New episode of Inside Biodiversity now online

Some species introduced by humans can cause problems, particularly on islands. In this podcast episode, invasion biologist Marten Winter explains how we define alien versus invasive alien species, why the raccoon poses a particular management challenge in Europe and why management is particularly tricky in places like Australia.

Three states commit to funding iDiv beyond 2030

In a joint statement, the minister presidents of the three Central German states, Haseloff, Voigt, and Kretschmer, also called for greater involvement from the federal government.

Human activities linked to declines of big seeds

New study shows that human pressure in Madagascar is driving the loss of large fruit-eating animals and their plant partners with big seeds – with consequences for forest structure and carbon storage.

Plants, islands and climate change: biologist Julian Schrader receives an ERC Starting Grant

Older species tend to have large ranges – unless they live on islands

A study in Nature Communications sheds light on how ecological, evolutionary, and geographical processes can simultaneously shape species’ vulnerability to extinction.