The value of birds in controlling agricultural pests

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Can carbon trading schemes prevent large-scale extinctions?

Researchers have published an article in the journal Science trying to influence the dialogue in Copenhagen towards a greater focus on biodiversity conservation...read more

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Sharp loss of mahogany in South America, study finds

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Mitigation transforms streams and wetlands at landscape level

A new study indicates that mitigation programs may actually alter the overall distribution of streams and wetlands across the landscape and consequently modify their function with both negative and positive consequences...

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What to do when a key tortoise goes extinct? Introduce an exotic...

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What is the social cost of conservation in poor countries?

Pamela McElwee from Arizona State University recently published an important study on the social costs of protected areas looking at the case of the Ke Go nature reserve in Vietnam. She wrote an excellent research summary for her self-titled blog, which she has graciously granted us permission to re-post here.

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Decline in large predatory fish promotes bloom in algae

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A cautionary tale: botanical gardens and the hybridization of endangered species

Botanical gardens play an important role in conserving plant species that are highly endangered or even extinct in the wild. But as a new study shows, botanical gardens can pose their own dangers for these at-risk species, specifically from hybridization with other plants in the collection.

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Blending economics and ecology to protect bird habitat in the tropics

An innovative program uses mitigation money from New York and a planning tool based on economics to protect habitat for the Bicknell's thrush in the Caribbean...

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Why are some ski slopes much worse for the ecosystem than others?

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