Awareness is growing worldwide of the crucial role that bees and other pollinators play in preserving natural habitats and securing food supplies. In the run-up to World Bee Day on 20 May, Horizon Magazine takes a closer look at how microorganisms in a bee gut are key to ensuring the insects’ – and the planet’s – future. […]
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(Paris) – Governments negotiating a Global Plastics Treaty should ensure that it addresses the role of fossil fuels in plastic production and includes human rights protections, Human Rights Watch said today. Countries, businesses, and civil society organizations will meet in Paris beginning on May 29, 2023, for a second round of talks on an international […]
Continue ReadingNatalie Yoh and Dave Seaman discuss their recently published research article that uses remote sensing to investigate the effects of logging on aerial insectivorous bats in Southeast Asia. Findings indicate that logged forests can provide an important refuge and several species that respond predictably to logging could be targeted for biodiversity monitoring using acoustic and […]
Continue ReadingOn 15 May 2023, the European Commission will publish the total number of allowances in circulation (TNAC) on the EU carbon market in 2022. The TNAC indicator plays an important role in the functioning of the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). It determines whether allowances are withdrawn to or […]
Continue ReadingThe scarce but growing amount of information that has been coming out of the fashion industry seems to be a deliberate strategy that is aimed at greenwashing and confusing the audience. EKOS international sustainability consultancy Cynthia Figge started being concerned with sustainability before it was trendy, before it was considered necessary and inevitable. In 1996 […]
Continue ReadingOriginally posted and adapted from Natural History of Ecological Restoration blog. Andrew Kaul and colleagues present their latest research exploring whether seed additions can improve restoration outcomes in oak woodlands. Throughout most of the eastern United States, oak woodlands were once a widespread and dominant ecosystem. These woodlands experienced periodic fires, which prevented woody trees […]
Continue ReadingWe 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 cases, […]
Continue ReadingXinzeng 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 populations. […]
Continue ReadingWe 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 ingest […]
Continue ReadingWinifred 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 Bat […]
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