New report by WWF is a contribution to the FSC's work on payment for ecosystem services. During its last General Assembly in October 2021, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) announced a new roadmap ...

Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 42, No. 1 (February 2022), pp. R11-R19 (9 pages) Wild plants from seminatural habitats (meadows, pastures, shrubland, etc) provide numerous ecosystem services ...

The high-elevation mountain ecosystems in the Karakoram and Pamir mountain ranges encompass enchanting landscapes, harbor unique biodiversity, and are home to many indigenous pastoral societies that ...

A new report published today by the British Ecological Society and National Trust, with involvement from Natural History Museum, London scientists, makes clear that human wellbeing over the coming ...

In March 2012 WWF-Greater Mekong's Landscape Conservation Program convened the first regional event focused on assessing natural capital and ecosystem services using the InVEST Toolbox, an Integrated ...

Assessments of seagrass restoration efforts have identified site conditions as the primary driver of success. (Photo by Kat Beheshti) As the dominant seagrass species on the U.S. West Coast, eelgrass ...

An ecosystem is normally defined as a complex of all living (plants, animals, microorganisms) and non-living (soil, climate) components interacting as a functional unit in a certain area. Each ...

Public funds are insufficient to reverse biodiversity loss. A new World Bank Group report looks at current state of play for private finance for biodiversity and ecosystem services. The report, ...

A new study explores how communities of color remain excluded from all that nature has to offer. Making urban environments greener and giving residents greater access to nature is an increasing focus ...

Report highlights close link between economic development and the state of biodiversity and ecosystem services. The cost of not acting now to stem runaway nature loss is high, with poorer countries ...