LUXEMBOURG — In a major move to bridge Africa’s energy divide, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has pledged over $1.1 billion (€1 billion) in new financing to accelerate renewable energy access across Sub-Saharan Africa. Announced on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, during the annual EIB Group Forum, the commitment serves as a cornerstone for Mission 300—a […]
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LONDON — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has unveiled a high-stakes roadmap for the next half-decade, formally approving a strategy to mobilize at least €150 billion in cumulative green financing between 2026 and 2030. Announced on Thursday, March 5, 2026, the target signals a massive scaling of the bank’s role as a […]
Continue ReadingBeatriz Aguirre, Cornell University, discusses her article: Plant functional diversity does not dilute virus infection, but community virus prevalence positively correlates with net C3 grass production Greater plant diversity can protect plant communities from pathogens in wild and agricultural plant communities, and the effects of many aspects of diversity, such as genetic and species diversity, […]
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LONDON — Standard Chartered has crossed a critical threshold in its evolution into a “transition bank,” announcing on March 3, 2026, that it has officially surpassed its target of $1 billion in annual sustainable finance income. The achievement, detailed in its 2025 full-year results, coincides with the bank reaching net zero in its own operations, […]
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LONDON — HSBC has cemented its status as a global leader in the green transition, reporting that it mobilized $102 billion in sustainable finance and investment throughout 2025. The milestone, revealed in the bank’s annual results released on February 25, 2026, underscores a year of “decisive action” as the lender pivots toward the massive capital […]
Continue ReadingJournal of Applied Ecology offers a two‑year mentoring scheme that helps early career researchers build practical experience as Associate Editors. Each mentee works closely with a Senior Editor and benefits from ongoing support from the Editorial Office. By handling journal submissions, mentees get a front‑row view of peer review and academic publishing more broadly. We’re […]
Continue ReadingXoaquín Moreira, Misión Biológica de Galicia (CSIC, Spain), discusses his article: Global insular leaf size shifts follow the island rule, independently of insect herbivory and macroclimate This work came out of a collaboration between 17 institutions across five continents, all brought together by a shared interest in island biogeography. By combining data, expertise, and fieldwork […]
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EDINBURGH — In a breakthrough that could fundamentally “defossilize” the multi-billion dollar chemical industry, researchers at the University of Edinburgh have successfully used waste bread to replace fossil fuels in a critical manufacturing process. The study, published this week in Nature Chemistry, demonstrates a microbial method for hydrogenation—a reaction essential to the production of everything […]
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Around 44% of EU homes have at least one pet, of which over 90% are cats or dogs. While we’ve been bringing more and more pets into our lives in recent decades, the trend really shot up during the COVID pandemic. Europe’s pet population rose by an estimated 11% in 2022 to reach 340 million […]
Continue ReadingNohemi Huanca-Nunez, Yale University, discusses her article: Integrated demographic strategies are more strongly associated with variation in conspecific density dependence than single traits in tropical tree seedlings, in both English and Spanish. A long-standing question in plant ecology is how so many tree species can coexist in tropical forests. A key part of the answer […]
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