#biodiversity

#biodiversity

The underground network of fungi that underpins the planet's ecosystems needs urgent conservation action by politicians, as 90% of biodiverse hotspots are in unprotected ecosystems.

"The most spectacular of these are in East Antarctica, which is characterized by complex, branching canyon systems."

Amano states that his journey began with a focus on conserving farmland biodiversity in Japan, linking his academic growth to addressing real-world conservation issues.

The Annual Pollinator Count aims to track pollinator populations in the City of London to understand species variety and their role in the ecosystem.

Children helped build a bug hotel for insects at a new leisure centre, using recycled materials. This project involved Epping Primary School pupils, Pellikaan staff, and local councillors.

More than 670 individual butterflies have been recorded at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew since April, indicating a significant increase over previous records at this site.

The resort's stunning seed-pod-shaped treehouses emerge from the canopy like natural formations, establishing a new vocabulary for eco-luxury hospitality.

SLA has completed a significant urban greening initiative involving 104 new neighbourhood parks in Abu Dhabi to enhance health, biodiversity, and quality of life.

Ocean Ledger has advanced its geospatial analytics platform to predict coastal defence degradation and shoreline erosion. Its modelling tools enable better planning for rising sea levels and storm surges.

The Murphy Company's devastation of the landscape slaps you in the face. Here on land owned by the state's Department of Natural Resources (DNR), a beautiful mature forest has been logged for hardwood, plywood, and other wood products. Hacked-off stumps are visible in all directions, a few trees left to stand. The former forest floor, once rich with organisms, now stands heaped into huge slash piles to be burned.

The new 21-mile road between Cambridge and Huntingdon cost £1.5bn and was opened in 2020 to fulfill a familiar political desire: growth.

Due to the high river water temperatures, Axpo has been increasingly reducing the output of the two reactor units at the Beznau nuclear power plant for days and reduced it to 50 percent on Sunday.

The proposed development at Alexander House aims to deliver high-quality family homes that respect the character of Shenfield while enhancing the landscape and supporting biodiversity.

This photograph, taken in February, captured the first return of the light to the world's most northerly permanent settlement, Ny-Ålesund.

At the northernmost tip of Yunnan's Wuliang Mountains, Phoenix Mountain (Fenghuang Shan) rests at an elevation of 2,380 meters, resembling a giant bird.

"In the past, some of those seeds might have survived and those trees might have grown, but today they're getting slashed because farmers do not want trees growing in places that will compromise the productivity of their crop," explained Anand Osuri, a scientist with the Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF) and lead author of the study. "The act of removing those seeds and seedlings is a form of rescue," he added.

Light pollution is a huge driver of insect declines: it changes insect behaviour and can even make leaves too tough for them to eat.

"Rewetting bogs is all about reducing the carbon emissions from the bare peatlands," says Doreen King, emphasizing the importance of restoring natural ecosystems for carbon sequestration.

Grosvenor Square in Mayfair is undergoing a radical makeover, closing for renovations until summer 2026, which will enhance biodiversity and restore historical elements.

Hiring hawks from local falconer Christophe Puzin was the Majestic's answer to curbing gull-related incidents (such as Sophie Marceau's 2011 wine-on-dress situation).