Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

[ad_1] We already know that the climate crisis is making heatwaves longer, more frequent and more intense. We all experienced that first hand last summer. In fact the summer temperature in Europe in 2022 was the highest on record. Less well known is the impact of this heat on our health. In the most extreme […]

[ad_1] Xinzeng Wei talks us through their recent meta-analysis, conducted with several colleagues, which found that ecological restoration does not significantly improve the genetic diversity of plant species as compared to reference or degraded populations. Wei et al instead suggest that using passive restoration, seeding, and mixed sources could significantly increase the genetic diversity of restored […]

[ad_1] We recently added UK data to the Violations First data set on legal issues. We have now found another data set on US issues.  Lequity Group collects, organizes, and analyzes data from the thousands of federal, state, and local courts and regulatory bodies across the country.  This difficult task requires Lequity to interface with and […]

[ad_1] Winifred Frick and colleagues share their latest research that tested a novel conservation approach targeted at improving foraging conditions near bat hibernacula with the overall aim of improving habitat conditions that can aid population resilience and recovery. Can we make them fatter? This was the million-dollar question that started the Fat Bat program at […]

[ad_1] Journal of Applied Ecology is pleased to announce Paula Prist as the winner of the 2022 Southwood Prize! The award is given to the best article in the journal by an author at the start of their career and was picked from a shortlist of 12 articles.  Winner: Paula Prist Research: Roads and forest […]

[ad_1] We’re delighted to announce that the winner of the 2022 Harper Prize is Angela Illuminati! The Harper Prize is awarded annually for the best paper published in the journal by an early career researcher. Winner: Angela Illuminati Research: Coordination between water uptake depth and the leaf economic spectrum in a Mediterranean shrubland In this blog post, we […]

[ad_1] Climate change and environmental degradation are existential threats to our planet. The EU is taking steps to transform our society as well as improve our well-being and health and those of future generations in various areas of our lives:   Biodiversity   Did you know that 3/4 of the world’s flowering plants and about 35% of […]

[ad_1] The company is gearing up to expand in the US market $1 billion has been pledged by founder Pham Nhat Vuong, Vietnam’s richest man VinFast has previously announced plans for a public stock market listing in the U.S. Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast said on Wednesday it had received a fresh round of funding […]

[ad_1] Throughout April, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2022 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Kerissa Fuccillo Battle et al.’s article ‘Citizen science across two centuries reveals phenological change among plant species and functional groups in the Northeastern US‘ is one of […]