Biodiversity faces many threats and these can interact to produce outcomes that may not be
predicted by considering their effects in isolation. Habitat loss and fragmentation (hereafter …

Global habitat deterioration of marine ecosystems has led to a need for active interventions
to halt or reverse the loss of ecological function. Restoration has historically been a key tool …

Recent assessment reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and
the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services …

Climate change affects life at global scales and across systems but is of special concern in
areas that are disproportionately rich in biological diversity and uniqueness. Using a meta …

Humans have altered terrestrial ecosystems for millennia [1], yet wilderness areas still
remain as vital refugia where natural ecological and evolutionary processes operate with …

Forest carbon sequestration via forest preservation can be a viable climate change
mitigation strategy. Here, we identify forests in the western conterminous United States with …

Demand for traditional medicine ingredients is causing species declines globally. Due to this
trade, Himalayan caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) has become one of the …

The exceptional levels of biodiversity found today in the American tropics are the outcome of
tens of millions of years of evolution, shaped by the tumultuous geological history of the …

Climate and land-use change interactively affect biodiversity. Large-scale expansions of
bioenergy have been suggested as an important component for climate change mitigation …

Anthropogenic conversion of natural habitats is the greatest threat to biodiversity and one of
the primary reasons for establishing protected areas (PAs). Here, we show that PA …