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Philosophical Transactions B recently published a theme issue on ‘Acoustic monitoring for tropical ecology and conservation’. In this blog, Guest Editor Daniela Martínez Medina (Instituto Humboldt, Colombia) tells us how this issue came about, and how acoustic tools have been increasingly adopted in ecological research, enabling us to expand our capacities in assessing multiple biodiversity facets.

A new issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B is dedicated to the life’s work and memory of Professor Dame Georgina Mace DBE FRS (1953–2020). The issue, edited by Jon Bridle, Andrew Balmford, Sarah Durant, Richard Gregory, Richard Pearson and Andy Purvis, brings together a set of papers by leading researchers that can be traced back to – and were inspired by – Georgina’s work, a part of her legacy.

Dr. Laura van Dijk tells us about the research published in her new Proceedings B paper, a study that investigated factors affecting insect biomass in both a temperate and tropical region.

A new study in Proceedings B analyses large citizen science datasets to derive trends in invertebrate occupancy. First author Francesca Mancini, from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, tells us more about the study and their findings.

People did not expect much from the delayed Montreal Conference on Biodiversity (COP15), so the framework agreed by 196 countries should be recognised as a success - and a step forward.

Keith Moore finds evidence in the Royal Society's archive and book collections for humankind’s inconsistent attitudes towards wildlife.

The latest theme issue of Philosophical Transactions B examines the identification, ecology, drivers of change, and human use of tropical savannas and grasslands.

Where does our food come from? And how can we produce enough to feed a rising global population without destroying the ecosystems we depend on for services such as clean water?