The biodiversity loss crisis is forcing scientists to think outside the box, or in this case, planetary bounds. With natural hazards and climate change a risk to building a bio-repository here on earth, the moon could be the safest bet. Is this "one small step for man, one giant leap for conservation?"
Tree planting is often seen as a ‘quick fix’ to sequestering carbon and supporting action towards ‘Net Zero’ targets. Much debate still surrounds how effective tree planting really is as a strategy, and how best to go about it.
Carbon sequestration is a key component of many environmental targets. Plants don’t sequester carbon for as long as was previously thought, how might this impact our strategies to achieve net zero targets?
Large predator reintroduction has been a great success in parts of the US. Similar projects have been under discussion in the UK for several years, so what’s stopping it from going ahead?
Climate change is having detrimental impacts on both crop and livestock farming, threatening food security. Cattle are vulnerable to heat stress – however new research indicates how we might be able to selectively breed cattle more tolerant of rising temperatures.
Seabirds play a vital role in ecosystem health but face many threats induced by climate change. With bird flu already wreaking havoc on seabird populations, intensified and more frequent cyclones add yet more pressure to these recovering populations.
Biodiversity loss is a crisis. The ambition of protecting 30% of land and sea by 2030 was set out as part of the Kunming-Montreal agreement in 2022. Are current environmental targets realistic, and what measures are being put in place?
