Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

The European Commission adopted an amendment to the Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2126, reflecting changes in the use of the “ETS flexibility” under the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR). Revised in 2023, the ESR sets an overall EU target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the sectors it covers by 40% by 2030, compared to 2005 […]

In this blog post, Pedro Mittelman and Bernado Araújo discuss how forest composition can affect plant–animal interactions without necessarily altering animal communities or population densities. Forest mortality We are walking through a dead forest. It is not yet winter, but as we move amid still standing Norway spruce (Picea abies) trunks along the Harz mountains, […]

The debt swap condition is that Seychelles commits to protecting 30 percent of its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). (Gerard Larose)  Photo license   (Seychelles News Agency) – The Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust (SeyCCAT) premiered its documentary about the first-ever global debt swap recently highlighting its successes to better educate the public and international […]

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 below recent research by Tara Pirie from the School of Biosciences […]

The editor’s choice for our July issue is ‘The more microplastic types pollute the soil, the stronger the growth suppression of invasive alien and native plants‘, by Yanmei Fu et al.:  The ecological consequences of microplastic pollution for plants remain largely unknown, and the few studies that have tested the effects usually focused on a single type […]

Plants, as sessile organisms, depend on seed dispersal as a crucial mechanism for colonizing new areas. This has driven the evolution of various dispersal strategies in plants, including the development of ‘megafruits’—fruits typically larger than 4 cm containing up to 5 large seeds. Megafruits are thought to have evolved primarily for dispersal by megafauna, the […]

The Innovation Fund, financed through the EU Emissions Trading System, will support 15 projects selected under the third small-scale call and 3 projects selected under the third large-scale call for proposals. These projects have now signed their grant agreements, amounting to a total of €173 million in EU funding. With this support, the Innovation Fund will […]

Happy Pride Month! Join the British Ecological Society in this annual, global celebration as we share stories from STEM researchers who belong to the LGBTQ+ community. This post is by Dr Numair Masud (he/him), Bioscience Research Associate at Cardiff University. Pride in a conflicted world Dr Numair Masud (he/him) is a Bioscience Research Associate at […]

©RONDO More climate-friendly production of foods, clean fuels and chemicals in Europe is receiving a boost from the EU-Catalyst partnership, a joint initiative by the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Commission and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst. Energy equipment manufacturer Rondo Energy is receiving €75 million through grants and venture debt (subject to the satisfaction of […]