Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: Evolution, distribution, and use

A Antonelli, RJ Smith, AL Perrigo, A Crottini, J Hackel… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Madagascar's biota is hyperdiverse and includes exceptional levels of endemicity. We
review the current state of knowledge on Madagascar's past and current terrestrial and …

Scientific foundations for an ecosystem goal, milestones and indicators for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

E Nicholson, KE Watermeyer, JA Rowland… - Nature Ecology & …, 2021 - nature.com
Despite substantial conservation efforts, the loss of ecosystems continues globally, along
with related declines in species and nature's contributions to people. An effective ecosystem …

High-resolution mapping of losses and gains of Earth's tidal wetlands

NJ Murray, TA Worthington, P Bunting, S Duce… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Tidal wetlands are expected to respond dynamically to global environmental change, but the
extent to which wetland losses have been offset by gains remains poorly understood. We …

A function-based typology for Earth's ecosystems

DA Keith, JR Ferrer-Paris, E Nicholson, MJ Bishop… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract As the United Nations develops a post-2020 global biodiversity framework for the
Convention on Biological Diversity, attention is focusing on how new goals and targets for …

Time to integrate global climate change and biodiversity science‐policy agendas

N Pettorelli, NAJ Graham, N Seddon… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
There is an increasing recognition that, although the climate change and biodiversity crises
are fundamentally connected, they have been primarily addressed independently and a …

Vulnerability to collapse of coral reef ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean

D Obura, M Gudka, M Samoilys, K Osuka… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Ecosystems worldwide are under increasing threat. We applied a standardized method for
assessing the risk of ecosystem collapse, the International Union for Conservation of Nature …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of urbanisation on ecosystem service values: A case study of Nha Trang, Vietnam.

KT Pham, TH Lin - Land Use Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic activities have significantly reshaped the environmental landscape and
altered land composition, thereby negatively affecting the structures and functions of …

Establishing the SEEA Ecosystem Accounting as a global standard

B Edens, J Maes, L Hein, C Obst, J Siikamaki… - Ecosystem Services, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract In March 2021, the UN Statistical Commission adopted the System of
Environmental-Economic Accounting Ecosystem Accounting. The SEEA EA provides …

Accounting for forest condition in Europe based on an international statistical standard

J Maes, AG Bruzón, JI Barredo, S Vallecillo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Covering 35% of Europe's land area, forest ecosystems play a crucial role in safeguarding
biodiversity and mitigating climate change. Yet, forest degradation continues to undermine …

Megafire‐induced interval squeeze threatens vegetation at landscape scales

TD Le Breton, MB Lyons, RH Nolan… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Wildfires in 2019–2020 broke global records for extent and severity, affirming the arrival of
the megafire era. Frequent megafires reflect changes to fire regimes that can negatively …