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Medicinal plants and unsustainable harvesting: a closer look
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An assessment of hope: the IPBES Invasive Alien Species Report with Helen Roy
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GPS helps to monitor compliance with environmental law in new study
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New IPBES report delivers “wakeup call” on the growing global threats of invasive species
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Great tits in cities have paler plumage than their forest-living relatives
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Small urban greening projects can dramatically increase number of insect species in cities
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Wildcat, feral or stray? The difficulties of cat categorisation explored
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Centering justice in Nature-based Solutions projects
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Are tropical butterflies equipped to survive the climate crisis?
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British Ecological Society joins call for radical new government nature commitments
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Loud music festivals could reduce bat activity in some species by nearly 50%
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Biophobias on the rise in urban areas according to new study
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BES2023 registration and abstract submissions now open
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Office for Environmental Protection seeking help from ecologists
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