COP16 is an implementation COP. That means, that while COP15’s main triumph was the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global ...

If developing tools to understand and conserve biodiversity is central to the mission of COP16—and if biodiversity and ...

At COP16 in October 2024, Claire Bandet, a master’s student at the University of Pennsylvania, shared insights on biodiversity credit markets. The discussions ranged from defining the term to ...

Scientists – whether social or natural – often ask themselves how their work can influence decision-making. They also wonder how public policy and social and environmental issues impact the way we ...

The Chapter has a two-fold vision: To promote, develop and coordinate regional-to continental-scale research and education activities, and to promote ESA’s relevancy to existing and emerging ...

ESA tracks legislation relevant to the ecological community. This legislative tracker can be sorted by sponsor, committee, status and more. The ‘latest update’ column refers to the date of the latest ...

You may become a member of the section and receive all newsletters and other notices when you join or renew your membership in the Ecological Society of America. 2024 Ecological Forecasting ...

Dr. Mark Vellend is a professor at the Université de Sherbrooke in Quebec and a 2020 ESA Fellow. Since the start of his career, Dr. Vellend has been interested in long-term changes in the composition ...

Cultural vegetation is defined as “vegetation with a distinctive structure, composition, and development determined by regular human activity.” Often, cultural vegetation has been planted, treated, or ...