UN report offers roadmap for sustainable blue economies
A new report co-authored by the United Nations and researchers at the University of Portsmouth sets out a ‘practical roadmap’…
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Biodiversity’s role in soil health set to be explored in new study
The University of Helsinki has secured €10 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to lead a Nordic research project exploring…
Europe ‘at risk of a pollinator crisis’, study suggests
Europe could be facing a ‘serious pollinator crisis’ unless coordinated action is taken to halt the decline of wild pollinator…
Biodiversity loss could trigger sovereign debt crises, economists warn
A new study published in the Nature journal suggests that financial markets are largely blind to the potential economic costs…
University of Helsinki receives grant for project combining ecology, economics and statistics
The University of Helsinki has been awarded €2.5 million by the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation to support an interdisciplinary…
Peatland Finance Ireland’s Shane McGuinness on how peatland restoration is meeting financial innovation
Ireland boasts a sizeable share of Europe’s peatlands, which play a key role in carbon storage and emissions reduction. Restoration…
Biodiversity loss increasing mosquitoes’ thirst for human blood, study finds
Biodiversity loss in Brazil’s Mata Atlantica (Atlantic Forest) is increasing mosquitoes’ thirst for human blood, a study published in the…
‘Business as usual’ is driving biodiversity decline, says report
A ‘business as usual’ mindset is contributing to continued biodiversity decline, despite firms being central actors in efforts to halt…
‘Living walls’ can boost biodiversity in urban environments, study finds
‘Living walls’, structures comprised of flowers and plants that are affixed to the outside of commercial buildings, can play a…
Implementing biodiversity footprinting across pharmaceutical supply chains
Op-ed by Dr Tara Garraty, Tunley Environmental and Benedicta A. Bakpa, Bespak. The pharmaceutical industry is intrinsically linked to biodiversity….