"Simply having forest cover isn't enough if the structural complexity and low human disturbance necessary for biodiversity are gone," Dr. Pillay said. "To protect the remaining high-integrity ...

Rain forest restoration holds much promise in helping to conserve biodiversity and ecosystem ... stressful microclimatic conditions (high temperature and light, and lower humidity), limited ...

The study finds that reforestation has a positive effect on biodiversity, but warns of unintended consequences from other ...

While the restoration of natural areas is high on political agendas, a comprehensive new study from the University of Copenhagen shows that – after more than two decades – biodiversity growth has ...

Biodiversity is relatively high in this biome due to the niche partitioning allowed by the multiple forest layers. More complex forests are associated with a greater number of animal species ...

Full recovery of forest biodiversity on former plantations may ... Our results suggest that maintaining high tree density and a low proportion of ground cover vegetation are important for ...

One of the main criticisms of forest carbon projects is that ... we don't want to do is to have people avoid the high-integrity principles for biodiversity credits by coming in through the back ...

Ecosystems with higher biodiversity are more stable as they can easily adjust to changes. We are slowly realising that the future of our species on Earth depends on maintaining high biodiversity.

A proposal for the construction of a six-lane highway on forest land in Belgaum has left locals worried over its potential impact on the forest and its biodiversity. While the proposal has got a ...

Scientists from around the world will participate in this year’s National Biodiversity Teach-In, organized annually by environmental science students at Elgin High School. Featuring a series of ...