Italian still life paintings as a resource for reconstructing past Mediterranean aquatic biodiversity
We have explored the historical representation of aquatic resources in Italian still-life paintings as an indicator of past…
What Is Natural Disaster Clustering—and Why Does It Matter for the Economy?
Jacob Kim-Sherman and Lee Seltzer Understanding the economic and financial consequences of natural disasters is a major concern…
Food waste is a daunting problem – but we each hold a key to the solution in our own home | Food waste
We’ve all been there – reaching into the fridge to find a forgotten cucumber shrivelled beyond recognition, or…
How Europe’s deforestation law could change the global coffee trade
If your morning can’t begin without coffee, you’re in good company. The world drinks about 2 billion cups…
‘Every company wants to produce the last barrel sold’: the treaty to stop fossil fuel production | Fossil fuels
The fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty initiative aims to sidestep slow-moving UN climate talks by gathering together nations, cities…
new study says forestation has less potential to fix the climate than hoped
Planting trees is seen as a cornerstone of efforts to avert climate breakdown. But a major new study…
Easier plastic recycling is on the horizon
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Stronger science, smarter policy, and collective responsibility will help us fight climate change
The island of Ireland has a moderate climate with few temperature extremes. Its temperature record is still “only”…
Cloud seeding, flash floods, and a thirsty city: The UAE’s fragile relationship with rain
ADVERTISEMENT Outside of a mountain village in the northern outskirts of the United Arab Emirates, clouds on a…
Food waste export costs Guernsey £3m since 2019, figures show
More than £3m has been spent by the States of Guernsey to deal with the island’s food waste…
Fed-up swimmers take on the Thames in fight against…
Open water swimmers in the River Thames. Frustrated open water swimmers are calling on the British government to…
Nature is worth more than $500bn to the Australian economy each year – why aren’t we doing more to protect it? | Pew: 30by30
An alliance of Australian conservation, land management and science groups is calling on the Australian government to increase…