Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

Matsuo Itoh discusses his article: ‘Parapatric and sympatric adaptation of Setaria viridis populations in Japan to heterogeneous coastal habitats via trait divergence of plant form, salt spray tolerance and flowering time.’ Maritime ecotypes Maritime plants contain dwarf ecotypes that are adapted for exposure to strong winds and salt spray. The compact form of coastal plants […]

In this new series, we hope to promote knowledge exchange in restoration and invite restoration practitioners to share their stories: successes, failures, implementation of learnings from other places and anything in between! To kick off the series, Sydney Henderson and Dr Pip Gullett share their story from Cairngorms Connect. Cairngorms Connect is a partnership of […]

Some of the most common species of frugivorous birds known to consume and disperse Pistacia lentiscus fruits. In clockwise order starting from top left and with their migrant behaviour code in brackets: Saxicola rubicola (R), Curruca melanocephala (R), Turdus philomelos (W), Sylvia borin (TS), Sylvia atricapilla (W), Phoenicurus phoenicurus (TS), Erithacus rubecula (W), Turdus merula […]

When you are sipping a Carlsberg or Tuborg next summer, chances are that the golden-coloured beverages were produced thanks to rays of sunshine. Through a combination of rooftop and ground-mounted solar panels and batteries, 100% of the Lithuanian Švyturys–Utenos alus brewery’s annual electricity needs will be produced with local carbon-free energy. The brewery, which is […]

The February Art Gallery features the work of NeoMeta, Wiebke Pandikow, Agnese Bankovska and Sophie Anna Gibbings. Mediums include jewellery, plastics, living organisms, drawing, installation, sound, printmaking, alternative process photography, painting, and sculpture. Artist: NeoMeta Title: MetaNature NeoMeta explores hidden narratives and unheard stories of slime and plants with the non-living post-human ecosphere of the […]

Dr. Katja Irob summarises their latest study, conducted alongside colleagues, which analysed the impacts of climate change and rangeland management on degradation in Savanna ecosystems of southern Africa. Findings suggest that, in the face of climate uncertainty, farmers’ most effective strategy for securing their livelihoods and ecosystem stability is to integrate browsers and apply management […]