Precious old-growth forest that was spared in Australia's recent bushfires is now under threat from the logging industry. The indigenous community says the area holds incalculable cultural and environmental importance — and they've teamed up with local conservationists to try and save it.

Countries in Africa's Sahel region launched the Great Green Wall initiative more than a decade ago, aimed at planting masses of trees across the entire continent to stop the encroaching desert. Although the ambitious plans have largely stalled, Senegal is one country to have made some progress. That's now at risk due to water shortages.

Wildfires have been burning through millions of hectares of Siberian peatland and forest this year, releasing large amounts of CO2 to into the atmosphere. Various factors make Siberia a key region for the climate. DW reporter Tim Schauenberg explains what these blazes mean for ecosystems and global climate change.

Rising temperatures, drought and increasingly intense storms are changing forests around the world. Researchers in central Germany have set up a special arboretum to study how different species of trees are affected by climate change, and how they can become more resistant to it.

The coronavirus outbreak prompted China's government to ban the sale and consumption of wildlife. But in a country where 15 million people depend on breeding or selling wild animals to make a living, it's not clear how lasting the ban will be, or how much of an impact it will have in the long term. And how do you define "wild," anyway?

Human activities are wiping out millions of species, and this ongoing mass extinction is only speeding up. Renowned ecologist Gerardo Ceballos says we have 15 years to protect habitats and stop the illegal trade in animals — and that by protecting biodiversity, we protect ourselves, for example against pandemics. In an interview, he describes how the future of life on Earth rests in our hands.

Panama is best known for the Panama Canal, or money laundering perhaps. But this small country between North and South America played a vital role in fostering our planet's modern biodiversity. A unique museum celebrates the incredible range of plants and animals found at this biodiversity hotspot — and commemorates species already lost.

Deserted beaches due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been a boon for olive ridley sea turtles during this year's mass nesting season on the Odisha coast of northeastern India. But climate change and other factors continue to threaten their survival. At the world's largest olive ridley rookery, fishing communities have been working to protect the species.

Diving resorts at Red Sea destinations in Egypt closed during lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But what's been a disaster for tourism may benefit those underwater ecosystems attracting people in the first place.

Beavers, once a staple in the countryside of England, were hunted to extinction there. Now, for the first time in 400 years, beavers are being reintroduced to a few rivers and streams across England — including at a test site in Yorkshire, which experienced devastating flooding in recent years. It's hoped that bringing back these habitat engineers will break the flood cycle.