Understanding the structure of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.

A review of 56 research studies on games used for environmental education revealed that the popularity of games is due to raising awareness, growing investment and better technological access. Successful games are ones that are immersive, have meaningful engagement, involve learning-by-doing, simulate the real world, give choices in decisions and have a host. Increasingly being digitised, online games provide a real-world reality online and enable learners to interact with the natural environment, in turn strengthening their environmental appreciation.

We apply an integrative perspective to modelling current and future land-use change in Kuantan, Malaysia, a location with highly biodiverse forests, and also a hotspot of land-use change. The region is representative of the types of development challenges faced by countries in Southeast Asia, which are also biodiversity hotspots. Our modelling can assist government bodies, stakeholders and policymakers by providing information for evidenced-based future planning and sustainable development decisions.

Biodiversity assessments are needed to better understand biodiversity distribution and threats in parks. Our results showed that arthropod inventories are more likely if park accommodations are available for researchers. Small investments in providing accommodations may increase biodiversity assessments in parks.