Scientists from the World Economic Forum's Young Scientists community want to see the social value of scientific research better recognised and acknowledged. Published today by Frontiers Policy Labs, a call has been signed ...
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Feb 28, 2022
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has recently approved mandatory norms for reducing carbon intensity of shipping, starting from 2023. In its act, IMO does not prescribe how, but how much ships should reduce their ...
Environment
Feb 7, 2022
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The U.N. migration agency says the coronavirus pandemic appears to have accelerated "hostile rhetoric" against migrants in the world and "radically altered" mobility, projecting in a new report that travel and other COVID-19-fighting ...
Social Sciences
Dec 1, 2021
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Monitoring progress on our way to successfully achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is key to their achievement, but there are significant data gaps that make this crucial exercise difficult. A new IIASA-led ...
Environment
Nov 29, 2021
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We were in Obalende: a bustling working-class neighborhood of office buildings, shops and residential areas, on Lagos Island, Nigeria. During the day, the neighborhood teems with small market stalls selling all manner of ...
Economics & Business
Nov 9, 2021
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Shipping, which transports 90% of the world's trade, contributes nearly 3% of global emissions—a little more than the carbon footprint of Germany. If gone unchecked, this share could increase to 17% by 2050 as the world's ...
Environment
Nov 8, 2021
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Sustainable agriculture will not be achieved by one universal solution. A meta-analysis by the University of Basel shows that the current focus on no-till farming does not achieve the desired results. A sustainable system ...
Agriculture
Oct 14, 2021
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In a new study published in the journal Communications, Earth & Environment, University of Montana researchers and colleagues explore how climate change could challenge efforts to protect biodiversity within the network of ...
Ecology
Oct 1, 2021
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A major maritime industry association on Monday backed plans for a global surcharge on carbon emissions from shipping to help fund the sector's shift toward climate-friendly fuels.
Environment
Sep 6, 2021
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UK and European policymakers operating in West Africa should focus on the opportunities that young people and migration create for the region instead of simply trying to stop migrants traveling to Europe, a new study recommends.
Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2021
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