Freshwater, Planning, Technology-GIS 
A study tests a new method for selecting the highest priority areas in the watershed for conservation buffer zones...read more
Plants, Restoration 
Researchers explore some of the challenges of establishing new self-sustaining populations of rare and endangered plant species in the wild...read more
Agriculture, Grassland, Plants Biodiversity, Fish, Marine 
Infectious diseases in coral are a major cause of the decline of reefs worldwide. Now, a groundbreaking study finds that a diverse fish community reduces the level of coral disease compared to an overfished reef...read more
Research finds that the extent of developed land arround a salt marsh may improve wading bird density. But the reason may be bad for conservation...read more
Evolutionary Bio, Fish, Marine 
Interview: Scientists are grappling with a frightening prospect - fishing is driving evolutionary changes in fish. We interview two leading scientists on the topic...read more
Protected Areas 
A new study confirms what we’ve known all along: adaptive management may be the gold standard for conservation practice, but it is certainly not the norm...read more
The outlook for the endangered North Atlantic right whale may be improving thanks in part to conservation measures aimed at preventing collisions with oceangoing vessels... ...read more
