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A community about the variety of life on Earth at all levels; including plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi.

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Biodiversity is a term used to describe the enormous variety of life on Earth. It can be used more specifically to refer to all of the species in one region or ecosystem. Biodiversity refers to every living thing, including plants, bacteria, animals, and humans. Scientists have estimated that there are around 8.7 million species of plants and animals in existence. However, only around 1.2 million species have been identified and described so far, most of which are insects. This means that millions of other organisms remain a complete mystery.

Over generations, all of the species that are currently alive today have evolved unique traits that make them distinct from other species. These differences are what scientists use to tell one species from another. Organisms that have evolved to be so different from one another that they can no longer reproduce with each other are considered different species. All organisms that can reproduce with each other fall into one species. Read more...

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Wolverines receive protection under Endangered Species Act as climate change threatens their habitat (www.cnn.com)

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Back from the brink: sand-swimming golden mole, feared extinct, rediscovered after 86 years (www.theguardian.com)

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‘Very sweet milestone’: wild-born kiwi chicks are Wellington’s first in a century (www.theguardian.com)

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How a New Database Can Help Protect the Ocean (nautil.us)

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‘A biodiversity catastrophe’: how the world could look in 2050 – unless we act now (www.theguardian.com)

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The continued destruction of nature across the planet will result in major shocks to food supplies and safe water, the disappearance of unique species and the loss of landscapes central to human culture and leisure by the middle of this century, experts have warned.

By 2050, if humanity does not follow through on commitments to tackle the five main drivers of nature loss critical natural systems could break down just as the human population is projected to peak.

The Guardian asked leading scientists, Indigenous leaders and conservationists around the world about the consequences of inaction on biodiversity loss by the middle of this century. Despite 1 million plant and animal species at risk of extinction, and in the face of wildfires, floods and extreme weather intensifying due to the climate crisis, nature conservation is increasingly becoming a part of the culture wars raging in many countries, which have spurred opposition to many environmental policies.

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Improving the Social Benefits of Agricultural Research (issues.org)

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Slash-and-burn agriculture can increase forest biodiversity (phys.org)

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The slash-and-burn agriculture practiced by many Indigenous societies across the world can actually have a positive impact on forests, according to a new study done in Belize.

Researchers found that in areas of the rainforest in which Indigenous farmers using slash-and-burn techniques created intermediate-sized farm patches—neither too small nor too large—there were increases in forest plant diversity.

This contradicts what had long been the standard view in the past, promoted by the United Nations and others, identifying slash-and-burn as a significant cause of deforestation around the world, said Sean Downey, lead author of the study and associate professor of anthropology at The Ohio State University.

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More than 1 million gallons of oil leaks into Gulf of Mexico, potentially putting endangered species at risk (www.cbsnews.com)

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‘We have to work urgently’: Mexican ecologists start campaign to save axolotl (www.theguardian.com)

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Hercules beetle: The titan insect with giant horns for love and war (www.livescience.com)

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