With 20% of the world's forests, Russia has global forest-related potential in bioeconomy development, biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation. However, unsustainable forest management based on wood mining—vast ...
Ecology
Nov 9, 2021
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Divergences between scientific and indigenous and local knowledge can provide a better understanding of why local pastoralists may be willing, or not, to participate in conservation initiatives for carnivores, a study from ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 15, 2021
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It has long been debated whether the seal predation of fish plays a major role in the fish decline in the Baltic Sea compared to human fishing. The debate has escalated worldwide since conservation efforts to protect seals ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 10, 2018
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The prime predators of the Baltic Sea at the top of the food web are losing weight, according to a new study that links the deteriorating health of gray seals and cod with changes in bottom-living crustaceans, isopods and ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 11, 2019
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Following negotiations, EU countries have agreed on a climate law which contains stricter targets for reduced emissions. Deliang Chen, a Professor of physical meteorology who has extensive experience from working within the ...
Environment
Apr 26, 2021
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The current loss of biological diversity is unprecedented and species extinctions exceed the estimated background rate many times over. Coinciding with increasing human domination and alteration of the natural world, this ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 27, 2021
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Disasters don't read border signs or follow speed limits. Solutions shouldn't, either.
Environment
Aug 30, 2022
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Soya and beef from South America, timber from Russia, fish from China—in an era of globalisation, central Europe has become a market for animal and plant products from all over the world. But in addition to these tangible ...
Ecology
Dec 4, 2019
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Algae are responsible for a large part of the production of organic matter in the sea and their importance for the northern Baltic Sea has so far been underestimated, according to a study conducted by the research programme ...
Biotechnology
Aug 8, 2016
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