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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