From forested mountains nearly 4,000 meters high to arid scrubland and tropical forests at lower elevations, Sierra de Tapalpa in Jalisco, Mexico has a rich tapestry of ecosystems. It provides sanctuary for a wide variety of plants and animals, productive land for farming, and diverse livelihoods for the 48,000 people who call it home. However, land-use changes resulting from tourism and unsustainable agricultural practices threaten the landscape’s fragile ecosystems, with implications for both people and nature. Since 2019, the Rainforest Alliance has been working alongside the local community to improve sustainability in Sierra de Tapalpa, from the grassroots to the landscape level. And they’ve used LandScale to measure progress and target action. 🌱 Find out more about how LandScale works: https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/business/tailored-services/how-landscale-can-support-your-companys-commitments/

The natural world is in peril, but the BirdLife Partnership is rising to the challenge of combatting the climate and biodiversity crises. Here some of our scientists talk about how these crises are affecting the world’s birds and what can be done to save them.

As BirdLife's Preventing Extinctions Programme celebrates its 15-year anniversary, we sit down with Roger Safford, who co-ordinates the Programme, to ask what it takes to bring a species back from the brink. From his career beginnings in Mauritius where he witnessed the incredible recovery of species from populations of just single figures, Roger talks of the importance of species conservation and local engagement – and why, at this critical point in history, it is vital we take greater action