The river running through Kenya’s capital is a health hazard and an environmental mess. In order to improve the situation in the long term, residents’ living conditions must be addressed

Sub-Saharan Africa has numerous biodiversity hotspots, but they are at risk. In this D+C interview, Beth Kaplin, a biodiversity expert, discusses what threatens biodiversity

At the COP15 in Kunming-Montréal in 2022, Jochen Flasbarth helped broker consensus

Bolivia has many protected areas, but human activities are impacting the country’s biodiversity

German and Ghanaian scientists are cooperating to involve local people more in protecting a UNESCO biosphere reserve

The Brazilian Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva, has promised to end deforestation in the Amazon

Examples from China illustrate the exceptional value of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)

Coffee is becoming more and more expensive due to the climate crisis and the dwindling diversity of plants

Biodiversity is the cornerstone of ecosystems. The progressive loss of it threatens people’s livelihoods and food security.

In Uganda, nature, herders and farmers compete for land resources. Better planning is needed – and it must involve local communities