#Biodiversity

At the Global Panda Partners 2026 conference, it was announced that China's protected panda population has reached 830 individuals, and ecological corridors have allowed 13 isolated animals to join the general population.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged governments to end fossil fuel subsidies, calling them 'suicide,' amid COP17 in Yerevan and the world's deviation from 2030 biodiversity targets.

A PLOS study showed that the release of ancient viruses from melting glaciers could reduce populations of modern organisms by 30%. Scientists warn of a new driver of species extinction that has not been factored into climate models.

A study published in Science showed that the expansion of solar energy in China from 2014 to 2023 significantly reduced bird diversity. Scientists call for biodiversity to be taken into account when planning power plants.