How maps protect the future of our planet’s biodiversity Geographic information system (GIS) technology provides a clear picture of where plant and animal species are at the greatest risk of ...

Maps like these offer a valuable tool to officials and conservationists who are scrambling to protect biodiversity. That work is critical, because scientists say humans are speeding extinction at ...

The Map of Biodiversity Importance (MOBI)—an effort backed by NatureServe, state partners, Esri and the Nature Conservancy (TNC)—offers an unprecedented picture of wildlife in the United States.

“We hope that the Map of Life app, built from 100 years of knowledge about where species are found, will accelerate our ability to completely close the many gaps in our biodiversity knowledge.” Indeed ...

(CN) – Efforts by scientists to map out global diversity are not new, particularly as ecosystems come under increasing pressure from a combination of human development and a changing climate. But up ...

World's biodiversity maps contain many gaps Date: August 12, 2021 Source: Yale University Summary: As the world's nations prepare to set new goals for protecting biodiversity, researchers have ...

A global map that lays out 36 classes – and perhaps more – of forest would open a window into insights beyond just the diversity of the trees in the canopy, he said.

New global biodiversity study provides unified map of life on land and in the ocean. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2020 / 02 / 200205143353.htm ...

The maps, plotted using the latest biodiversity data and a novel modeling technique, have provided scientists insights into how different types of ecological threats are distributed across the globe.

BOISE, Idaho – It sounds like a big fish story: a plan to create a biodiversity map identifying thousands of aquatic species in every river and stream in the western U.S. But scientists say they ...

To demonstrate our university’s biodiversity, we created maps using Indian folk art, and they have been a resounding success. Skip to main content. Scientific American. Opinion. May 20, 2023.