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The atmosphere is surreal at dawn in the Jokulsaron lagoon, where seals and a few lucky people can enjoy an endless spectacle, where icebergs float and move slowly dragged by the current.

Food webs and fish: Ocean climate change in Alaska

Open Access Government talks to ocean climate expert Dr. Robert Suryan, who is the lead of an ecosystem studies program at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s Auke Bay Laboratories.
Cropped shot of unrecognizable farmer holding stack of corn grain in hands and examining quality production at sunrise light, close-up of farmer hands inspecting corn quality.

A focus on Global Biodiversity Framework Target 7: Approaches to pollution

Dr Christoph Neumann analyses the Global Biodiversity Framework Target 7, and explains the need for a qualified risk-based approach to pollution from the COP15 convention.
This image shows a close up view of a monarch butterfly feeding on purple aster flowers in a sunny garden

Stored fuel’s importance for migrating monarch butterflies: Implications for conserving all migrant animals

In his latest research, Keith A. Hobson, Research Scientist and Professor at Western University, explores why stored fuel is critical to migrating animals, such as monarch butterflies.
"Large fishing boat anchored in Valdez, Alaska bay. Chugach Mountains in background."

Gulf Watch Alaska: Long-term research and monitoring in the Gulf of Alaska

Within the Gulf of Alaska, in the North Pacific Ocean, three major events - both natural and human-caused – resulted in large-scale ecosystem changes during the last 50 years.
By “brewing” insect pheromones in large fermenters at an industrial scale the cost can be reduced to a level suitable for pest control in field crops (Shutterstock / Nordroden)

Sustainable production of pheromones now a reality

When the PHERA Project started, it was with an ambitious goal to prove that insect pheromones can be produced using a biological rather than a chemical process.
zoanthids colony with hexacorallian polyps

Exploring hexacorallian models to aid corals affected by climate change

In this interview, Benyamin Rosental, PhD, from the Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Genetics, looks toward hexacorallian models to transplant stem cells to corals affected by global warming.
Lavender blossom in a lavender lavender field with a wild bee in the foreground, biodiversity and genetic resource sharing

Biodiversity COP15 – A stepping stone towards effective access and benefit sharing

Here, Dominic Muyldermans and Markus Wyss explore the opportunities and challenges on the journey towards effective access and benefit sharing across the globe.
Beautiful view of the Earth from space

A search for primary evidence of Earth’s ancient atmosphere and climate

Robert Rainbird, a research scientist working for the Geological Survey of Canada, a division of Natural Resources Canada, looks at the geological evolution of...
Flock of wintering Barnacle Goose(branta leucopsis)in wadden Sea,East Frisia,lower saxony,Germany

Tracking animal migration with stable isotopes

Keith A. Hobson from Western University and Environment and Climate Change Canada, walks us through tracking animal migration with stable isotopes, starting with some background information.
horizontal soft corals background, underwater shot. subsea

Getting to know the subsea mapping company MMA Global Aqua

Jared Low, Project Manager at MMA Global Aqua, talks about his first impressions at the subsea mapping company and his predictions for the company’s future.
Clean and dirty air over a big city

How do we envision the sustainable society we want to create?

Here, Professor Masahide Sakamoto uses Japanese pollution research as a case study for thinking about and understanding how to create a sustainable society.

An exploration of the Portuguese Council for Health and Environment

Here, Dr. Mónica Rodrigues explores the Portuguese Council for Health and Environment (CPSA) efforts to prevent climate change, promote sustainability, enact a Global Health System Strategy and so much more.

Legacy pollution and our struggle to control non-point source pollution

To tackle legacy pollution and non-point source pollution, we must identify the sources, sinks and hot spots – but is it already too late?
A wastewater treatment plant

Rapid measurement tools or fast identification of bioaerosols

Why is rapid measurement tools or fast identification of bioaerosols important and what are the challenges and opportunities?
Taroko gorge, Taiwan. River and mountain sides

Microbial farming for habitat recovery in the Taiwanese mountains

Professor Tzen-Yuh Chiang’s team looks toward microbial farming in the mountains slopes of South Taiwan to aid habitat recovery, as low-land slopes have been affected by climate change.
low carbon tinber

Low Carbon Timber® – European best practice in climate-friendly chains

We call on all interested parties from politics, administration, local authorities and business to use Low Carbon Timber®

After COP27: Whither climate leadership?

The twenty-seventh Conference of the Parties (COP27) – tasked, like every annual UNFCCC conference, to accelerate climate ambition and action – duly laboured under the current global crises. What and where next?
informal settlement in South Africa

Solutions to waste management in informal settlements in South Africa

Researchers look at the unfolding tragedy of waste management in informal settlements in South Africa and transferable models for community-based solutions.
Hydra in the sea

Understanding Hydra Regeneration

Here, Charisios Tsiairis from Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research explores Hydra Regeneration and the genetic programs that make it possible.
future climate impacts

Modelling future climate impacts on human health: lessons from Portuguese metropolitan areas

Dr Mónica Rodrigues, from University of Coimbra (UC), explains that future climate impacts may have hazardous effects on the health and wellbeing of the Portuguese population.

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