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An aerial photograph showing a tropical forest bordering an oil palm plantation. The rainforest is made up of various trees of different heights and species, whereas the oil palm plantation is a monoculture.

Logged tropical forests are still valuable for biodiversity, study finds

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Close-up of a vibrant red and spotted flower from a lipstick vine.

Botanists name a beautiful new species of ‘lipstick vine’ discovered in the Philippine rainforest

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A person’s hands hold a green planet Earth as a symbol of sustainable development.

New framework shows the challenges involved with establishing a biodiversity credit market

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New project aims to transform how wildlife trade is monitored and managed.

New project aims to transform how wildlife trade is monitored and managed

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The seed capsule of a squirting cucumber has detached from the plant and is suspended in midair. The seeds are being ejected in a jet of mucilage.

New study reveals the explosive secret of the squirting cucumber

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An orange wolf-like animal stretches its head upwards to lick the flowers of an Ethiopian red hot poker plant. The plant has a long slender stem with a tube-like flowerhead at the end made up of many orange and yellow tubular flowers.

Ethiopian wolves reported to feed on nectar for the first time

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Flowers at Christchurch, an Oxford University College, with the Tom Tower in the background.

Oxford welcomes Colombian universities to the Nature Positive Universities Alliance

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Work with nature to unlock economic prosperity, says major Oxford study

Work with nature to unlock economic prosperity, says major Oxford study

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A herd of African elephants approaches across a Savannah landscape.

New study confirms beehive fences are highly effective in reducing human-elephant conflict

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Study finds that better ocean connectivity boosts reef fish populations

Study finds that better ocean connectivity boosts reef fish populations

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