The Melbourne Newsroom

New calculations reveal that the number of species on Earth is likely to be in the order of several million rather than 10’s of millions. The findings, from a University of Melbourne-led study, are based on a new method of estimating tropical insect species—the largest and one of the most difficult groups on the planet to study—having significant implications for conservation efforts.

Two leading scientific organizations today urged international carbon traders to help save some of the world’s most endangered forests and wildlife.