PREDICTS news
PREDICTS and the Museum have developed the Biodiversity Trends Explorer. This tool will help negotiators at COP15 and other policymakers compare the current state of local ecosystem biodiversity among countries.
The Biodiversity Trends Explorer will also allow policymakers compare the impacts of different economic futures on local biodiversity.
Prof Andy Purvis and Dr Adriana de Palma, have co-authored The Urgency of Biodiversity Action PDF (1,486KB), produced together with Vivid Economics. You can listen to them talking about the report and the urgency of biodiversity action.
Published papers
You can find a full list of PREDICTS papers on ResearchGate.
Past newsletters from the PREDICTS project
Can biofuels solve the planetary emergency we are facing?
Masters student Sophie Jane Tudge details her research into biofuels.
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Science newsDestruction of forests and grasslands is biggest cause of biodiversity loss
A new study has looked at what is driving the biodiversity crisis.
9 November 2022 -
NewsAnalysis warns global biodiversity is below 'safe limit' ahead of COP 15
The world's biodiversity has fallen below the 'safe limit', researchers suggest, as habitat destruction and agriculture take their toll on nature.
10 October 2021 -
NewsThe world's obsession with economic growth is killing nature, report finds
Changing our economic system would create a fairer, healthier, more sustainable world for everyone.
2 February 2021 -
AnthropoceneThe fight to save the world's ecosystems
Deforestation has slashed species diversity in ecosystems on land. But how can we stop further losses?
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NewsUK has 'led the world' in destroying the natural environment
Centuries of farming, building and industry have made the UK one of the most nature-depleted countries in Europe.
26 September 2020 -
Science newsNature 'unravels' as animal populations plummet
Animal populations have declined by 68% since 1970.
10 September 2020 -
BiodiversityWhat is biodiversity and why does its loss matter?
Biodiversity is the name we give to the variety of all life on Earth.
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AnthropoceneWhat is mass extinction and are we facing a sixth one?
A mass extinction event is when species vanish much faster than they are replaced.
