Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

The financial services industry is standing at the edge of a pivotal transformation. Amidst economic uncertainty, political shifts, and rising regulatory pressure, one fact has become undeniable: the future of finance lies in sustainability.

Name: Sarah DalrympleLocation: Liverpool John Moores University, UK We’re delighted to announce that Sarah Dalrymple has been appointed as a new Senior Editor for the Biological Flora at Journal of Ecology, to work alongside Anthony Davy. Sarah has worked on Biological Flora accounts for a number of years as an Associate Editor, and we’re excited […]

In this new series, The Applied Ecologist is amplifying the staff and student voices from the University of Surrey’s Centre for Environment and Sustainability to showcase their diverse, interdisciplinary body of work and to help inspire the next generation.In this post, Ana talks about the Space4Nature Research project. Meet Ana Andries I am currently a […]

Federico Riva, Environmental Geography Dept. of the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM),Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, discusses his review article: Incorporating effects of habitat patches into species distribution models Habitat patches are everywhere – forests surrounded by agriculture, pastures within Alpine forests, or green areas in a city. This patchiness of many ecosystem types is key to […]

In its first year of operation, the Modernisation Fund made available €898.43 million  to eight beneficiary countries to help modernise their energy systems, reduce greenhouse gas emissions in energy, industry, transport and agriculture and support them in meeting their 2030 climate and energy targets. Investments were confirmed in Czechia (€320 million), Estonia (€24.59 million), Croatia […]

The editor’s choice for our September issue is ‘Scatterhoarder abundance and advantages of seed burial drive dynamics of a tree–rodent interaction‘, by Rafał Zwolak et al.:  This study examines how density-dependent foraging decisions and abiotic conditions jointly influence mutualistic benefits. The results show that mutualistic interactions between yellow-necked mice and common oaks are highly influenced by mouse abundance […]

In response to the second EU Innovation Fund call for small-scale projects, the European Commission received 66 applications for innovative clean tech projects in all eligible categories: renewable energy, energy-intensive industries, energy storage, and carbon capture, use, and storage. The funding of projects under this Innovation Fund call will help boost the EU’s green recovery, […]

Author Cheryl Schultz talks us through a new study which highlights the importance of active management interventions in helping to buffer effects of climate change, and helping to improve population trends for at-risk butterflies. Where did the idea come from? With extensive coverage in academic and popular publications, the widespread decline of butterflies is well-known. […]

Yesterday, the Commission presented REPowerEU, an action plan to rapidly reduce EU’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels and fast forward the green transition. As one of the world’s largest funding programmes for the deployment of innovative low-carbon technologies, the EU ETS Innovation Fund will play a key role in this plan. It will be strengthened […]

This month, The Applied Ecologist is amplifying the voice of early career ecologists from around the world working in the field of applied ecology to help inspire the next generation. In this post, Abby Williams shares her story. My background I love spending as much time outdoors as I possibly can, whether that’s hiking, wild […]