by Gael O’Brien We fuel possibility through the strength of our ideas and actions … unless we are stuck. The universal problem of being stuck and staying stuck indefinitely impedes developing ideas and solutions that benefit companies and others. It also harms well-being. I’ve had my share of slipping from flow to stuck as have […]
Continue ReadingIn 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, Jonathan Chenoweth talks about the practitioner training programmes at the Centre for Environment and […]
Continue ReadingCSRHub found that using the AA1000 Assurance Standard (AA1000AS) to assure an ESG report had a positive effect on a company’s ESG rating. Data from more than 7,000 entities showed that issuing a sustainability report had a positive effect on an entity’s consensus ESG ratings and that this effect was increased by assuring the report.
Continue ReadingIn this blog post, author Kitti Révész and her team share their latest study exploring the effects of uncut refuge strips on the abundance and diversity of arthropods. What is the best management practice of hay meadows from an arthropod conservation point of view? Grassland arthropods are declining as a consequence of land-use change and […]
Continue ReadingJulia Dieskau, from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, discusses her article ‘Phylogenetic relationships and plant life stage but not biogeographic history mediate priority effects of European grassland plants’ Background What factors determine the composition of plant communities? Many scientists have been exploring this question from various perspectives throughout the past century. Despite their efforts, there are […]
Continue ReadingOn 23 July 2024, the Commission published revised Guidance Documents (GDs) supporting the implementation of Directive 2009/31/EC on the geological storage of carbon dioxide (CCS Directive). These updates were prepared with the support of an independent energy expert and assurance provider DNV, and aim to streamline permitting procedures and support sustainable CO2 storage solutions in the […]
Continue ReadingDenis Island falls under Zone 2 of the SMSP along with five others. (Gerard Larose) Photo license The Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaption Trust (SeyCCAT) held a workshop with key organisations that have contributed to the Oceans 5-funded project “Enabling Seychelles Marine Spatial Plan” (SMSP) to showcase their accomplishments. The project involved implementation partners, including the […]
Continue ReadingIn this latest installation of Journal of Applied Ecology’s Meet the Editor series, we’re joined by our new Commissioning Editor, Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi! What can you tell us about the first paper you published? © Prasen Yadav That was a dream come true and the beginning of a life-long commitment to ecological research. I had completed my master’s […]
Continue ReadingKaren De Paw, Dries Landuyt and Kris Verheyen talk teamwork at ForNaLab. Approximately one year ago, the Journal of Ecology invited plant ecologists to write mini-reviews on the theme of nature-based solutions. Given our background in forest ecology, this sparked the idea within our research group of coming up with a review that would summarise […]
Continue ReadingIn 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 below this year’s BSc student’s experiences of their fieldtrip to South […]
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