Effectiveness of biodiversity conservation in national parks is associated with socioeconomic conditions  › more

New research offers a pathway to achieving the 30 by 30 target using ecosystem diversity across four South American countries  › more

New experts survey considerably extends the global biodiversity knowledge by underrepresented species groups and regions  › more

Leipzig citizen science project “VielFalterGarten” promotes insect diversity in the city and invites people to actively participate in the protection of butterflies  › more

Over 300 scientists make recommendations on how to improve the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy  › more

Researchers recommend urban conservation gardening measures to reverse horticultural trends  › more

Reptiles likely benefit from efforts to save other animals  › more

Presentation of the Strategy and Citizen Science Festival on 29 April in Berlin  › more

Nationwide measurement campaign of the citizen science project FLOW starts  › more

Based on a press release by the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) National biodiversity monitoring programmes in Europe face many challenges: too little coordination, inadequate…  › more

Only weak trend correlations between different insect groups  › more

Study closes gaps in the risk of extinction of plant species  › more

Decrease in growth due to drought stress in 2018 and 2019  › more

Cross-country study on the motivation of citizen scientists  › more

Historical sources indicate that overfishing of the Baltic herring began over 500 years ago and continues to have an impact today  › more

Scientists propose framework for national-level implementation of global biodiversity goals  › more

Study helps to better assess the capacity of global ecosystems to adapt to climate and environmental change  › more

Scientists have developed a new way of evaluating rewilding progress  › more

Around the world, wildfires are posing major risks to people and nature. Domestic and wild animals can help prevent them  › more

Climate and ecosystem change lead to a global redistribution of wealth  › more

BUND, UFZ and iDiv are starting a citizen science project on stream monitoring  › more

New workshop report on climate and biodiversity offers guidelines for pioneering policies  › more

Researchers predict massive decline in the range of African great apes over the next 30 years  › more

Scientists have made proposals for how EU agriculture could turn the tide in favour of sustainability within the next six years  › more

Plantations are home to significantly less beetles than old-growth forests.  › more

Ensuring sustainability of crop and timber production would mitigate the greatest drivers of terrestrial wildlife decline  › more

Biodiversity doesn’t feature enough in large-scale assessments of ecosystem services  › more

Researchers propose necessary corrections in global biodiversity policy  › more

Scientists from iDiv, UFZ and Leipzig University discuss conservation management  › more

Game of chance experiment: In a relationship with an unpopular regulator, the truth is somewhat elastic.  › more

iDiv scientists call for action to tackle climate and biodiversity change.  › more

First Europe-wide study relating population trends of birds to their diet  › more

Population and economic growth offset improvement of environmental balance of land use  › more

Scientists call for better monitoring  › more