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Cracking the code of active volcanoes

Through the Horizon 2020-funded IMPROVE project, European scientists are deploying cutting-edge tools to reveal the hidden dynamics of Earth’s most powerful forces.
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Rethinking urban greenery: A nature-based approach to biodiversity management

This article examines the urbanLIFEcircles project as an example for integrating biodiversity management into urban planning through nature-based solutions.
Conifers overgrown with dense moss on the Azores island of “Sao Miguel”. Due to the high humidity, thick layers of moss form on the tree trunks.

The importance of integrated forest management

Integrated forest management is a fundamental concept for the sustainable provision of demanded ecosystem services and the simultaneous promotion of biodiversity in our forests. Prof, Dr Andreas Rigling from Forest Ecology, Department of Environmental Systems Science, USYS – ETH Zurich, explains.
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Carbon-neutral lifestyle changes and their impact on future health in cities

Dr Peter Hoffmann and Deniz Sirin at Climate Service Center Germany explore carbon-neutral lifestyle changes and their impact on future health in cities.

Modeling and mapping forest carrying capacity

Mark Kimsey, Director of the Intermountain Forestry Cooperative, discusses the modeling and mapping of forest carrying capacity, beginning with the historical context.
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Permafrost resilience in the era of climate change and Earth system modeling

In this analysis from Everest Group, explore the resilience of permafrost in the context of climate change and earth system modeling, with an emphasis on how science and technology are enhancing Arctic stability and global risk management.
Note: Nationwide LFPR of prime-age (25-54) males is from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nationwide hot days is a five-year prior moving average of the nationwide population-weighted exposure to hot days across counties in the continental United States, computed from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather station records.

Climate change and the rise of adult male dropouts

Masahiro Yoshida from Waseda University’s Department of Political Science and Economics explores the link between global warming and male labor force participation.
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CO2 mineralization in cement and concrete

Hegoi Manzano from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) explores CO2 mineralization in cement and concrete, along with related EU policies and programmes, as well as carbon capture, utilisation, and storage.
Figure 1: Microbially-assisted phytoremediation of cadmium

Microbially-assisted phytoremediation of cadmium

Arpita Bose, PhD, Associate Professor and Nida Zainab, PhD Researcher at Washington University in St. Louis, guide us through the process of microbially-assisted phytoremediation of cadmium.

How can carbon capture surfaces help the planet?

Beth McDaniel, JD, President of Reactive Surfaces highlights the potential of Carbon Capture Surfaces (CCS), an innovative and affordable of method using algae for CO2 removal, addressing the urgent need for scalable solutions to combat climate change.
Fig. 1 Integrating multi-satellite, GNSS, and ground observations (case study for Japan) is proposed to detect modifications in the atmospheric boundary layer linked to pre-earthquake phenomena (adapted from Ouzonov et al., 2018).

10th Anniversary of the 2015 M7.8 Nepal earthquake: Explore new prediction technologies

Dr. Dimitar Ouzounov from the Institute for Earth, Computing, Human, and Observing (Institute for ECHO) at Chapman University and Dr. Angelo De Santis from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Rome, Italy) are exploring new technologies for short-term earthquake forecasting and prediction, including the application of the LAIC approach to the 2015 Gorkha earthquakes in Nepal.
A spherical model of planet earth sitting on a concrete shelf on a hot day, deflating and melting. The globe has a blue 'sea' and metallic green 'land' and has drips forming at it's base as it heats up. COP30 will celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement but where, Richard Beardsworth asks, do things stand ten years on?

The tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement: COP30, failure, and renewal

The Conference of the Parties in Belém, Brazil, this November (COP30) will celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement (COP21 in 2015), but where, Richard Beardsworth asks, do things stand ten years on?
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Sustainable textile production: Policies and certifications transforming the global landscape

Victor Durand, the Head of Operations at Ever Dye, discusses how the company meets the new standards for sustainable textile production.
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Catalyzing mineral weathering for permanent, safe and cost-effective carbon storage

Martin Van Den Berghe, CEO of Cytochrome, discusses catalyzing mineral weathering for permanent, safe, and cost-effective carbon storage.
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Onboard Carbon Capture (OCC): The Everlong project

The maritime industry must decarbonise. Onboard Carbon Capture (OCC) offers a promising solution for mitigating emissions from existing and new build vessels. Here, the EverLoNG project demonstrates the feasibility of OCC, exploring its technical, logistical, environmental and regulatory aspects, paving the way for wider adoption.
Permafrost Grown’s project UAV, a DGI Matrice 3000 with a LiDAR camera, prepares to take off for a survey at a farm site in Fairbanks, AK.

Measuring permafrost thaw subsidence in agricultural fields in Alaska

Melissa Ward Jones, a Research Assistant Professor at the Water and Environmental Research Center (WERC) of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, discusses research focused on understanding the interactions of permafrost thaw and agriculture.
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Strengthening urban governance for inclusive and effective nature-based solutions

McKenna Davis, Senior Fellow and Coordinator of Nature-based Solutions at the Ecologic Institute, discusses the importance of strengthening urban governance to enhance the uptake and inclusiveness of nature-based solutions.
Fig. 1: The average number of people affected yearly (from 1981 to 2010) by extreme heat and humidity co-occurring (a). The expected change in the number of people exposed to these extreme conditions by 2069–2098 is shown for two scenarios: one with strong climate action (c) and one with little or no action (b).

How climate extremes are endangering millions in Africa

Alain Tamoffo, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, discusses how climate extremes are endangering millions in Africa.

The influence of rock type on conifer species’ nutrition and biomass partitioning

Mark Kimsey, Director of the Intermountain Forestry Cooperative, explains the influence of rock type on conifer species’ nutrition and biomass partitioning.
Carbon dioxide emission on Earth. Massive CG graphics created using VC orb plug-in mixed with NASA imagery. Texture map used from: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11683

No safe haven: Why business leaders must act now to address Earth’s polycrisis

As hurricanes devastate former climate havens, learn why business leaders must embrace Sustainable Strategic Management to address Earth’s polycrisis before it’s too late.

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