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Kunming in China, where COP15 is due to take place

Environment

China is putting nature at risk with its biodiversity summit delays

It's time for China to put national pride aside and let another country host the UN COP15 biodiversity conference, for the sake of wildlife, plants and habitats worldwide, says Adam Vaughan

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Mediterranean forest dominated by evergreen Holm oak (Quercus ilex), with deciduous trees coming into leaf in spring. Liendo Valley, Montana Oriental Costera, Cantabria, Spain. April 2019.

Life

Tree plantations with diverse species grow better than monocultures

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DRX16P A Pig-Nosed Turtle swims in the Atlanta Aquarium.

Life

Over a fifth of reptile species are at risk of extinction

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Idea leuconoe butterfly

Environment

Climate change and farming may have halved some insect populations

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30 by 30: The conservation breakthrough we need to save biodiversity

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30 by 30: The conservation breakthrough we need to save biodiversity

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NEAR ALTAMIRA, BRAZIL - JUNE 15: Construction continues at the Belo Monte dam complex in the Amazon basin on June 15, 2012 near Altamira, Brazil. Belo Monte will be the world???s third-largest hydroelectric project and will displace up to 20,000 people while diverting the Xingu River and flooding as much as 230 square miles of rainforest. The controversial project is one of around 60 hydroelectric projects Brazil has planned in the Amazon to generate electricity for its rapidly expanding economy. While environmentalists and indigenous groups oppose the dam, many Brazilians support the project. The Brazilian Amazon, home to 60 percent of the world???s largest forest and 20 percent of the Earth???s oxygen, remains threatened by the rapid development of the country. The area is currently populated by over 20 million people and is challenged by deforestation, agriculture, mining, a governmental dam building spree, illegal land speculation including the occupation of forest reserves and indigenous land and other issues. Over 100 heads of state and tens of thousands of participants and protesters will descend on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, later this month for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development or ???Earth Summit???. Host Brazil is caught up in its own dilemma between accelerated growth and environmental preservation. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Early warning system for Amazon forest losses seen in climate models

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AI-powered camera traps could protect Gabon wildlife from poachers

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AI-powered camera traps could protect Gabon wildlife from poachers

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Deforestation in Philippines

Environment

UN biodiversity talks fail to agree on new targets to protect wildlife

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Mus macleari = Rattus macleari Date 1887

Life

Resurrecting extinct species from their DNA is essentially impossible

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How a rodent’s fear of cats shapes rainforests in Panama

Life

How a rodent’s fear of cats shapes rainforests in Panama

As rodents called agoutis avoid areas where ocelots prowl, they spread fewer of the palm seeds they eat, which could lead to a cascade of changes in biodiversity throughout Panama’s forests

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Environment

Crucial COP15 biodiversity summit set to be delayed a fourth time

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Identify local wildlife and aid research with the iNaturalist app

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Environment

Dog waste may harm nature reserve biodiversity by fertilising the soil

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Divers uncover pristine coral reef in deep water off coast of Tahiti

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