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In Ecuador, a mountain shrub could hold the key to restoring a precious ecosystem

Digitizing 6 million plant specimens: Interview with Gunter Fischer & Jordan Teisher

Survey uncovers ‘wildlife treasure’ in Cambodian park — but also signs of threats

In Bangladesh, a botanist brings quick, fun lessons to social media

Rare new Guinean flower is ‘canary in a coal mine’ — but in an actual iron mine

Photos: Top new species from 2024

Poachers target South Africa’s ‘miracle’ plant with near impunity

Greater Mekong serves up 234 new species in a year, from fanged hedgehog to diva viper

Citizen scientists can boost IUCN species assessments, but need better guidance from ecologists

Researcher discovers new role played by manatees, ‘the gardeners of the Amazon’

In a Noah’s Ark move, PNG migrants bring thousands of trees to safer ground

A key driver of decline, can wild orchid collectors change their ways?

Botanical gardens play key role in biodiversity & climate conventions (commentary)

The Panamanian shamans working to save their ancestral medicinal plants

Fishers & scientists unite to restore seaweed populations on Chilean coast

Experts call for urgent action as invasive species threatens Brazil mangroves

To save endangered trees, researchers in South America recruit an army of fungi

In Nepal, a humble edible fern is at heart of human-tiger conflict

Government inaction leaves Nepal without strategy to tackle invasive species

In Brazil’s Pantanal, women find empowerment working with nature’s bounty

Sumatra community school hands down ancient knowledge to modern generation

Indigenous midwives in Panama strive to preserve traditional medicine for maternal health

Traditional foods have the potential to help Kashmir communities adapt to climate change: study

‘Miracle’ in miniature as rare new plant defies deforestation in Ecuador

Peru puts endemic fog oasis under protection

Fishers, scientists restore mangroves on a Mexican isle wrecked by salt mining

It’s tough to be a wild orchid: Interview with conservation biologist Reshu Bashyal

DRC’s 1 billion trees program makes progress, but hurdles remain

Tanzania’s ‘mountain of millipedes’ yields six new species

‘Planting water, eating Caatinga & irrigating with the sun’: Interview with agroecologist Tião Alves

Traditional Aboriginal fire practices can help promote plant diversity: Study

Conflict in the canopy as human and climate factors drive liana dominance over trees

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