All living things on Earth are connected to support and maintain life cycles, therefore biodiversity is extremely important for the...

26% of land in Africa is classified as forest and the continent is home to nearly 43 billion trees, the majority of which are found in...

The extinction rate of plants is accelerating at an unprecedented speed: the 2020 State of the World’s Plants and Fungi Report found that...

Instantly recognisable by its stark black and white colouration, especially its black circular marking around its eyes, and its stocky...

Oil is an essential part of our lives; beyond the oil used for cooking, but the black crude oil deep in the ground. Fuels and plastics...

Approval for four types of neonicotinoid chemical and bee-killing pesticides used on US farmland to be extended, further endangering...

Forests cover just over 30% of the global land area, yet they harbour a vast majority of the world’s wildlife species – including 80% of...

The humpback whale population in Australian waters has enjoyed an impressive recovery since the ban on commercial whaling in 1979. —...

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists over 8,400 species of wild fauna and flora as critically endangered,...

A lack of political will is likely to sentence one of the smallest and rarest of the world’s dolphins to extinction. With about 50...

The Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an agreement between member states that...

New research warns that humanity is funding its own extinction as nearly 2% of the global GDP goes towards industries doing the most...

Species are going extinct faster than at any time in history, and this worrying trend is projected to accelerate. According to a 2021...

Human activity and climate change-related disasters have driven population numbers of Australia’s iconic animal to decline rapidly, with...

Herpetologists first noticed that the global frog population and other amphibian species were declining abnormally fast during the 1980s...

The ocean is filled with species we know little about because of their rarity, their shyness, or their location which makes them...

A newly released David Attenborough film on Netflix, “Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet,” features  the renowned British...

More species are becoming endangered and pushed to the brink of extinction as a result of humanity’s reckless activities, from land...

More than 200 new animal and plant species have been identified in the greater Mekong Region, providing a glimmer of hope amidst rapid...

On paper, 2021 was a notable year for those fighting Hong Kong illegal wildlife trade, with a historic amendment of the local Organised...