Conservation slowing biodiversity loss, scientists say - BBC News

A first-of-its-kind study shows conservation is worth investing in, researchers say.

14 hours agocommentsCommentsShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsClimateImage source, Robin Moore/Re:wildImage caption, Cuban crocodiles at a breeding sanctuary - one of a number of conservation actions studiedBy Esme StallardClimate and science reporter, BBC NewsConservation actions are effective at reducing global biodiversity loss, according to a major study.

International researchers spent 10 years looking at measures, from hatching Chinook salmon to eradication of invasive algae.

The authors said their findings offered a "ray of light" for those working to protect threatened animals and plants.

One out of every three species monitored is currently endangered because of human activities.

In the first study of its kind, published in the journal Science, scientists from dozens of research institutes reviewed 665 trials of conservation measures, some from as far back as 1890, in different countries and oceans and across species types, and found they had had a positive effect in two out of every three cases.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68897433

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