The deep sea (> 200 m depth) encompasses> 95% of the world's ocean volume and represents the largest and least explored biome on Earth (< 0.0001% of ocean surface), yet …
Reducing the rate of biodiversity loss and averting dangerous biodiversity change are international goals, reasserted by the Aichi Targets for 2020 by Parties to the United Nations …
Global biodiversity change is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time. Here, we review current scientific knowledge on global biodiversity change and identify the …
Managing biological invasions relies on good global coverage of species distributions. Accurate information on alien species distributions, obtained from international policy and …
Abstract Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) consolidate information from varied biodiversity observation sources. Here we demonstrate the links between data sources …
Global changes in climate and land use are threatening natural ecosystems, biodiversity, and the ecosystem services people rely on. This is why it is necessary to track and monitor …
Highlights•Monitoring biodiversity and ecosystem services has far reaching societal relevance.•A user-driven monitoring framework is needed to address the biodiversity …
Global change effects on biodiversity and human wellbeing call for improved long-term environmental data as a basis for science, policy and decision making, including increased …
Biodiversity loss is a global change with consequences that may exceed those of climate change. Yet, limited data on key aspects of biodiversity continue to constrain conservation …