The Earth's forests, deserts, landscapes and vital ecosystems risk a "major transformation" in the ... and Sustainability at the University of Michigan. The report is based on fossil and temperature ...

All major components of our environment - land, water, and air - have been affected in pervasive ... and biodiversity loss have detrimental effects on the very ecosystem services that support local ...

Using collections, SCUBA, submersibles, and more we ask questions about marine biodiversity, coastal ecosystems, coral reefs, the deep sea, and the impact of climate change. The Smithsonian conducts a ...

Wetlands, rivers, lakes, and coastal estuaries are all aquatic ecosystems—critical elements of Earth’s dynamic processes and essential to human economies and health. Wetlands connect land and ...

The return of the bison means the return of the prairie, one of the three great grassland ecosystems on the planet.

As ecosystems around the planet undergo rapid transformations, policymakers and land managers are grappling with a pressing question: When is it time to stop resisting ecological changes and accept a ...

In contrast to the statistics on land use, area balance sheets of the ecosystems are mainly based on ecological criteria. This means that the focus of area classification is on the ecological ...

They are intended to support knowledge-based decisions in the context of global change with the goal of achieving and maintaining food security, ecosystem functions and services, and biodiversity.