Biodiversity

Watchdog Accuses Trump's NOAA of 'Choosing Extinction' for Critically Threatened Right Whales by Hiding Scientific Evidence
Species Extinction List Signals 'Urgent Action Needed to Save Life on Earth'
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
All 17 species of Red Colobus, including Temminck's Red Colobus (Piliocolobus basius temminckii) are threatened, making this Africa's most threatened genus of monkeys. Hunting for bushmeat—much of it illegal—and habitat loss continue to pose the most urgent threats to primates across the continent. (Photo: Mic Mayhew/IUCN)
More than one in four of the 120,372 plant and animal species assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature are at risk of extinction.
Read More
New Report Finds Economic Benefits of Protecting 30% of Planet's Land and Ocean Outweigh the Costs 5-to-1
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Second growth redwood trees are seen in a grove at Joaquin Miller Park in Oakland, California, on April 29, 2020. Save the Redwoods League is now focusing on preserving and restoring forests that have been clearcut in the past 100 or so years, after studies showed these forests sequester more carbon, faster than any other forest in the world. (Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
"Protecting nature halts biodiversity loss, helps fight climate change, and...
Read More
In Blow to Trump and Win for Bears, Federal Appeals Court Upholds Endangered Species Protections for Yellowstone Grizzlies
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
A mother and baby grizzly bear spotted in Yellowstone National Park.
"This decision solidifies the belief of numerous wildlife advocates and native...
Read More
Flying foxes or fruit bats (Pteropus sp.)
As Covid-19 Crisis Continues, UNEP and Global Partners Release 10-Point Plan to Prevent the Next Pandemic
A koala named Pete from Pappinbarra at The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital on November 29, 2019 in Port Macquarie, Australia.
'Without Urgent Govt Intervention,' Koalas Face Extinction in New South Wales by 2050
A sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) is seen inside a cage at Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program's rehabilitation center on November 10, 2016 in Kuta Mbelin, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The orangutans in Indonesia have been known to be on the verge of extinction as a result of deforestation and poaching. (Photo: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
Top Global Experts Say Humanity Must 'Heal Our Broken Relationship With Nature' to Prevent Future Pandemics
destruction of land
World Environment Day Provokes Warnings That 'To Care for Humanity, We Must Care for Nature'
<p>Primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall particpated in a Tuesday webinar about pandemics, wildlife, and intensive animal farming.
Jane Goodall Warns Humanity Will Be 'Finished' After Covid-19 Without Ending 'Absolute Disrespect' for Nature
Andatu, a Sumatran rhino, one of the rarest large mammals on earth, is seen at the Rhino Sanctuary at Way Kambas National Park in eastern Sumatra November 8, 2016.
'Extinction Is a Political Choice,' Scientist Says After Study Warns of Threat to Civilization From Humans Destroying Wildlife
Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
Human Footprint Threatening Nearly 50 Billion Years of Cumulative Evolutionary History: Study
A Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farmer works on his field in Ghent, Belgium on May 21, 2020.
Fridays for Future Europe Calls for Transforming Agricultural Policy to Tackle the Climate Crisis
Without 'Transformative Change' to Global Economic Systems, Humans Risk Causing More Deadly Pandemics
A red admiral butterfly stands on a flower in an urban garden in the city center on August 9, 2018 in Berlin.
'Silent Spring Is Already Here': Global Study Shows Nearly 25% Drop in Insect Population Over 30 Years
10 Years After BP's Deepwater Horizon Offshore Catastrophe—Worst Spill in History—and Nothing Learned, Says New Report
Coronavirus a 'Clear Warning Shot' From Nature to Humanity, Top Scientists Say

More Biodiversity News

Newswire

Friends of the Earth
Global Insect Collapse Driven By Industrial Farming, Says New 'Insect Atlas'...
Friends of the Earth International
Global Rescue Plan to Stop Mass Extinction "Hopelessly Weak and Inadequate"...
Environmental Justice Foundation
Corals and Communities: EJF Report Highlights Devastating Impacts of Climate Crisis on Reefs
Center for Biological Diversity
Plan: Ending Extinction Crisis Requires $100 Billion, 500 New National Parks, Refuges, Ocean Sanctuaries
The Endangered Species Coalition
'Chasing Presidents' Urges Candidates to Support Endangered Species Act...
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
New Study in Nature Climate Change Finds Nearly All US Endangered Species Sensitive to Climate Change
More Biodiversity
At Stake?

An existential threat to our democracy. A global pandemic. An unprecedented economic crisis. Our journalism has never been more needed. Can you pitch in today?

Views

Charles Eisenstein
The Cure of the Earth
Vandana Shiva
Vandana Shiva
Poisons Mean Extinction: For Bees and Humanity
Alastair Gee, Dani Anguiano
We Created the Anthropocene, and the Anthropocene Is Biting Back
Jon Hinck
Jon Hinck
My Earth Day
Carlos Davidson
Carlos Davidson
Finding Hope in Dark Times While Avoiding Environmentalists' Mistakes of the Past
Osprey Orielle Lake
Osprey Orielle Lake & Katherine Quaid
Celebrating Climate Women on International Women's Day
Tara Lohan
Tara Lohan
5 Things You Should Know About the Earth’s Warming Ocean
Courtney Bourgoin
Courtney Bourgoin
What We Lose When We Lose Wildlife
Emily Folk
Emily Folk
Environmental Changes in our Food System
William deBuys
The Humanitarian and Environmental Disaster of Trump’s Border Wall
More Biodiversity Views
Connect With Us