Just as the world is undergoing a climate crisis, an equally critical but less discussed disaster is also unfolding: that of the world’s disappearing biodiversity. The astounding array of life on Earth underpins virtually everything in our lives, from the food we eat to the air we breathe.
Ahead of the UN putting a new global framework for protecting biodiversity into action next year, Landscape News spent some time this year digging into what that should entail. Here is our pick of what we published.
What’s on the horizon for the upcoming Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework
A new global framework to protect the planet’s biodiversity is almost finalized. Will it be more successful than the last one?

The missing piece of new biodiversity goals? Managed landscapes
Scientists and policymakers stress importance of targeting agricultural landscapes in Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Tom Crowther on new platform Restor and biodiversity credits
At COP26, the ecologist speaks on the need for technology in restoration efforts

The endangered dugong: a shy ‘ecosystem engineer’
The legendary sea herbivores support fishing industries and carbon stocks – through their ferocious appetites

How many people care about biodiversity and nature loss? Hundreds of millions and counting
New Economist Intelligence Unit report measures the global “eco-wakening”

Saving the monarch butterfly: What can be done?
The decline of the beloved species has triggered action across communities, serving as a gateway to conservation awareness

Elizabeth Mrema’s visions for a new era for nature and women
Three questions with the UN biodiversity agency’s executive director

Environmental organizations issue 7 policy recommendations on biodiversity and One Health
Health, finance and landscape custodians called to the forefront of conservation policy
