Biodiverse Environment News
On this page, you will find all news and activities related to the Biodiverse Environment programme.
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'Stickiness' of rarity and the universal dance of dominance
January 4, 2024 - In a revelatory exploration of biodiversity, a recent study has exposed the universal principles governing the dominance and rarity of species across... -
How will the Nature Restoration Law be a success? 'European forest restoration ready for upscaling'
December 18, 2023 - The European Parliament will take a final vote on the Nature Restoration Law early in 2024. This hotly debated regulation aims to halt and reverse the... -
Major expansion of Aruba’s protected wetlands under Ramsar Convention
November 13, 2023 - Aruba has seen a major increase of its wetland areas protected under the Ramsar Convention of Wetlands. On 10 November 2023 the Aruban Minister of... -
Human activity impacts wildlife in protected tropical areas
June 27, 2023 - Tropical mammals living inside protected areas are affected by human activity, even when this activity occurs outside of the protected range. That is... -
The evenness of tree species abundance is key to increasing forest growth
May 4, 2023 - High forest productivity (the increase of biomass) is not only the result of how many different tree species occur in a forest, but also how abundant... -
Manatees equipped with cameras for seagrass research
January 10, 2023 - Animal keepers at Royal Burgers' Zoo are temporarily equipping Caribbean manatees with camera-tag technology as part of international scientific... -
Sea turtles in a landscape of fear
December 22, 2022 - Many sea turtles live their adult lives in predator-free environments due to overfishing of their main predator, the tiger shark. Because of this, it... -
Sea turtles are returning, what are the effects on ecosystem functioning?
November 4, 2022 - Sea turtles have been overharvested in the past, resulting in their endangered population status. But since two decades, their populations have... -
WUR researchers about alarming WWF report: "We must act now"
October 18, 2022 - The Living Planet Report published by WWF on 13 October shows well-documented evidence that humanity has far exceeded our planet's safe limits. The... -
The entire planet’s ecosystems classified for the first time
October 13, 2022 - Wageningen University & Research has been part of a global cross-disciplinary process to develop the first comprehensive classification of the...