The greater the presence of Robinia pseudoacacia, the more it affects Erythronium dens-canis populations, challenging native species #conservation .

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#biodiversity

From our journal, featured on Mongabay - 'Spotted softshell turtle release boosts reptile conservation in Vietnam.'

#conservation Kölner Zoo Asian Turtle Program IUCN Viet Nam National University HCMC University of Science and Technology of Hanoi Pensoft
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Exploring ‘sufficiency’: an overlooked strategy for protecting #biodiversity ?

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Orchard meadows are often neglected and abandoned due to thier declining financial value. However, they serve an important ecological role and should be protected.

👉 Read more about Europe's forgotten landscapes: blog.pensoft.net/2024/03/29/orc…

Is ‘sufficiency’ overlooked when it comes to protecting #biodiversity ? 🤔

Marianne Hachtmann from TU Berlin calls for decision makers to prioritise this strategy for #conservation and sustainable living.

🔗 Read more on the Pensoft blog:
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Researchers have highlighted the important ecological role of #orchard meadows, calling for support and incentives to protect these landscapes. 🌳

🔗 Read more on the @pensoft blog: blog.pensoft.net/2024/03/29/orc…

#conservation #ecology

This incredible #newspecies is currently only known to a small region of the French Alps, and areas more than 2,000 km away in the mountains of Turkey and Iraq! 🐝🇫🇷🇹🇷🇮🇶

🔗Read all about it on the Pensoft blog: blog.pensoft.net/2024/03/25/rar…

#Hymenoptera

Welcome to Gianmarco Tavilla (Gianmarco Tavilla), a new subject editor at Nature Conservation!

His experience covers the topics of plant and habitat conservation and biological invasions. 🌱

🔗 See our announcement here: natureconservation.pensoft.net/news/547

This article from The Washington Post features research from our journal on the global trade of frog legs.

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The spotted softshell turtle faces extinction from overconsumption and habitat loss. ⚠️

👇 Head to the Pensoft blog to learn about the breeding programmes initiated in Vietnam to protect this incredible species.

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#conservation #endangeredspecies

The spotted softshell turtle faces extinction from overconsumption and habitat loss. ⚠️

👇 Head to the Pensoft blog to learn about the breeding programmes initiated in Vietnam to protect this incredible species.

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#conservation #endangeredspecies

🙌Our project #communication team is at the SpongeBoost kick-off in Leipzig! 🇩🇪

Pleased to be leading Work Package #5: #Communication , dissemination & exploitation & join a fantastic initiative in aid of #freshwater #ecosystems !

#SpongeBoostKickOff #GreenDeal #HorizonEU

📢New Horizon Europe🇪🇺 project, SpongeBoost, has just kicked-off and by the looks of it, the ambitious consortium is going to publish their scientific results on innovative #wetlands #restoration in the REST-COAST #OA collection in Nature Conservation!🌿🫧

🗨️'[W]e still don’t have weather stations for #biodiversity . But it can be hoped the contents of this book will serve as a basis'

- says Christoph Scherber🇺🇦 in the preface of a new Advanced Book📖: doi.org/10.3897/ab.e11… 🔓 describing approaches for easier #biodiversity assessment.

This study explores how land cover in Snohy, Slovakia, has changed since 1949, emphasising the impact of slope on forest dynamics and land use. 🇸🇰

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The Nature Restoration Law will be a crucial step to protect Europe’s environment and biodiversity. A compromise text was recently agreed and the final vote of the EU Parliament will be at 29 Feb. Scientists yesterday addressed all MEPs individually. Here are our main arguments: