Ecology has undergone a profound methodological transformation through the rapid growth in new technologies, data volume, statistical innovation and analytical sophistication. These developments c...

A Conservation International study explores the roots of Indigenous knowledge and asks what the world could lose if that careful tending disappears.

Eurasian otters Lutra lutra are protected in Europe and vulnerable due to low reproductive rates. The ability to age cubs may be important to identify and protect breeding places and target seasonal s...

When science draws on a wider range of perspectives, it produces better questions, more creative thinking, and outcomes that matter to more people. Here we explain our community-led approach to equity...

At a glance Up to €10,000 in catalytic support per working group Two in-person meetings (3-5 days each) […]

The spread of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus and the ash dieback epidemic threatens the biodiversity associated with European ash (Fraxinus excelsior). Follo…

The genus Paraburkholderia was formally separated from Burkholderia in 2014 and now encompasses an expanding diversity of environmental species. To further resolve the taxonomy and functional potentia...

Climate change has been a focus of boardroom risk conversations for years. A landmark international report approved in Manchester in February 2026 highlights that nature loss is also emerging as a significant concern for organisations, and that the two issues are increasingly interconnected.

Samantha Bonny is the FBA’s River Kent Project Officer and also works on the freshwater pearl mussel breeding programme. Here, Samantha and collaborators report on trials they ran to assess whether th...

Meet our second round of Fellows of the British Ecological Society (FBES), a new cohort of ecologists making lasting impact on the discipline.

Several millennia of human-mediated translocation of non-native pig species (genus Sus) to the islands of Wallacea and Oceania have considerably altered local ecosystems. To investigate the timing and...

American Association of Geographers | Geography Awareness Week 2025 | November 17 - 21

A landmark new report was launched today by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). The Assessment Report on the Interlinkages Among Biodiversity, Water, Food and Health – known as the Nexus Report - offers decision-makers around the world the most comprehensiv…