Environment

Mighty oceans and humble ponds play key roles in biodiversity

By monitoring oceans and peering into ponds, European projects seek to protect an array of animal and plant life. By SOFIA…

5 days ago

Largest river and wetland restoration initiative in history launched at UN Water Conference

A coalition of governments today launched the Freshwater Challenge - the largest ever initiative to restore degraded rivers, lakes and…

1 week ago

Clouds in the sky provide new clues to predicting climate change

While barely being given a second thought by most people, the masses of condensed water vapour floating in the atmosphere…

3 weeks ago

Kazakhstan Discusses Ways for Achieving Carbon Neutrality and Building Resilience

Today the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources and the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan jointly…

4 weeks ago

WEF’s Blue Food Partnership Launches Roadmap to Strengthen Sustainable Growth in Aquaculture

The World Economic Forum’s Blue Food Partnership launched today a Global Sustainable Aquaculture Roadmap at the Our Ocean Conference in…

4 weeks ago

ZWE and Reloop publish a guidance on how to legislate mixed waste sorting in the context of the RED

Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) and Reloop have released today these guidelines for legislating Mixed Waste Sorting (MWS) in the context…

1 month ago

Miniature robots that mimic living organisms are being developed to explore and support real-life ecosystems

BY GARETH WILLMER The robotic bee replicants home in on the unsuspecting queen of a hive. But unlike the rebellious…

1 month ago

Wine connoisseurs face testing times as climate change alters flavours

By Ethan Bilby Wine aficionados like to credit different soil and geographical conditions for producing a wide spectrum of flavours…

1 month ago

As Europe goes green, number crunchers map the ripple effects

By Horizon Staff It is called “Model Explorer” and its scheduled release in mid-2023 is being keenly anticipated. A new…

2 months ago

Leak of secret trade-off deal triggers NGOs demand to end Congo oil auction

A coalition of civil society groups have called for the immediate cancellation of a massive oil and gas auction in…

2 months ago