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By Dr Daniel Stiles On 20 January 2026, the UK government released a report entitled Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security. While aimed at raising awareness about threats to UK national security posed by biodiversity loss and cascading ecosystem impacts, the report is relevant to all nations. The
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The honeyguide family, Indicatoridae, contains 17 species across four genera, distributed through sub-Saharan Africa and into parts of Asia. All are obligate brood parasites. Most eat beeswax. But the behavior that gives the family its common name, guiding humans to bee colonies, is only documented in one species: the greater
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By Zig Mackintosh Africa’s wilderness areas are critically underfunded. An IUCN assessment shows that available conservation funding across the continent meets only 10-20% of needs. The most comprehensive study of conservation finance in Africa’s savannas, published in PNAS by Lindsey et al. in 2018, evaluated funding for 282
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Fred Kiiza, Chief Warden of Murchison Falls Conservation Area, Uganda's largest protected area, explains the poaching challenges his team faces and the role of the Joint Operations Command Centre (JOC) in combating wildlife crime. Wire snare poaching remains the primary threat, with Uganda Kob as the main target