-authors show why interdisciplinary cooperation is crucial for the conservation of global biodiversity. (phys.org)
  • Biodiversity also contributes to our quality of life and to the recreational value of our environment. (wsl.ch)
  • Access to this content through BURO is granted on condition that you use it only for research, scholarly or other non-commercial purposes. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • Let's talk about the moral implications of leaving a less resilient world with greatly reduced biodiversity and natural beauty for future generations. (bernheim.org)
  • This Research Topic seeks contributions that emphasize the development, implementation, and applications of marine Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) developed by MBON, and of complementary, multidisciplinary Essential Ocean Variables developed under the Global Ocean Observing System of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (GOOS / IOC). (frontiersin.org)
  • Global warming1, is reshaping the distribution of biodiversity across the world and can lead to the occurrence of large-scale singular events, such as the melting of polar ice sheets2,3. (researchsquare.com)
  • These results imply that, in addition to global warming, the influence of Greenland's melting can lead to the collapse of biodiversity across the globe, providing an added domino in its cascading effects. (researchsquare.com)
  • This benefit- only one of many such benefits of biodiversity- is more than 20 times greater that what is spent each year on global conservation. (purdue.edu)
  • Global Biodiversity Framework stuck in a paradigm of catastrophic growth: what future for Africa? (acbio.org.za)
  • support local, national and global policymakers through the scientific evaluations of policy options, including adaptation and mitigation strategies to global change, the conservation of biodiversity and resilience of ecosystems and their services. (lu.se)
  • Sarah Gregory] Today, I have with me Dr. Tony Goldberg, Professor of Epidemiology at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Associate Director for Research at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Global Health Institute. (cdc.gov)
  • Biodiversity is the diversity of life. (wsl.ch)
  • Knowledge of seed dispersal, or how seeds are generated and move through the landscape, is essential if we are to understand the influence of human activity on biodiversity. (mongabay.com)
  • In fact, the issue of biodiversity starts from the smallest scope: the human environment to the wilderness to the depths of the ocean. (f1000.com)
  • Biodiversity is essential for human survival. (crcresearch.org)
  • We then show how such a critical social science approach is operationalised within the CONVIVA (Towards Convivial Conservation: Governing Human-Wildlife Interactions in the Anthropocene) project to pursue transformative change in biodiversity conservation. (whiterose.ac.uk)
  • At the heart of our research lies the importance of highlighting the changing nature of human-nature relationships. (lu.se)
  • Our Research Agenda is an effort to highlight information gaps to properly manage and protect these unique ecosystems. (ncsu.edu)
  • Several agencies including WHO, and various public- assessment of identified private partnerships, have identified gaps in translational gaps research for Type II and Type III diseases as well as the need to establish a publicly accessible compound library for these diseases. (who.int)
  • In addition, Indonesia has made efforts to manage natural resources and the environment based on scientific research and state interest. (f1000.com)
  • This is done upon application to the ESA council and should be characterized by some specific effort, scientific cooperation and/or a granted research project. (european-arachnology.org)
  • We develop the scientific basis required for monitoring and promoting biodiversity in Switzerland and worldwide. (wsl.ch)
  • In collaboration with partners such as federal, cantonal and local authorities, we elaborate scientific knowledge for management strategies for the conservation of biodiversity and the preservation of natural resources in Switzerland and internationally. (wsl.ch)
  • The University has a long and important tradition of scientific research that helps us understand how best to deploy our resources to save as much life on Earth as possible," Wilcove said. (princeton.edu)
  • Genomic data from museum, archaeological, and palaeontological specimens has even permitted the evaluation of biodiversity across both time and space. (frontiersin.org)
  • These must be accompanied by digitization of data from regional and national monitoring agencies, museum collections and research institutions. (ncsu.edu)
  • Five years after the "Empowering Biodiversity Research" conference that we organised in May 2015, we would like to invite you for a new journey into the world of biodiversity data standards and tools. (cetaf.org)
  • On a positive note, I've been able to make more rapid and substantial progress than expected on biodiversity data transcription, editing and management. (biomedcentral.com)
  • As scientists develop more comprehensive methods, current research offers insight for both future research questions and conservation decisions. (mongabay.com)
  • Solutions are also presented: "The work shows that scientists are preparing for a transdisciplinary turn in conservation and agree on the benefits for future research and practice. (phys.org)
  • Led by botanist Alicia Ibañez, a collaborator with the Panamanian Centre for Social Action (CEASPA), the project "Estudios de biodiversidad en la isla Escudo de Veraguas" began in 2017, organized by the Ramsar Regional Center for the Western Hemisphere (CREHO), with financial support from Panama's National Secretary of Science, Technology and Innovation (SENACYT). (smithsonianmag.com)