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Some approaches to tackling global warming can have unintended knock-on consequences for nature and the protection of biodiversity, say scientists urging a more coordinated effort on these challenges.

Legislation will set targets to restore 20% of EU land and seas by 2030, and 90% of degraded habitats by 2050

More than 3,500 invasive alien species are seriously compromising human wellbeing and causing irreversible damage to ecosystems, according to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). While some alien species actually benefit humans, the UN organisation estimates 10% threaten nature and people.

Caribbean false mussel has spread widely in Kerala's coastal waters, displacing native species & causing economic loss. IPBES report finds global economic cost of invasive species exceeded USD 423 billion in 2019. Control of spread now impossible; only way to reduce number is to harvest as much as possible.

National response urgently needed to prevent further extinction of native flora and fauna, advocates say

Invasive alien species are driving biodiversity loss and extinctions in every country, all over the world.

Four years of research, contributed to by 86 experts from 49 countries, is set to become the benchmark of public understanding on the subject.

After the COP27 climate conference, representatives from around the world gathered in Montreal this week for the COP15 meeting dedicated to biodiversity. Scientists say leaders face a crucial challenge: agreeing on a common way forward to safeguard biodiversity by 2030 in order to preserve plant and animal life and help…

Degrowth - the idea that a finite planet cannot sustain ever-increasing consumption - is about the closest you can get to a heresy in economics, where growth is widely held as the best route to prosperity.