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Government, Business Leaders Assess Progress Toward Sustainable Development Goals

On the eve of UN talks to assess progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, an international group of distinguished business, government, and science leaders say we cannot achieve a climate-safe, sustainable, and equitable world without ensuring a secure, safe, and trusted internet for all.

3 Jul 2020

Researchers Investigate Alternative Protein Sources in Food Production

Worldwide there is a growing demand for animal products for human nutrition, despite vegan and vegetarian diets becoming more popular in Western countries.

2 Jul 2020

Integrated Pest Management can Support Sustainable Cropping Systems

CABI has partnered with leading researchers and institutions to launch a new portal that facilitates global research collaboration to help fight the devastating crop pest fall armyworm.

2 Jul 2020

Sustainable Agricultural Practices can Prevent Damages to Natural Ecosystems

Scientists have shown how even low doses of neonicotinoid insecticides, as they may realistically occur in contaminated soils, adversely affect the development of black garden ants.

2 Jul 2020

Sydney Flicks the Switch to 100% Green Power

From today, The City of Sydney will be powered using 100 per cent renewable electricity, generated from wind and solar farms in regional NSW.

1 Jul 2020

Study Shows Land-Clearing has Degraded Weather in the Brazilian Cerrado

Brazil is one of the top three producers of both soy and corn globally, and its agricultural sector accounts for one-fifth of the country's economy.

30 Jun 2020

Study Highlights Potential Impact of Recurrent Heatwaves on Coral Species

A new study illustrates the potential impact of recurrent heatwaves on coral species collected by the Australian aquarium coral industry.

30 Jun 2020

Study Calls for Viable Agricultural Approach to Build Sustainable Environment

According to a report, both international and local donors are increasingly investing in industrial agricultural projects to the disadvantage of interventional measures that convert food systems and safeguard the environment at the same time.

29 Jun 2020

Scientists Develop New Model to Simulate Light Harvesting Mechanism

When sunlight shining on a leaf changes rapidly, plants must protect themselves from the ensuing sudden surges of solar energy.

26 Jun 2020

Afforestation Incentive Mechanisms can be Detrimental to the Environment

'Through a counterfactual analysis, we showed that between 1986 and 2011 the incentives to afforestation in Chile caused an increase in forest plantations, but reduced the extent of native forests', explains the main conclusions of the paper Impacts of Chilean forest subsidies on forest cover, carbon and biodiversity, published by the journal Nature Sustainability.

26 Jun 2020