As tropical cyclones intensify with climate change, scientists are raising alarms about a growing biodiversity crisis ...

reversing the depletion of biodiversity will allow the world and its communities to reap the benefits of its most powerful ally in the fight against climate change and climate-related disasters ...

Ecosystems and biodiversity are also at risk from climate-driven disasters. Changes in temperature and precipitation patterns can alter habitats, leading to shifts in species distribution and ...

It also shows that healthy "ecosystem services" can mitigate the impacts of natural disasters, and biodiversity is the fundamental basis for the health of those services. This is evident in the ...

But a new study reminds us that wildfires are also generative forces, spurring biodiversity in their wakes. Wildfires. Many see them as purely destructive forces, disasters that blaze through a ...

From southbound cane toads to invasive weeds and fluctuating fish stocks, a novel technique called eDNA has revealed what's in NSW waterways—and how it's influenced by natural disasters.

This project will investigate how biodiversity buffers human populations against the impacts of natural disasters. The research will begin by compiling and analysing spatial, remote-sensed datasets on ...

A public forum here highlighted the vital role of women in biodiversity conservation and disaster risk reduction (DRR), ...

Failure to mitigate and adapt to climate change; natural disasters; biodiversity loss; natural resource loss and large-scale environmental damage dominate the top-10 ranking of global risks deemed ...

According to authors, even a rapid decline after a peak temperature is reached could have negative effects on the planet’s biodiversity. If global temperatures peak at just above the threshold ...

Delegates at global biodiversity talks in Rome agreed on a framework for monitoring environmental commitments and other measures. By Catrin Einhorn While the Trump administration in Washington was ...