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synthesized from dimensionsBiodiversity is defined as the variety and variability of all living organisms, encompassing the diversity of life forms within an ecosystem variety of life forms. This concept extends beyond mere species counts to include taxonomic levels below the species, such as cultivars, breeds, and wild, neglected, or underutilized species biodiversity in nutrition context. At its core, biodiversity is a fundamental measure of ecological health, characterized by the complexity of natural structures, such as the multi-layer canopies and high biomass found in near-natural forests near-natural forests definition.
The significance of biodiversity lies in its contribution to ecosystem productivity and resilience productivity and recovery. Through functional redundancy—where multiple species perform overlapping roles—diverse ecosystems are better equipped to recover from disturbances and adapt to environmental shifts functional redundancy resilience. This resilience is particularly critical in the context of climate change, which is widely recognized as a primary long-term threat to global ecosystems climate change biodiversity threat.
Biodiversity is currently under significant pressure from human activity. The primary drivers of decline include land-use and land-cover change (LULCC), specifically agriculture, pasture expansion, urban growth, forestry, and fossil fuel extraction six LULCC drivers. Food systems, in particular, exert substantial negative impacts through the use of pesticides that harm pollinators and the conversion of native habitats to industrial monocultures food systems impact. While some energy transitions, such as large-scale solar and wind projects, may overlap with sensitive habitats, practitioner surveys suggest these are often perceived as lesser threats compared to the systemic pressures of industrial agriculture and urban development LSWS lesser threat.
The relationship between biodiversity and human sustainability is complex and multifaceted. Sustainable diets are those that protect biodiversity while remaining nutritionally adequate sustainable diets definition. Strategies to mitigate loss include ecological restoration, the maintenance of green spaces, and the promotion of organic production methods restoration enhances biodiversity. Furthermore, Indigenous peoples play a pivotal role in global conservation, protecting an estimated 80% of the world's remaining biodiversity Indigenous biodiversity protection.
Frameworks such as the Integrated Climate-Biodiversity Framework (ICBF) emphasize the necessity of identifying co-benefits between climate action and biodiversity conservation ICBF reveals co-benefits. However, these efforts often involve trade-offs, such as the tension between carbon sequestration via tree plantations and the preservation of native habitat tree plantations fail habitat. Ultimately, maintaining biodiversity is essential for sustaining the ecosystem functions upon which human food systems and global environmental stability depend sustainability maintenance.
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"content": "Biodiversity is fundamentally defined as the variety of life forms found within an ecosystem, serving as a critical component for maintaining ecosystem stability and resilience. According to research published in the *Annals of Biological Research*, this variety is not merely a static metric but a functional asset that enhances overall ecosystem productivity and facilitates recovery from various disturbances, including natural disasters and human-induced changes.
The relationship between environmental factors and biodiversity is complex. Ecologists like Gaston (2000) have observed that higher productivity often correlates with greater biodiversity, contrasting tropical rainforests with less productive environments like deserts. Specific biological interactions can also drive these outcomes; for example, research cited by *Nature* highlights how underground termites in Kenya can increase grassland biodiversity over large areas by improving soil fertility.
Despite its importance, biodiversity is under severe threat. Key risks include the conversion of native plant communities into non-native assemblages, as well as habitat destruction, pollution, and climate change, all of which reduce the capacity of ecosystems to support life. Furthermore, there is an ongoing tension between the preservation of natural biodiversity and the human necessity for resources such as food, fuel, and fiber.
In response, the field of conservation ecology focuses specifically on protecting and restoring biodiversity. However, restoration efforts face significant hurdles. Karen Holl (2020) notes that even well-planned projects rarely fully restore the biodiversity of intact forests due to a lack of source flora/fauna and degraded abiotic conditions. To address these limitations, Harvey (2017) advocates for a strategic shift in conservation management: moving away
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Biodiversity encompasses wild edible species in natural ecosystems like forests and grasslands, vital for diets and representing a key component of ecosystems wild edible species in ecosystems. In human nutrition, it refers to foods at taxonomic levels below species, including cultivars, breeds, wild, neglected, and underutilized species, distinct from dietary diversity biodiversity in nutrition context. Sustainable diets, as defined by Burlingame and Dernini (2012), protect biodiversity and ecosystems while being nutritionally adequate sustainable diets definition. Climate change poses the greatest long-term threat to biodiversity, altering ecosystems and resilience, per the International Land Conservation Network and Cecilia Riebl climate change biodiversity threat. Greater biodiversity enhances ecosystem resilience to climate change via species redundancy biodiversity resilience to climate. Organic production better protects biodiversity and the environment, according to Frontiers in Nutrition organic methods protect biodiversity, while industrial hemp contributes to it through soil health and reduced pesticides, as noted in BioResources hemp enhances biodiversity. Strategies like ecological restoration aim to enhance biodiversity and resilience restoration enhances biodiversity, and home gardens conserve wild edible plants home gardens conserve biodiversity. Practitioner perceptions rank large-scale solar and wind impacts on biodiversity lower than agriculture, urban growth, or fossil fuels, with Nature studies surveying US experts practitioner perceptions of solar impacts. Frameworks like the Integrated Climate-Biodiversity Framework (ICBF) by R. Newell, A. Dale, and N.-M. Lister identify co-benefits between climate action and biodiversity ICBF reveals co-benefits. Threats also include ultra-processed foods exacerbating declines and waning Mediterranean Diet adherence linked to biodiversity loss ultra-processed foods harm biodiversity.
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Biodiversity refers to the variety of life forms in an ecosystem, crucial for maintaining stability and resilience, as defined by Lorelei Simmons in Annals of Biological Research variety of life forms. It is also described as the variety and variability of living organisms, often assessed via species loss from land use living organisms variability. High biodiversity enhances ecosystem productivity and recovery from disturbances productivity and recovery. Major threats include conversion of native plants to non-native assemblages non-native species threat, habitat destruction, pollution, and climate change habitat destruction reduces, with climate change posing risks to global ecosystems per Ecology and Society authors R. Newell, A. Dale, and N.-M. Lister climate change threat. Food systems negatively impact biodiversity, as noted in Frontiers literature food systems impact, though wild foods exhibit high biodiversity wild foods high biodiversity. Energy transitions show trade-offs: tree plantations aid carbon sequestration but not biodiversity tree plantations fail habitat, and large-scale wind/solar may overlap with biodiversity areas yet are perceived by practitioners as lesser threats than agriculture or urban growth LSWS lesser threat. Positive strategies include Indigenous Peoples protecting 80% of remaining biodiversity despite comprising 5% of population, per Müller and Robins (2022) Indigenous biodiversity protection, maintaining green spaces for biodiversity and climate benefits green spaces strategy, and industrial hemp cultivation promoting biodiversity hemp promotes biodiversity. In sustainable diets, biodiversity is a minor but examined outcome diets literature biodiversity, linked to works by Burlingame and Dernini (2012).
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Biodiversity faces significant pressures from six predominant drivers of land-use and land-cover change (LULCC), including agriculture, pasturelands, urban growth, forestry, and fossil fuel activities, as identified by scholars in six LULCC drivers published in Nature. Ecologists like Gaston (2000) link higher biodiversity to greater productivity in systems such as tropical rainforests compared to deserts, per Gaston on productivity. Ecosystems with higher biodiversity exhibit greater resilience to disturbances through functional redundancy, where multiple species perform overlapping roles, according to functional redundancy resilience from mrgscience.com. It is integral to near-natural forests defined by native species, complex structures, high biomass, and multi-layer canopies, as outlined by near-natural forests definition from Bio4Climate. Threats include biodiversity loss harming insect pollinators vital to Indigenous food systems due to pesticides, noted in pollinators impact by Frontiers, and local effects from clearing vegetated land for utility-scale solar energy on biodiversity and carbon cycling, per Nature's solar energy impacts. Climate change intersections are reviewed by Weiskopf et al. (2020) in Science of The Total Environment, as referenced in Weiskopf climate review. Sustainability approaches emphasize maintaining biodiversity alongside ecosystem functions, according to Frontiers in sustainability maintenance, while agriculture intensification and conservation urban planning offer partial relief but not full elimination of pressures, per Nature's mitigation limits. Integrating biodiversity with climate and wildlife strategies involves trade-offs, as discussed by Newell, Dale, Lister and others in Ecology and Society via integration trade-offs.
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Practitioners' perceived risks to biodiversity from renewable energy ... nature.com Feb 27, 2025 35 facts
perspectivePacific Coast practitioners perceive that large-scale solar energy development and fossil fuel extraction have equal impacts on biodiversity, a view held currently and projected until 2050.
procedurePractitioners compared the direct net impacts on biodiversity from the land footprint of large-scale wind and solar energy (LSWS) with impacts from other industrial-scale land-use and land-cover change (LULCC) drivers, including agriculture, farming, urban growth, timber harvest, and fossil fuel extraction and operations.
referencePawson et al. (2006) in 'Clear-fell harvest impacts on biodiversity: past research and the search for harvest size thresholds' (Can J Res) analyze the impacts of clear-fell harvesting on biodiversity and investigate harvest size thresholds.
claimPractitioners in the Southeast and Midwest expect industrial agriculture and farming to have a greater impact on biodiversity than solar energy by 2050.
claimPractitioners across all regions expect that urban, agrarian, and farming land-use and land-cover change (LULCC) will have greater impacts on biodiversity by 2050 compared to large-scale wind and solar (LSWS).
referenceSinha et al. (2018) outlined best practices for responsible land use to improve biodiversity at utility-scale solar facilities.
procedureThe researchers identified keywords related to LSWS and biodiversity, including biodiversity conservation, photovoltaic solar energy project planning, electricity grid management, and native ecosystems, to use as structured search terms for identifying practitioners.
measurementPractitioners perceive the relative impact of large-scale solar and wind energy on biodiversity as less than any of the six other examined drivers of land-use and land-cover change (LULCC), with relative impact values ranging from 0.42 to 0.97 on a Likert scale.
referencePhalan et al. (2011) in 'Minimising the harm to biodiversity of producing more food globally' (Food Policy) discuss strategies to reduce the negative impacts of global food production on biodiversity.
referenceSushinsky et al. (2013) investigated strategies for urban growth that minimize negative impacts on biodiversity.
referenceJones, Pejchar, and Kiesecker (2015) investigated how oil, natural gas, and wind energy infrastructure affect land use for biodiversity and the flow of ecosystem services.
referenceGasparatos et al. (2017) examined the implications of renewable energy development on biodiversity, specifically in the context of transitioning to a Green Economy.
referenceJackson (2011) analyzed policy conflicts between renewable energy development and nature conservation, specifically regarding biodiversity.
procedureThe survey of practitioners regarding LSWS impacts on biodiversity required ranking relative impacts for two temporal scales: current (2023) and future (2050).
measurementThe study surveyed 116 US-based practitioners, revealing a general net-negative perception of large-scale solar energy impacts on biodiversity.
measurementAgreement among practitioners that biodiversity impacts from urban growth will surpass those from wind development ranged from 85% among NGO practitioners to full consensus among state environmental agency practitioners.
claimThe study investigates the perceptions of governmental, academic, and non-profit practitioners working at the intersection of large-scale renewable energy (LSWS) development and biodiversity.
claimPractitioners in the Midwest, Southwest, and Mountain regions perceived a greater relative impact on biodiversity from industrial agriculture and farming than from wind energy.
claimLarge-scale wind and solar energy (LSWS) development may catalyze expansion into controversial development frontiers, such as prime agricultural land (Sustainable Development Goal 2.4), forests, or land needed to protect biodiversity (Sustainable Development Goal 15.1, 15.5).
referenceThe paper 'Global projections of future cropland expansion to 2050 and direct impacts on biodiversity and carbon storage' by A. Molotoks, E. Stehfest, J. Doelman, et al. (2018) models the impacts of future cropland expansion on biodiversity and carbon storage.
referenceThe paper 'Biodiversity and wind energy in Kenya: Revealing landscape and wind turbine perceptions in the world’s wildlife capital' by E. Nordman and J. Mutinda (2016) examines perceptions of wind energy and biodiversity in Kenya.
referenceHaines-Young (2009) analyzed the relationships between land use and biodiversity.
claimThe physical overlap between large-scale wind and solar (LSWS) and biodiversity on a global scale is debated, which leads to varied perceptions regarding the extent and acceptability of project impacts.
measurementOn average, practitioners across all regions except the Mountain region report that wind energy has less impact on all biodiversity categories than other land-use and land-cover change (LULCC) drivers, with scores ranging from -1 to -0.33.
measurementThe majority of respondents from NGOs, research institutes, and state environmental agencies viewed projected urban development as a greater threat to biodiversity than solar energy (range 62–93%).
measurementPractitioners in all regions except the Pacific Coast foresee future urban growth having a greater impact on biodiversity than wind energy, with 86–94% of respondents holding this view.
claimPractitioner responses regarding the impacts of solar and wind energy on biodiversity are unevenly distributed across different geographic regions.
claimHuman disturbance from land-use activities is typically harmful to biodiversity, even at low intensities, though exceptions exist, such as increased vertebrate biodiversity on Indigenous-managed lands as noted by Schuster et al. (2019).
referenceNiebuhr et al. (2022) demonstrate that renewable energy infrastructure impacts biodiversity beyond the specific area it occupies.
claimPractitioners across regions perceive that drivers of land-use and land-cover change (LULCC) other than large-scale wind and solar (LSWS) pose a greater threat to biodiversity.
claimDecision-making entities generally perceive large-scale wind and solar (LSWS) energy projects as a threat to local biodiversity.
claimAdvances in low-impact, wildlife-friendly large-scale wind and solar (LSWS) design suggest that decarbonization projects on marginal lands pose a lower risk to biodiversity, according to research by Obermeyer et al. (2011) and Sinha et al. (2018).
referenceKatovich (2024) quantified the effects of energy infrastructure on bird populations and biodiversity.
referenceScholars have identified six predominant drivers of land-use and land-cover change (LULCC) that impact biodiversity: agriculture, pasturelands, urban growth, forestry, fossil fuel extraction, and fossil fuel operations.
claimAgriculture intensification and conservation-centric urban planning may partially alleviate biodiversity pressures, but these tactics cannot eliminate impacts rapidly or entirely.
An integrated climate-biodiversity framework to improve planning ... ecologyandsociety.org 14 facts
claimIntegrating climate action objectives into landscape connectivity planning can create strategies that reduce traffic burdens while providing co-benefits for biodiversity, public health, and quality of life.
referenceOnaindia et al. (2013) analyzed the co-benefits and trade-offs between biodiversity, carbon storage, and water flow regulation.
claimEffective integrated planning requires the strategic placement of appropriately scaled energy infrastructure to minimize habitat and biodiversity impacts.
claimThe integrated climate-biodiversity framework (ICBF) reveals areas of convergence and co-benefits among climate, biodiversity, and landscape connectivity planning.
procedureThe procedure to create the Integrated Climate-Biodiversity Framework (ICBF) involved: (1) conducting a Google Scholar search using the terms “climate change”, “biodiversity”, “co-benefits”, “trade-offs”, and “review”; (2) short-listing reviews that referred to both climate action and biodiversity strategies and outcomes; (3) reducing the initial selection of 22 papers to 16 by removing those with vague discussions of strategies and policies; (4) enriching the selection with five additional papers that used survey or systems mapping approaches or focused on the intersection of climate and biodiversity; (5) importing the final 21 papers into Mendeley (v.1.19.4) reference management software; and (6) identifying co-benefits and trade-offs using a thematic coding approach categorized as “strategies” or “outcomes”.
claimClimate action strategies that focus primarily on green fuel sources and green transportation technologies, such as biofuels and electric vehicles, can ignore critical landscape connectivity and biodiversity needs related to traffic management and road network expansion.
claimThe authors of the Integrated Climate-Biodiversity Framework (ICBF) synthesized multiple literature reviews because most existing reviews focus on either climate change or biodiversity individually, whereas the ICBF aims to synthesize both, and because many reviews are limited to specific sectors like agriculture or forestry.
claimNot all climate mitigation approaches result in positive biodiversity outcomes; for example, tree plantations can provide carbon sequestration benefits while failing to provide habitat to support high biodiversity.
referenceIncorporating drought-resilient and pollinator-supportive plants in vegetated crossing structures can contribute to climate action, food systems, and biodiversity objectives (Reynolds et al. 2020).
claimClimate change is a major threat to global ecosystems, which implies that effective climate action strategies can indirectly benefit biodiversity.
claimMaintaining green space is an example of a strategy that enhances biodiversity while simultaneously contributing to climate mitigation and adaptation through carbon sequestration and flood protection.
claimTransitioning from fossil fuels to bioenergy requires land to produce biomass and bioenergy crops, which can result in trade-offs for biodiversity.
claimThe Integrated Climate-Biodiversity Framework (ICBF) aligns policy and planning with climate change and biodiversity objectives, which are identified as critical sustainability issues by Rockström et al. (2009), Steffen et al. (2015), the IPCC (2018), and the IPBES (2019).
referenceIntegrating climate, biodiversity, and wildlife crossing strategies involves potential trade-offs that must be understood alongside co-benefits (Ürge-Vorsatz et al. 2014, Newell et al. 2018, Choi et al. 2021).
A Consensus Proposal for Nutritional Indicators to Assess ... - Frontiers frontiersin.org 6 facts
claimOrganic production methods are acknowledged to provide better protection for the environment, biodiversity, and potentially, consumer health.
claimResearch on dietary trends in the Mediterranean area can help promote interventions to preserve healthy eating patterns, reduce the environmental impact of food production, and conserve biodiversity.
claimIn the context of human nutrition, biodiversity refers to foods identified at the taxonomic level below species (such as cultivar or breed) or by local varietal name, as well as wild, neglected, and underutilized species.
claimWaning adherence to the Mediterranean Diet is linked to a loss of biodiversity, caused by the globalization of food production and consumption and the homogenization of eating patterns.
claimBiodiversity is distinct from dietary diversity, as dietary diversity reflects intake at the level of aggregate food groups, whereas biodiversity refers to taxonomic levels below species or specific wild/underutilized species.
claimThe nutritional indicators selected by the expert group are categorized into five domains: biochemical quality of food (protein ratios, energy adequacy, energy density, nutrient density), food quality (fruit/vegetable intake, dietary diversity), environment (biodiversity, local/regional food rates, eco-friendly production), lifestyle (physical activity, Mediterranean diet adherence), and clinical aspects (morbidity/mortality statistics, nutritional anthropometry).
Measurement of diets that are healthy, environmentally sustainable ... frontiersin.org 6 facts
procedureThe research team developed 12 categories for environmental outcomes: climate change, land, water, energy, nitrogen or phosphorus, toxicity, eutrophication, composite environmental indicator, acidification, biodiversity, air pollution, or other.
claimModeling outcomes such as eutrophication and biodiversity requires more complex data development and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) than modeling climate or land use because these outcomes are spatially dependent.
measurementIn the sustainable diets literature, studies examine environmental outcomes including toxicity (n=9, 6.8%), energy outcomes (n=7, 5.3%), eutrophication (n=7, 5.3%), air pollution (n=6, 4.5%), nitrogen or phosphorus-related outcomes (n=6, 4.5%), acidification (n=4, 3.0%), and biodiversity (n=2, 1.5%).
referenceBurlingame and Dernini (2012) provided directions and solutions for policy, research, and action regarding sustainable diets and biodiversity in the proceedings of the International Scientific Symposium Biodiversity and Sustainable Diets United Against Hunger.
claimThe most common environment-related metrics used in food system modeling include greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water extraction, land use changes that release carbon to the atmosphere, and loss of biodiversity.
claimIt is widely accepted that current food systems negatively impact ecological foundations, including land, water, and biodiversity.
A Scoping Review of Indicators for Sustainable Healthy Diets frontiersin.org Jan 12, 2022 6 facts
quoteBurlingame and Dernini (2012) defined sustainable diets as diets that are protective and respectful of biodiversity and ecosystems, culturally acceptable, accessible, economically fair and affordable, and nutritionally adequate, safe, and healthy, while optimizing natural and human resources.
claimResearch on the environmental effects of diets has primarily focused on greenhouse gases, land use, and water use, though measures for eutrophication, acidification, nitrogen and phosphorus use, and biodiversity are also utilized.
referenceBurlingame and Dernini (2012) authored 'Sustainable Diets and Biodiversity Directions and Solutions for Policy, Research and Action', published by the FAO Headquarters in Rome.
claimBiodiversity, defined as the variety and variability of living organisms in a given area, is most commonly assessed through indicators of species loss from land use, followed by biodiversity damage potential and extinction rate.
claimThe GHGE-Land Use score is considered a strong indicator for assessing the environmental impacts of dietary patterns because greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) are a commonly accepted indicator and land use changes serve as a good proxy for biodiversity, according to van Dooren and Aiking (2016).
referenceTilman et al. (2017) published 'Future threats to biodiversity and pathways to their prevention' in Nature, discussing biodiversity threats and prevention strategies.
Ecology: Nature's Interactions and Ecosystem Dynamics scholarsresearchlibrary.com 5 facts
claimEcological restoration projects aim to return ecosystems to their natural states, which enhances biodiversity and ecosystem resilience.
claimBiodiversity, defined as the variety of life forms in an ecosystem, plays a critical role in maintaining ecosystem stability and resilience.
claimHabitat destruction reduces biodiversity, while pollution and climate change alter ecosystems, making them less stable and less capable of supporting life.
claimConservation ecology is a branch of ecology focused on protecting and restoring biodiversity.
claimHigh biodiversity enhances ecosystem productivity and aids ecosystem recovery from disturbances such as natural disasters or human-induced changes.
Compendium Vol. 5 No. 1: The ecological role of native plants bio4climate.org 5 facts
claimKaren Holl (2020) notes that a large body of literature indicates that even well-planned restoration projects rarely fully recover the biodiversity of intact forests due to a lack of forest-dependent flora and fauna sources in deforested landscapes and degraded abiotic conditions caused by human activity.
perspectiveHarvey (2017) proposes that a shift in focus from individual species to interaction networks is necessary to achieve conservation management and restoration ecology goals, such as conserving biodiversity, ecosystem processes, and landscape-scale delivery of ecosystem services.
claimThe conversion of native plant communities into assemblages dominated by non-native species is one of the most ubiquitous threats to biodiversity today, as habitats are rapidly converted from coevolved ecosystems into novel assemblages.
perspectiveConservation efforts should shift focus from individual species to interaction networks to achieve goals related to biodiversity, ecosystem processes, and landscape-scale delivery of ecosystem services, as proposed by Harvey et al. (2017).
claimNear-natural forests are defined by the use of native species and the creation of complex structures characterized by high biodiversity, high biomass, and multiplayer canopies.
An ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants in Taishan County ... frontiersin.org Jul 10, 2025 4 facts
claimLocal communities in Taishan County have developed extensive traditional knowledge of wild edible plant (WEP) harvesting and consumption that is adapted to the area's unique geography, climate, and biodiversity.
referenceJohns T. and Eyzaguirre P. B. (2006) published 'Linking biodiversity, diet and health in policy and practice' in the Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, volume 65, pages 182–189.
referenceDing et al. published the article 'Visual analysis of hotspots and emerging trends in traditional knowledge associated with biodiversity' in the journal Biodivers. Sci. in 2019.
referenceBélanger and Pilling (2019) published a report on the state of the world's biodiversity for food and agriculture.
ESS Subtopic 6.2: Climate change – Causes and Impacts mrgscience.com 4 facts
claimEcosystems with greater biodiversity are more resilient to climate change because multiple species can fill similar ecological roles, ensuring function is maintained even if some species are lost.
claimClimate change impacts ecosystems at local, regional, and global scales by altering ecosystem resilience, shifting biomes, and changing species composition, productivity, and biodiversity.
claimClimate change causes precipitation to decline in certain areas, which leads to the expansion of drylands and the conversion of productive land into desert, resulting in reduced local biodiversity and negative impacts on agriculture, including food and water shortages for human populations.
claimEcosystems with higher biodiversity are generally more resilient to disturbances because they possess more species performing overlapping roles, a concept known as functional redundancy.
Ecologists Study the Interactions of Organisms and Their Environment nature.com 4 facts
claimFuture research will grapple with conflicts between human needs for food, fuel, and fiber, and the preservation of natural biodiversity and ecological function.
referenceUnderground termites in Kenya increase grassland productivity and biodiversity over large areas by raising soil fertility in evenly spaced circles, according to Pringle et al. (2010).
claimEcological research aims to understand general principles of ecosystem function, such as whether greater biodiversity increases or decreases an ecosystem's susceptibility to invasion by exotic species.
claimEcologists, such as Gaston (2000), suggest that higher productivity is a reason for greater biodiversity in tropical rainforests compared to less productive systems like deserts.
Wild edible plants for food security, dietary diversity, and nutraceuticals frontiersin.org Nov 27, 2025 3 facts
claimWild edible species generally occur as self-sustaining populations within natural or semi-natural ecosystems such as forests, grasslands, and barren fields, and represent a vital component of biodiversity.
referenceNesbitt et al. (2010) discuss the importance of plant identification and nomenclature in linking biodiversity, food, and nutrition in the 'Journal of Food Composition and Analysis'.
claimWild foods are characterized by high biodiversity, local accessibility, cultural acquaintance, and low input requirements.
Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Goba District Southwest ... nature.com Jul 29, 2025 3 facts
claimCultivation of wild edible plant species in home gardens is a vital conservation strategy that serves as a biodiversity microcosm to protect plant species and indigenous knowledge systems.
referenceThe Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI) published a report in 2022 titled 'Identifying Options and Scenarios of Voluntary Commitments for Biodiversity in the Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry Sectors in the Bale Eco-Region and the Southwest Natural Forest of Ethiopia', which proposes strategies to mobilize economic actors.
claimDeforestation poses a serious threat to the availability of wild edible plants, which are crucial for nutrition, maintaining biodiversity, and ecological balance.
Realist Review on Just Transition Towards Low Emission, Climate ... link.springer.com Jan 5, 2026 3 facts
accountA Global Environment Facility (GEF) project in the Philippines created policies and guidelines to institutionalize Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Conserved Areas and Territories (ICCAs) to promote biodiversity and support Indigenous Peoples.
measurementIndigenous Peoples comprise 5% of the world’s population but protect approximately 80% of the world’s remaining biodiversity, according to Müller and Robins (2022).
referenceSabrina Müller and Nick Robins (2022) authored a report titled 'Just Nature: How Finance can Support a Just Transition at the Interface of Action on Climate and Biodiversity,' published by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, which examines how finance can support a just transition.
Renewable Energy's Land Use Reckoning kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu Jun 3, 2025 2 facts
referenceThe 'mid-impact' solar development scenario modeled by Harvard Forest and Massachusetts Audubon excludes new solar development on prime farmland, areas essential for biodiversity and wildlife habitat, the 75 percent of forest with the highest carbon density, and areas identified by The Nature Conservancy as most valuable for climate resilience.
claimThe report authored by Thompson in partnership with Massachusetts Audubon argues that meeting state solar goals while retaining forests for climate and biodiversity purposes is not a false choice.
A critical review of industrial fiber hemp anatomy, agronomic ... bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu 2 facts
claimIndustrial hemp production is considered a compelling choice for sustainable agriculture due to its ability to sequester carbon dioxide, reduce reliance on synthetic pesticides and herbicides, enhance soil health, prevent erosion, and contribute to biodiversity and phytoremediation.
claimIndustrial hemp cultivation promotes biodiversity, reduces chemical usage, conserves water, improves soil health, and contributes to climate change mitigation.
Assessment of the nutritional value of a wild edible plant Scorzonera ... discovery.researcher.life Dec 1, 2025 2 facts
How the intersection of modern diets, climate, and food systems is ... medicalxpress.com Nov 17, 2025 2 facts
claimThe increased market share of ultra-processed foods in the United States has exacerbated declines in biodiversity.
quoteGeoff Scott stated: "The global climate crisis has led to a decline in biodiversity while concurrently amplifying environmental stressors with significant implications for human health. Of particular concern are the climate change effects on soil health, which affects not only agriculture but also natural ecosystems."
Ethnobotanical study of food plants used in traditional medicine in ... link.springer.com Nov 26, 2025 2 facts
referenceThe Ministério do Urbanismo e Ambiente of Angola published the 'Primeiro Relatório Nacional para a Conferência das Partes da Convenção da Diversidade Biológica' in 2006, detailing national biodiversity reporting.
referenceMawunu M. et al. studied the biodiversity and ethnobotany of medicinal plants in the small Songo City, Angola, published in the Journal of Quality in Health Care & Economics in 2022.
“The Old Foods Are the New Foods!”: Erosion and Revitalization of ... frontiersin.org 2 facts
claimIncreasing pressures on wildlife and the loss of biodiversity due to habitat loss and industrial encroachment negatively impact Indigenous food systems.
claimThe loss of biodiversity and the use of harsh pesticides and chemicals negatively impact insect pollinators essential to Indigenous food systems.
Medicinal plants and human health: a comprehensive review of ... link.springer.com Nov 5, 2025 2 facts
claimUnsustainable harvesting practices and habitat destruction threaten the biodiversity essential for continued therapeutic discovery of medicinal plants.
claimGlobalization and modernization jeopardize indigenous healing systems and the biodiversity that sustains them, making the documentation and preservation of ethnobotanical knowledge increasingly imperative.
Balancing land use for conservation, agriculture, and renewable ... nature.com Mar 7, 2026 2 facts
referenceThe authors developed a flexible, multiple-objective framework designed to strategically allocate land to mitigate threats to biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people under climate change while supporting development.
referenceWeiskopf, S. R. et al. published 'Climate change effects on biodiversity, ecosystems, ecosystem services, and natural resource management in the United States' in Science of The Total Environment in 2020, which reviews the intersection of climate change and ecological management.
Nutritional potential of underutilized edible plant species in coffee ... link.springer.com Apr 23, 2021 1 fact
referencePowell B, Thilsted SH, Ickowitz A, Termote C, Sunderland T, and Herforth A published 'Improving diets with wild and cultivated biodiversity from across the landscape' in 2015 in the journal Food Security.
Renewables vs. Nature: What the Race to Net Zero Really Means for ... landconservationnetwork.org Jan 9, 2025 1 fact
claimClimate change is the factor that presents the greatest long-term threat to biodiversity.
Pharmacological Uses of New Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua 1 fact
referenceB. Sarkar (2017) published research on the traditional use of medicinal plants and their biodiversity in India in the International Journal of Experimental Research and Review.
Investigation Utilization of Medicinal Plants: From Historical ... sciltp.com 1 fact
claimVeiga Junior, V.F. and Pinto, A.C. identified Brazilian biodiversity as a rich source of bioactive compounds.
A Comprehensive Review on the Therapeutic Properties of ... traditionalmedicine.actabotanica.org 1 fact
claimThe increasing demand for medicinal plants poses a threat to their natural habitats and biodiversity.
Ethnobotanical Study of Wild Edible Plants and Their Indigenous ... scirp.org 1 fact
claimAcculturation, displacement of indigenous communities, diminishing biodiversity, population pressure, and climate change have led to a decline in the use of wild edible plants and the associated indigenous knowledge, particularly among young people in Ethiopia.
Actar Publishers actar.com 1 fact
referenceThe Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) defines 'Biocities' as cities that follow ecological principles to promote life and biodiversity, aiming to create an ecologically attuned and reciprocal relationship with nature.
Investigation of nutritional and phytochemical properties of wild ... nature.com Dec 9, 2025 1 fact
claimModernization and environmental degradation threaten traditional knowledge regarding medicinal plants and the biodiversity that supports it.
How do the indices based on the EAT-Lancet recommendations ... medrxiv.org May 14, 2024 1 fact
claimThe Agribalyse v.3.1.1 database has limitations, including the absence of soil carbon measurements in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) data, and a lack of information on biodiversity, phytosanitary product impact, and waste.
Balancing land use for conservation, agriculture, and renewable ... conservationgateway.org Mar 7, 2026 1 fact
perspectiveConserving land for biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people is imperative for achieving international climate, sustainable development, and biodiversity goals.
Media Coverage - News Center - Baruch College newscenter.baruch.cuny.edu 1 fact
referenceManpreet Kohli was featured in an Entomology Today article titled 'Safeguarding Biodiversity: An Entomologist’s Goal as Government Policy Analyst' on September 7, 2023.
Energy Transition Literature - PSU Center for Energy Law and Policy celp.psu.edu May 20, 2024 1 fact
claimChild et al. (2018) argue that current environmental planetary boundaries are inadequate because they focus primarily on CO2 emissions rather than other implications of energy transitions, such as stress on biochemical flows or biodiversity.
Integrating Medicinal Plants and Science | PDF | Metabolomics scribd.com May 9, 2025 1 fact
claimThe authors of the review 'Integrating Medicinal Plants and Science' call for improved data mobilization, DNA barcoding, and phylogenomic methods to better understand and conserve the biodiversity of medicinal plants.
Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Shabelle Zone, Eastern ... link.springer.com Feb 5, 2026 1 fact
claimIn-situ conservation strategies, such as community-managed forests, protected areas, and sacred groves, combined with ex-situ approaches like nurseries, seed banks, and the propagation of high-value species, can safeguard biodiversity while supporting human livelihoods.
The potential land requirements and related land use change ... nature.com Feb 3, 2021 1 fact
claimClearing currently vegetated land for utility-scale solar energy has local impacts on biodiversity, carbon cycling, and aesthetics.
Sustainable Energy Transition for Renewable and Low Carbon Grid ... frontiersin.org Mar 23, 2022 1 fact
claimApproaches to sustainability include the maintenance of biodiversity, atmospheric stability, and other ecosystem functions that are not necessarily economic resources.