Remote sensing has transformed the monitoring of life on Earth by revealing spatial and
temporal dimensions of biological diversity through structural, compositional and functional …

There is increasing availability and use of unstructured and semi‐structured citizen science
data in biodiversity research and conservation. This expansion of a rich source of 'big …

Emerging technologies are increasingly employed in environmental citizen science projects.
This integration offers benefits and opportunities for scientists and participants alike. Citizen …

National and local governments need to step up efforts to effectively implement the post‐
2020 global biodiversity framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity to halt and …

Based on plant occurrence data covering all parts of Germany, we investigated changes in
the distribution of 2136 plant species between 1960 and 2017. We analyzed 29 million …

Motivation Assessing biodiversity status and trends in plant communities is critical for
understanding, quantifying and predicting the effects of global change on ecosystems …

Protected areas are a key conservation tool, yet their effectiveness at maintaining
biodiversity through time is rarely quantified. Here, we assess protected area effectiveness …

Recent climate and land‐use changes are having substantial impacts on biodiversity,
including population declines, range shifts, and changes in community composition …

The rate and extent of global biodiversity change is surpassing our ability to measure,
monitor and forecast trends. We propose an interconnected worldwide system of …

Citizen science plays a crucial role in hel** monitor biodiversity and inform conservation.
With the widespread use of smartphones, many people share biodiversity information on …