biodiversity loss

Read more about the article Invasive alien species in protected areas: a threat that should not be overlooked
Famine weed (Parthenium hysterophorus) is an aggressive invader in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. (Photo credit: Thembeka Thwala)
2020 / News

Invasive alien species in protected areas: a threat that should not be overlooked

In this commentary, a group of researchers, including C∙I∙B researchers and former C∙I∙B students, argue that when protected areas containing invasive alien species (IAS) are subjected to protected area downgrading, downsizing, and degazettement (PADDD), there is a higher chance that IAS will cause environmental and socioeconomic effects.

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5 June 2020
Read more about the article Biodiversity declines continue globally
A conservation success. Populations of the European bison, Bison bonasus, are now increasing due to successful intensive conservation action. (Photo: Tim Blackburn)
2010 / Highlighted papers

Biodiversity declines continue globally

C·I·B core team member Prof. Melodie McGeoch and C·I·B post-doc Dr Dian Spear were co-authors of a recent report in Science that has received substantial global press coverage. The study synthesises the outcomes of global indicators of biodiversity threat to establish whether or not nations have honoured their commitment to reducing biodiversity loss.

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4 May 2010