Through the federal Building Canada Act, "projects of national interest" are being fast-tracked while hundreds of major resource projects are already under construction or planned in the next decade.

Biodiversity conservation is critical for sustainable development, poverty reduction, and climate stability. It supports ecosystems that provide food, water, and resources, especially in developing ...

Accelerating global change continues to threaten Earth’s vast biodiversity, including in the oceans, which remain largely unexplored. To date, only a small fraction of an estimated two million total ...

A major review of over 67,000 animal species has found that with greater resource allocation, conservation can halt and reverse biodiversity loss. European bison (Bison bonasus) are a conservation ...

Are we already noticing significant biodiversity shifts or losses as a result of climate change in recent decades? -- J.D., ...

While the world is a big place, humans are making greater and greater demands on the same areas of land. "This means that, ...

(Beyond Pesticides, October 2, 2023) On the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), statements out of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) raise concerns about the agency’s ...

Scientists recorded 788 distinct macrofaunal species in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone during four research expeditions, most never before described. The same peer-reviewed study showed a 37% decline in ...

The Australian Government is currently consulting on proposed changes to its "Nature Repair" scheme, under the Nature Repair Act 2023 (Cth), to enable the scheme to supply biodiversity offsets for ...

Nearly four kilometers beneath the surface of the central Pacific, in perpetual darkness and near-freezing cold, a robotic ...