Extreme Weather Events Accelerating Tidal Wetland Loss

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 20, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Tidal wetlands are critical, yet vulnerable ecosystems. Tidal marshes, mangrove forests, and tidal flats support biodiversity, protect against flooding and storm surges, sequester carbon, and improve water quality. Due to human development and climate change, tidal...

Commission report shows Schengen area continues to be resilient and ready for future challenges

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 19, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The Commission published its fifth State of the Schengen report, reviewing developments in the Schengen area over the past year and setting priorities for the year ahead. The Schengen area continues to demonstrate resilience, underpinned by collective efforts at both...

LGBTIQ+ face mounting violence and discrimination, warns UN rights chief

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 19, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The UN Legal Identity project in Honduras has a special focus on Indigenous Peoples, LGBTQI+, minority population and persons with disabilities. UNDP/RNP The UN Legal Identity project in Honduras has a special focus on Indigenous Peoples, LGBTQI+, minority population...

European industry and civil society unite to accelerate climate action

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 13, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

5 companies and industry trade associations have written to the EU to express support for the ETS2. Leading European companies, including TRATON, Vattenfall, and Danfoss, alongside civil society and environmental organizations, have united to form the European ETS2...

Climate Change: How Oxygen Deficiency Changes Metabolic Processes in the Ocean

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 13, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

A new study reveals how sulfur compounds are metabolized under oxygen-deficient conditions – and which microorganisms are responsible. The world’s oceans are losing oxygen – and rapidly. The principal cause is the increasing warming of the oceans, which reduces the...

Commission coordinates European response to Hantavirus outbreak

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 13, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The European Commission is taking action to coordinate and support national authorities’ responses to the Hantavirus outbreak. At present, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control assesses the risk to the general population in Europe as very low,...