Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

Against the backdrop of a summer already marked by heatwaves and wildfires across much of Europe, the EU Day for Victims of the Global Climate Crisis on 15 July honoured those who have lost their lives to climate-related disasters and expressed solidarity with the communities and families affected, while highlighting measures to better manage climate risks and […]

Long-term monitoring shows that Amazonian floodplain forests (várzea) can support high jaguar densities, but apparent stability may mask underlying population decline, highlighting the need for sustained conservation efforts under increasing climate extremes. Jaguars are the largest felid in the Americas and play a key role in maintaining ecosystem function. Across much of their range, populations […]

O monitoramento de longo prazo mostra que as florestas alagáveis amazônicas (várzea) podem sustentar altas densidades de onças-pintadas, mas a aparente estabilidade pode mascarar um declínio populacional subjacente, destacando a necessidade de esforços contínuos de conservação diante do aumento de eventos climáticos extremos. As onças-pintadas são o maior felino das Américas e desempenham um papel […]

Biodiversity is declining fast, and with limited funding and resources in conservation, it matters that these resources go towards actions that genuinely make a difference. So how do we know which actions deliver results, and which don’t? The answer depends on the quality of evidence behind them – which is largely contingent on the study […]

Jonathan Ritson, who worked at the University of Manchester during this research, discusses his article: Cation responses to global changes alter ecological processes in ombrotrophic systems In bogs, we often focus on the hydrology of the system; there has also been a large body of work trying to understand the global implications of acid deposition […]

Diana Bertuol Garcia, University of Victoria, discusses her article: Long-term aridity shapes grassland drought resistance and modulates the roles of plant diversity and functional composition As ecologists, we often ask how ecosystems cope with change. This question now feels more urgent than ever. Around the world, ecosystems are facing habitat loss, overexploitation, invasive species, rising […]

The European Commission yesterday adopted three certification methodologies for carbon farming under the Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation. By setting out clear technical rules, they ensure a consistent, credible and transparent approach to certifying carbon farming activities across the European Union. The delegated act covers three types of carbon farming activities: agriculture and […]

Extreme heat is a growing challenge across Europe. In the first half of this year, Europe has already experienced two major heatwaves, with temperatures in June of up to 41°C for 100 million Europeans and all-time heat records beaten in thousands of cities. Europe is warming faster than any other region, and heatwaves are affecting […]

Scientists constantly investigate the state of our planet and our greenhouse gas emissions and policy choices. This allows them to make projections about what our climate will look like in the future, based on different paths we might follow. Based on current policy choices, scientists have recently said that the previous ‘worst-case scenario’ (known as […]

Kechang Niu and Pingyu Liu, Nanjing University, discuss their article: Earlier flowering, later fading: Plant diversity loss restructures alpine phenology via competitive release What is our paper about? For centuries, the timing of flowering has captivated both the public and scientists. Much of this fascination stems from a desire to understand the rhythms of life […]