In this episode of Inside Biodiversity, Volker Hahn speaks with iDiv's sabbatical guest Miguel Bastos Araújo (Spanish Research Council at the National Museum of Natural Sciences, Madrid), one of the leading experts on species distributions and climate change. Araújo explains how species are shifting their ranges due to climate change, why some traditional protected areas are reaching their limits, and how conservation policy should adapt to a changing climate. The conversation explores how scientific evidence can inform policy and why effective conservation requires navigating multiple, often competing, rationalities. A thought-provoking episode on climate change, biodiversity, and the science-policy interface.

Related links:

Miguel Bastos Araújo’s website:

Towards a climate-resilient conservation network in Portugal. Araújo’s Biological Conservation paper mentioned in this episode: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320725002861

Conflicting rationalities limit the uptake of spatial conservation prioritizations. Araújo’s comment in Nature Reviews Biodiversity, mentioned in this episode: https://www.nature.com/articles/s44358-025-00042-z

Host: Dr. Volker Hahn, Head of iDiv’s Impact Department