The expansion of globalized industrial societies is causing global warming, ecosystem
degradation, and species and language extinctions worldwide. Mainstream conservation …

Madagascar's unique biota is heavily affected by human activity and is under intense threat.
Here, we review the current state of knowledge on the conservation status of Madagascar's …

Human Footprint, the pressure imposed on the eco-environment by changing ecological
processes and natural landscapes, is raising worldwide concerns on biodiversity and …

Abstract The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is essential for practical and theoretical
efforts to protect biodiversity. However, species classified as “Data Deficient”(DD) regularly …

Freshwater fish represent one-fourth of the world's vertebrates and provide irreplaceable
goods and services but are increasingly affected by human activities. A new index …

There is mounting evidence of species redistribution as climate warms. Yet, our knowledge
of the coupling between species range shifts and isotherm shifts remains limited. Here, we …

High-elevation trees cannot always reach the thermal treeline, the potential upper range
limit set by growing-season temperature. But delineation of the realized upper range limit of …

The HydroATLAS database provides a standardized compendium of descriptive hydro-
environmental information for all watersheds and rivers of the world at high spatial …

Understanding the scale, location and nature conservation values of the lands over which
Indigenous Peoples exercise traditional rights is central to implementation of several global …

The boreal forest biome is a major component of Earth's biosphere and climate system that
is projected to shift northward due to continued climate change over the coming century …