When we talk about biodiversity, we’re talking about all living things – the plants, animals, bacteria, fungi and other species that share this world with us. However, exploitation, development, pollution, climate change and a range of other human activities have put us on the precipice of a mass extinction, with a quarter of the world’s mammals, 13 percent of its birds and 40 percent of amphibians already threatened to be wiped out, not to mention the many more forms of life not listed in these categories. Below are the best articles from Landscape News in 2022 that explore biodiversity, where it stands today and what’s being done to protect the future.
Reasons to raise the dead
Scientists are moving ahead with de-extinction, in the hopes bygone animals can aid landscape restoration
Bioluminescence: “It requires a whole new way of seeing”
Words and photos from legendary marine biologist Edith Widder
Top 6 new picture books about nature
…that are worth reading for adults too
How sacred groves protect deities, culture and biodiversity
In Asia and Africa, researchers examine the biodiversity benefits inherent to sacred sites
How acoustic ecology offers insight into forest health
To glean knowledge on biodiversity, experts are increasingly listening to landscapes
