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Shrubs cut carbon emissions in China’s largest desert

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A plan to cut carbon emissions in China: A forty-year project to green the Taklamakan Desert's edge has successfully created a measurable carbon sink. Research from the University of California, Riverside, shows that these hardy shrubs effectively pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Towards healthy and productive seas with strong marine biodiversity

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Hans Bruyninckx of the European Environment Agency (EEA) explores climate change and marine biodiversity in this insightful article Marine biodiversity, the global climate and our...

Less plastic waste in the future

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Can plastics be removed from the environment and be biologically degraded? Chemical engineers at TU Wien (Vienna) are working on it The use of plastics...

The role of antifreeze proteins in freezing avoidance of polar fishes

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Arthur L. DeVries at the Department of Animal Biology, University of Illinois provides an expert insight into antifreeze proteins in polar fishes

IUCN pushes for the conservation of wild crops to boost food security

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The IUCN has warned that the world needs to turn its effort to the conservation of wild crops, which are essential for food security

Co-op becomes first supermarket to tackle food waste issue in UK

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East England Co-op becomes first major supermarket to sell food past its best before date in a bid to battle the food waste crisis Co-op has...

DNA markers for wheat genetic improvement

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Director of USDA Central Small Grain Genotyping Lab, Guihua Bai turns the spotlight on to the wonderful world of wheat and DNA markers

Clean air targets could be met sooner than expected

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A new study indicates that clean air targets for reducing NO2 emissions from vehicles could be achieved sooner than expected Government clean air targets underestimate...

Integrated pest management (IPM)

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Professor of Entomology at Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Timothy D. Schowalter outlines the fundamentals of IPM

Indigenous climate activists recognised at Bonn conference

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For the first time, indigenous climate activists across the world have received special recognition for their work at the Bonn climate conference

Improving poultry production through precision fertility management

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University of Oxford’s Tommaso Pizzari argues that fertility management of commercial flocks requires a precision approach

UK and Canada lead global alliance to phase out coal

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The UK and Canada have led a global alliance of 20 countries promising to phase out coal in a bid to switch to cleaner energy

Permafrost ice as an important water resource for the future?

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Martin Hoelzle, Martin Scherler and Christian Hauck from the University of Fribourg explore the possibility of melting ice-rich permafrost as a water resource

Britain set to back EU pesticide ban to protect bees

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Environment Secretary Michael Gove has revealed that the UK will back a total ban on particular pesticides to protect bees

The approval process of pesticides and the science behind it

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Graeme Taylor, director of public affairs at European Crop Protection Association reveals the impact of technology on the pesticide approval process

Linking consumption and production

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James Lomax from the Economy Division at UN Environment offers his thoughts on the policy priorities for global food systems

New data shows ‘dramatic’ rise in ocean litter around the UK

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In 2016 there was a dramatic rise in ocean litter around the UK, with a high number of plastic items found on the seabed compared to the previous year
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