The sounds of nature could help us recover from mental fatigue, but this power may be under threat as ecosystems deteriorate and people disconnect from the natural world, according to new research published in the journal Global Environmental Change. Led by a team from the Universit
From willow bark to mosquitoes, nature has been a source of vital medications for centuries.
Climate change threats to life on Earth are systemic, interconnected and on a scale unprecedented in human history, the UN's climate science advisors have warned in a draft report...The report warns that after previous drastic climate shocks like the one currently facing the planet, the
Pacific Islands Framework for Nature Conservation and Protected Areas 2021- 2025
This Pacific Islands Framework for Nature Conservation and Protected Areas2021-2025 is the principal regional strategy document for environmental conservation in the Pacific. Its purpose is to guide broad strategic guidance for nature conservation planning, prioritisation, and implementation in our region. It reflects the urgent need for transformative action in response to the multiple accelerating threats, both established and emerging, that are faced by nature and people in the Pacific.
Humanity's unbridled growth in recent decades has come at a "devastating cost to nature" according a wide-ranging international review on the vital economic role played by our living planet.
This Climate & Health Dialogue will reveal the connections between nature, climate change and human health outcomes, and explore emerging challenges to food security, the control of infectious and noncommunicable
To calculate the true value of a forest, we need to know how people benefit from it, according to new research published in Nature Sustainability.
A new study published by the European Forest Institute calls for collective action to put nature at the heart of the economy and set the world on a sustainable path.
Sir David Attenborough says the excesses of western countries should "be curbed" to restore the natural world and we'll all be happier for it. The veteran broadcaster said that the standard of living in wealthy nations is going to have to take a pause.
Marine ecologist and National Geographic explore-in-residence Enric Sala has written a new book, The Nature of Nature: Why We Need the Wild, published Aug. 25. The book is a primer on “ecology for people in a hurry,” Sala writes, revealing the startling diversity of life on our planet.