The range of technologies currently used in biodiversity conservation is staggering, with
innovative uses often adopted from other disciplines and being trialed in the field. We …

Invasive alien species (IAS) are a rising threat to biodiversity, national security, and regional
economies, with impacts in the hundreds of billions of US dollars annually. Proactive or …

Improved public understanding of the ocean and the importance of sustainable ocean use,
or ocean literacy, is essential for achieving global commitments to sustainable development …

Globally, 15,521 animal species are listed as threatened by the International Union for the
Conservation of Nature, and of these less than 3% have genomic resources that can inform …

In conservation, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) carrying various sensors and
the use of deep learning are increasing, but they are typically used independently of each …

Members of the public are making substantial contributions to science as citizen scientists,
and advances in technologies have enabled citizens to make even more substantial …

The impact of improved big data collection and analytical tools used to assess and monitor
the state of the planet's biodiversity is profound. Yet there is growing concern that the growth …

Curbing the introduction, spread, and impact of invasive species remains a longstanding
management and policy prerogative. In recent decades, globalization and environmental …

As anthropogenic transformation of Earth's ecology accelerates, and its impacts on the
sustainability of humanity and the rest of nature become more obvious, geographers and …

Freshwater ecosystems are endangered, underfunded and understudied, making new
methods such as passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) essential for improving the efficiency …