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Study Highlights Impact of Agri-Environment Schemes on Hedgerows

A study on agri-environment schemes reveals their positive impact on hedgerow restoration in England, highlighting challenges and opportunities for improvement.

27 Nov 2024

The Ecological and Economic Value of Ocean Biodiversity

Navigating the Future VI, written by European marine science experts from the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, addresses how the ocean is affected by biodiversity loss. The report notes that assessing these losses and their impacts is challenging, as marine species are less well-documented than land species.

29 Oct 2024

Whole Asparagopsis Seaweed Much More Effective than Bromoform Alone in Reducing Cattle Methane Emissions, Study Finds

A new study has found that using whole Asparagopsis seaweed as a cattle feed additive is significantly more effective at reducing methane emissions than using bromoform, the aquatic plant’s primary active compound, on its own.

23 Oct 2024

New European Project to Increase Wind Turbine Blades' Circularity

The REWIND research project will also implement new methods of composite recycling and repurposing for the construction and automotive industries. AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, is the coordinator of this res...

From AIMPLAS 21 Oct 2024

POLYMEER kicks off to transform brewers' waste into high-value bioplastics

The project, funded by the Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking HORIZON program, will establish a sustainable bio-based value chain for bioplastics. AIMPLAS is part of an international consortium including academ...

From AIMPLAS 8 Oct 2024

Coral Resilience: How Ocean Acidification Affects Recovery

Researchers have examined the effects of ocean acidification (OA) on the recovery of coral holobionts after thermal stress events.

4 Oct 2024

New Study Highlights Microbes' Role in Achieving UN SDGs

A review article recently published in the journal Cell comprehensively explored the critical role of microbes in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

24 Sep 2024

Impact of Ground-Level Ozone on Tropical Forest Productivity

An article recently published in Nature Geoscience journal explored the impact of elevated ground-level ozone (O3) on tropical forests' productivity and carbon absorption.

18 Sep 2024

Climate Crisis Intensifies: Methane Emissions Break Records

According to a new study published in Environmental Research Letters, Stanford researchers found that worldwide methane emissions increased faster than ever in the last five years.

11 Sep 2024

AI-Powered Indoor Farms Save Energy

Integrating artificial intelligence into today’s environmental management systems might lower energy usage for indoor agriculture by 25%, possibly helping to feed the world as its population grows, Cornell engineers report in the journal Nature Food.

10 Sep 2024