for Tread Softly background briefings on Biodiversity
Campaign Groups
You can help save biodiversity – suggestions from WWF
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Friends of the Earth International
The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
Convention on Biological Diversity
Convention on Biological Diversity – UN site
The Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
State of play of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, from Third World Network
News about Biodiversity
Science and Research
Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
The IUCN Red List of threatened species
Living Planet Report 2020, from WWF
The Nine Planetary Boundaries, from Stockholm Resilience Centre
Explainer: Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, from China Dialogue
Tropical Forests and Deforestation
Tropical Forests and Climate Change: The Latest Science, from World Resources Institute
Rivers in the Sky: How Deforestation Is Affecting Global Water Cycles, from YaleEnvironment360
International Database on REDD+ projects and programs
The state of the world’s ten largest remaining tropical rainforests, from Mongabay
The U.N.’s grand plan to save forests hasn’t worked, but some still believe it can, from Mongabay
Conservation of Biodiversity
Protected Planet – information on terrestrial and marine protected areas, updated monthly
Conservation Effectiveness – 7 investigative articles from Mongabay
more Biodiversity briefings
Biodiversity Loss
Importance of Biodiversity
Causes of Biodiversity Loss
Deforestation
Climate Change and Biodiversity
Conservation of Biodiversity
Solutions to Biodiversity Loss
Sustainable Development Goals for Biodiversity
Biodiversity Access and Benefit-Sharing