Press readout on the Fifth EU-China High Level Environment and Climate Dialogue

Group photo in the presence of Ding Xuexiang, Maroš Šefcovic, Wopke Hoekstra, Virginijus Sinkevičius. On 18 June, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Maroš Šefčovič and Vice-Premier of the People’s Republic of China Ding Xuexiang chaired the Fifth EU-China High Level Environment and Climate Dialogue (HECD) in Brussels, Belgium. Commissioner for Environment and Oceans and Fisheries […]

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Meet Laurence Cummins – The Applied Ecologist

In this new series, The Applied Ecologist is amplifying the staff and student voices from the University of Surrey’s Centre for Environment and Sustainability to showcase their diverse, interdisciplinary body of work and to help inspire the next generation. In this post, we share research by Laurence Cummins. Meet Laurence Cummins © University of Surrey […]

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Unraveling the Complex Interactions in Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystems

Eric Duell, from the Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research, discusses his article: ‘Mycorrhizal-herbivore interactions and the competitive release of subdominant tallgrass prairie species‘ Tallgrass prairies of central and eastern North America are characterized by diverse plant communities consisting of grasses and forbs (often called wildflowers or broadleaves) which possess a variety of […]

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Silverstone: mimicking nature’s way to transform CO2 into stone

The Silverstone project uses Carbfix, a mineralisation technology which turns captured CO2 into stone in less than two years underground. It follows the same process that nature has applied for millions of years to regulate long-term CO2 levels in the atmosphere. This way of permanent CO2 capture and mineral storage promises to be more economical […]

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CarBatteryReFactory: giving used car batteries a second life

As the number of electric cars increases on European roads, there is a growing interest in finding ways to recycle and reuse old car batteries. The CarBatteryReFactory project, led by FENECON, is manufacturing energy storage systems with batteries for which their initial use in electric cars has ended, but have not yet reached the end […]

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Priscila Powell – The Applied Ecologist

In this latest installation of Journal of Applied Ecology’s Meet the Editor series, we’re joined by Associate Editor mentee Priscila Powell. 1. What are you currently working on and why is it important? I am working as a researcher at CONICET (Argentina’s main public research institution), studying the ecology of invasive alien species and co-developing management […]

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Seychelles’ conservationists re-home 50 Aldabra giant tortoises on Aride Island

The translocation process, supported by the Indian Ocean Tortoise Alliance (IOTA), was made possible by a private donor. (Island Conservation Society)  Photo license   The Island Conservation Society (ICS), a non-profit environmental organisation in Seychelles, has successfully re-homed 50 Aldabra giant tortoises on Aride Island. According to the ICS, this was made possible following a generous […]

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GIGA-SCALES: smarter membranes for lower-cost hydrogen production

Thanks to an €11 million grant from the Innovation Fund, the GIGA-SCALES project is set to establish an industrial-scale production plant for innovative ZIRFON membranes. These membranes, crucial for green hydrogen production, act as separators in electrolysers which enhances their efficiency and durability. Green hydrogen, produced through water electrolysis, is a crucial energy carrier for the […]

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Meet Sophie Tudge – The Applied Ecologist

In this new series, The Applied Ecologist is amplifying the staff and student voices from the University of Surrey’s Centre for Environment and Sustainability to showcase their diverse, interdisciplinary body of work and to help inspire the next generation. In this post, we share research by Sophie Tudge. Meet Sophie Tudge © Sophie Tudge I’m […]

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Fofos e Ecologicamente Relevantes! Pedro Hoffmann, Andy Green and Leonardo Maltchik on how cute rodents can be ecologically relevant

O Papel de Capivaras e ratões-do-banhado em Áreas Úmidas / The Role of Capybaras and Nutrias in Wetlands Capivaras na área de estudo / Capybaras at the study site (Foto: Pedro Hoffmann) Roedores como pequenos camundongos, esquilos e porquinhos-da-índia, são mundialmente conhecidos por sua aparência amigável e fofa. Assim como os maiores roedores do mundo […]

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