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Ecology

  • Wildlife Corridors: Biodiversity-inclusive Urban Design

    Habitat fragmentation is a primary driver of biodiversity loss, isolating populations and reducing gene flow. Roads, urban expansion, agriculture, and other human activities create barriers that hinder species movement, leading…

  • Urban Ecology and Green Infrastructure Planning

    Urban areas profoundly transform landscapes and ecological processes. Cities present unique ecological challenges, including habitat fragmentation, pollution, heat islands, and altered hydrology. Urban ecology, the study of interactions between living…

  • Bridging policy and practice: The ISO Biodiversity standard is here!

    After decades of advocacy for biodiversity and ecosystem protection, driven by growing awareness of their critical role in sustaining life, economies, and climate stability, there is now a unifying technical…

  • The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

    Biodiversity loss has become one of the most pressing environmental challenges of the twenty-first century. The continued degradation of ecosystems, the accelerated extinction of species, and the disruption of ecological…

  • Nature-based Solutions

    Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are actions that protect, restore, and sustainably manage ecosystems in ways that simultaneously address societal challenges and promote human well-being and biodiversity. They include a wide range…