Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

[ad_1] Mudrák Ondrej discusses his recent article: Ecological significance of standing dead phytomass: Marcescence as a puzzle piece to the nutrient cycle in temperate ecosystems. Marcescent biomass in its natural environment (credit: Ondřej Mudrák) ❄️ Why do some plants retain their dead tissues and others don’t? As the winter approaches and the first freezing temperatures sweep […]

[ad_1] 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, Melissa Minter, Conservation Scientist within the RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, shares their story below.    My background In my spare time, […]

[ad_1] As part of the ‘Fit for 55’ package, the ETS Directive has been revised to align it with the new EU target set in the European Climate Law to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 55% (compared to 1990 levels) by 2030. Following this revision, the European Commission needs to update several regulatory acts […]

[ad_1] 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, Jasmine Lee (British Antarctic Survey) and Christy Hehir (University of Surrey) share their story below.  Our backgrounds I am an environmental […]

[ad_1] This blog post is also available in Spanish here. Authors Kevin Tkach and Maggie Watson recall how they kept their focus when lockdowns in both countries prevented their meeting in-person to work on a PhD project. Instead, over a three-year period, they worked together on a systematic review trying to understand how conservation genetics […]

[ad_1] Esta publicación de blog también está disponible en inglés aquí. Los autores Kevin Tkach y Maggie Watson nos cuentan como desarrollaron su investigación cuando los cierres por las cuarentenas debido al COVID-19 les impidió reunirse (en persona) para trabajar en un proyecto de doctorado. En lugar de ello, durante tres años trabajaron juntos en […]

[ad_1] OceanLabs Seychelles is doing its part to protect the environment by recycling sonar buoys attached to fish aggregating devices (FADS) and turning them into environmental monitoring buoys. The Seychellois company, founded in April 2022 by Daniel Hugelmann and Brett Smith, includes two freelancers and is supported by local information technology developers called The Mavericks. Hugelmann told SNA that the […]

[ad_1] 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, Wayne Stanley Rice from the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore shares his story below. How would you […]

[ad_1] Radegonde said that since the coming into force of the levy, no negative impact has been recorded in visitors’ arrival and forward bookings. (Gerard Larose) Photo license   Over SCR85 million ($6.3 million) is expected to be collected through the Seychelles tourism environmental sustainable levy for the period August 1 to December 31, said […]

[ad_1] Young international candidates and Seychellois youth with an interest in conservation are being asked to join Nature Seychelles‘ programme on Cousin Island Special Reserve for the hawksbill season, which begins in October. The chief executive of the non-profit organisation, Nirmal Shah, told SNA that “we are looking for people with the mental and emotional ability to […]