Bear DNA study to measure impact of conservation actions on genetic diversity The National Science Foundation will fund research at UC Santa Cruz that will examine the DNA of brown bears in the lower ...

Scientists have found a way to sample DNA out of the air on a large scale — making it possible to one day track the health and well being of all kinds of species around the world.

The agreement, signed at the United Nations Convention of Biological Diversity’s 15th Annual Conference of the Parties (COP15) in Montreal, is a particularly impactful one, said Mara Goldman, an ...

Delegates at the U.N. talks created a system that would compensate countries for the use of genetic information but failed to make headway on a broader funding commitment.

Biological diversity, or "biodiversity," refers to variability found at all levels of biology. Biodiversity is commonly broken down into three levels or types: genetic diversity, species diversity ...

The northern green anaconda has been identified as a new species after genetic analysis showed it split from its southern counterpart 10 million years ago.

CALI, Colombia 2 November 2024 — The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16) was suspended in the morning of Nov. 2 but not before ...

Biodiversity conservation was central at COP16, the global climate conference where nations gathered to address urgent environmental priorities. For Costa Rica, conservation has long been a critical ...

A new atlas by human rights groups assessed tree cover and biodiversity hotspots on lands belonging to Afro-descendant peoples in 15 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.