Earth's 36 biodiversity hotspots cover just 2.4% of land but contain over half the world's endemic species. These vital ecosystems face severe threats but targeted conservation has proven effective - and individual actions from conscious consumption to advocacy can help preserve them.
Beneath our feet, microscopic partnerships between fungi, bacteria, and their hosts sustain all ecosystems - from forests connected by fungal internet cables to coral reefs worth $2.7 trillion annually. These ancient symbioses fix nitrogen, cycle nutrients, and enable life itself, yet climate change and human activity are disrupting them at catastrophic scales. The good news: innovative restoration techniques, dual-inoculation farming strategies, and new conservation frameworks offer pathways t...
Wetlands filter pollutants through sediment trapping, microbial breakdown, and plant uptake, rivaling mechanical treatment systems at a fraction of the cost while providing flood protection, carbon storage, and biodiversity benefits.
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