Supporting butterflies within smallholding oil palm plantations – The Applied Ecologist

This blog post is also available in Malay here and Indonesian here. Martina Harianja discusses the latest research into butterfly assemblages detailing how, alongside colleagues, they recorded over 1200 butterflies across 27 different oil palm plantations. Findings suggest that replanting oil palm and choice of mono or polyculture had relatively few effects on butterflies. However, […]

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Nectar Harmonies: a long-term analysis of European forest herb layers

Wim De Schuyter, Pieter De Frenne, Emiel De Lombaerde, Leen Depauw, Pallieter De Smedt, Lander Baeten, Kris Verheyen explore declining potential nectar production in this post and also at: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1365-2745.14274 Springtime is upon us and soon new generations of insects will emerge and buzz around in our landscapes. In search for food, and later on […]

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Blending Science and Creativity through SMART Management Objectives – The Applied Ecologist

Author Caleb Aldridge describes his latest Practice Insights highlighting the benefits of using SMART objectives for environmental management. The findings and conclusions in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In the realm where art meets science, crafting effective natural resource […]

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EU 2030 climate and environmental targets within reach

The 8th Environment Action Programme (EAP) mid-term review underlines the importance of achieving climate and environmental objectives also for their positive economic and social impacts, for example, in terms of improving wellbeing, health, resilience, or security of supply. Many planned actions, such as legislative changes have been delivered, but it is too early to assess […]

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My Time as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate

It has been a tremendous honor to serve as President Biden’s Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.  I am sharing a few parting thoughts as I sign off. First, what we do this decade to address the climate crisis globally will reverberate for the rest of this century. Today’s “new abnormal” – droughts, wildfires, floods, extreme […]

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The diversity of recovering forests is driven by seed dispersal from fruit eating animals.

Jorge Isla discusses his article: “Animal-mediated seed dispersal and the demo-genertic configuration across plant colonization gradients.” The seeds of Juniperus phoenicea are dispersed by frugivores such as the song thrush (Turdus philomelos) in a typical landscape of Doñana National Park (Spain). Illustration by Antonio Isla. Background Significant changes in the landscape, such as rural abandonment […]

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Journal of Ecology: International Women’s Day 2024

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2024, the BES journals are excited to share a collection of blog posts showcasing the work of some of our new Associate Editors. In each post, our editors discuss their experiences in ecology, as well as what this year’s theme, ‘Inspire Inclusion‘, means to them. Dr Charlotte Ndiribe Hello! I am […]

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Publication of 2022 emissions data from aviation

The European Commission has published aggregated annual emissions data from aviation activities pursuant to Article 14(6) of the EU ETS Directive. In a significant step forward on transparency, more data on international aviation emissions is being published, while protecting commercially sensitive data. During the latest legislative procedure leading to agreement between the Council and European […]

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Embracing Sustainability – The Rise of B Corporations

  In the evolving landscape of global business, there has been a paradigm shift towards more ethical and sustainable practices. At the forefront of this transformation are B Corporations (B Corps), exemplifying a new model that integrates societal and environmental well-being into the core of business operations. This introduction delves into the essence of B […]

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Powerful flowers – The Applied Ecologist

In a recent study, Charlotte Howard and her colleagues report that floral strips can be a practical and effective way to encourage natural pest control in commercial apple orchards. Floral margins can deliver a measurable increase in yield of undamaged fruit. We found that by using flower margins in conventional orchards, farmers were able to […]

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