The long-term impacts of marine heat waves on biodiversity and management strategies required to mitigate further damage were the focus of a review by researchers at The University of Western ...

Nature protection, conservation and restoration is “not a trivial matter but key to human survival,” according to scientists quoted in a 2005 UN report. To demonstrate this, they developed the concept ...

Conservation has always involved difficult choices, but the current era is pressing those choices into uncomfortable new ...

A new study led by the University of South Florida highlights the urgent need to protect marine ecosystems in shallow water near the shore—an area that many beachgoers don't realize is highly ...

Healthy coral reefs, such as this one in the South China Sea, can provide valuable economic service to people, including supporting fisheries and seafood, tourism attractions, and coastal protection.

Perspectives on nature's services / John Peterson Myers, Joshua S. Reichert -- Introduction: What are ecosystem services? / Gretchen C. Daily -- Ecosystem services: a fragmentary history / Harold A.

Costa Rica continues to strive for environmental protection. The country implemented the Payment for Marine Environmental Services Program. This initiative protects marine ecosystems by providing ...