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This study suggests that the effects on urban water systems in the Netherlands could provide lessons for management - for example, restricting boat traffic in canals may improve underwater...

Digital advances will increase the sustainability of global fisheries and preserve marine ecosystems. Find out more here.

Marine and coastal habitats are experiencing unprecedented environmental change - with some of the drivers of change due to overlooked and emerging issues in the areas of resource-exploitation, new-technology and ecosystem...

UNEP’s annual Champions of the Earth award is the UN’s highest environmental honour, which recognizes individuals and organizations from a number of fields, including civil society, academia and the private sector, that are...

The researchers, who collaborated with citizen scientists to monitor Berlin’s bats, recommend minimising artificial light at night and creating good access for bats to forest patches and water...

Local infrastructure interventions, such as existing blue (aquatic), and green (terrestrial) infrastructures for storm-water management and climate adaptation – can also aid biodiversity in human-dominated...

This study evaluates the costs and benefits on fisheries and aquaculture of three types of spatial protection measures: (i) Fish Stock Recovery Areas (FSRAs), (ii) Marine Protected...

This study evaluates the costs and benefits on fisheries and aquaculture of three types of spatial protection measures: (i) Fish Stock Recovery Areas (FSRAs), (ii) Marine Protected...

Insights from spatial data and analytics can inform evidence-based decisions for people and the planet. As the latest addition to the digital public good registry, UN Biodiversity Lab is demonstrating...

This study uses a large data set to model changes in the ecological roles performed by bird species in ecosystems around the world. The researchers report that forecast changes in ecological...