Camera trapping as a tool for monitoring wildlife health – The Applied Ecologist

In a world of emerging diseases that threaten both wildlife conservation and public health, finding innovative ways to monitor animal populations has never been more necessary. Traditional methods often involve capturing or handling animals, which is stressful, costly, and logistically challenging. But what if we could detect diseases without disturbing an animal? A promising solution […]

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Camera trapping as a tool for monitoring wildlife health – The Applied Ecologist

In a world of emerging diseases that threaten both wildlife conservation and public health, finding innovative ways to monitor animal populations has never been more necessary. Traditional methods often involve capturing or handling animals, which is stressful, costly, and logistically challenging. But what if we could detect diseases without disturbing an animal? A promising solution […]

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Commissioner Hoekstra brings industry together to accelerate implementation of carbon capture and storage across Europe

The European Union has set a target of reaching 50 million tonnes of annual CO2 injection capacity in EU geological CO2 storage sites by 2030 to support the decarbonisation and competitiveness of Europe’s industry. The Commission reported in May that progress is well underway, with the first storage sites expected to come into operation this […]

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It is not just how many species are lost, but which ones disappear first |

Shun Nonaka, Yokohama National University in Japan, discusses his article: Non-random species loss weakens functional diversity and species asynchrony, destabilizing grassland communities Why does the order of species loss matter? When we think about biodiversity loss, we often ask a simple question: how many species are disappearing? This is important, but it is not the […]

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Climate Pact recognised as an example of excellent citizen participation

On the picture: Laura Maanavilja, Deputy Head of Unit, Betsy Vivegnis, Project Manager, Leonardo Di Filippo, Team Leader, Mar Segura Mondejar, Project Assistant, European Commission, DG Climate Action, Unit E2 – Communications and stakeholders. The European Climate Pact has received two awards from the European Ombudsman for Good Administration. The Pact took the prize for […]

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Climate Action Plan for the Mediterranean launched

As the Mediterranean faces growing climate risks, 43 countries have launched the development of the region’s first-ever Climate Action Plan under the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). The initiative was announced during the 3rd UfM Mediterranean Green Week, held from 30 June to 3 July 2026, and marks a major step towards coordinated regional action […]

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Forest fragmentation and Britain’s woodland wildflowers |

Cristina Herrero-Jáuregui (Complutense University of Madrid), Merryn Hunt and Simon Smart (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology), and Lenore Fahrig (Carleton University) discuss their article: Richness of forest specialist plant species increases with forest fragmentation per se but decreases with proximity to forest edge and reduced forest patch size Walk into a large, ancient British […]

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Forest fragmentation and Britain’s woodland wildflowers |

Cristina Herrero-Jáuregui (Complutense University of Madrid), Merryn Hunt and Simon Smart (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology), and Lenore Fahrig (Carleton University) discuss their article: Richness of forest specialist plant species increases with forest fragmentation per se but decreases with proximity to forest edge and reduced forest patch size Walk into a large, ancient British […]

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Make your voice heard: Join the EU Youth Policy Dialogue on COP31

As the EU prepares its participation in the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), scheduled to take place in Antalya, Türkiye, in November 2026, the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee, in cooperation with the European Youth Forum and Generation Climate Europe, […]

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When do trees grow fastest? Ask their neighbors |

Gheyur Gheyret, Xinjiang Normal University, discusses his article in Journal of Ecology: Tree growth phenology shifts in response to trait-based neighborhood effects in a large subtropical forest biodiversity experiment Graphical summary of the study. (1) Intra-annual radial growth of 2,478 trees from 35 species was monitored at the BEF-China experiment using automatic dendrometers (recording every […]

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