So-called land-based mitigation — through reforestation and preventing further deforestation — is an important component of the Paris Agreement. But to sufficiently increase forested areas and meet Europe’s reforestation targets,
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A new study published on 4 October in Science highlights the “heavy toll” of international wildlife trade (1). The researchers predict that future trade could affect more than 3000 additional
The Ocean Cleanup, a nonprofit based in Rotterdam in the Netherlands founded by young engineer Boyan Slat, has improved its plastic-collecting device. The latest version has finally captured and retained
A report outlining the results of a large 18-year habitat study published on 27 September in Science highlights the immense value of habitat connectivity and biodiversity (1). The authors suggest
By 2050, extreme sea-level events that used to occur once in a century, including intense storms and drastic reductions in marine life, will happen every year on many coasts. Indeed,
A new article published on 18 September in Nature presents a set of “troubling charts” outlining the lack of progress nations have made in limiting greenhouse gas emissions. The infographic
A more ambitious shift in diets around the world will be needed to meet both sustainability and dietary health goals, according to a new study published last month in Global
Carbon taxes not sufficient to meet the targets set out by the Paris Agreement, according to a new study published on 4 September in the journal Joule (1). Putting a
Every organism depends on microbes. And every microbiome — the communities of bacteria that exists inside all living organisms — is linked by a so-called “ecosystem microbiome” according to results
Climate-driven changes in river flooding are already happening across Europe, according to a new paper published on 28 August in Nature (1). The study identified clear patterns, both increases and