Final vote on entry into force of EU Deforestation Regulation

mennessä CrNet Oy | joulu 22, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

okok The EU Parliament and Council gave the final green light to amendments to the EU’s deforestation law which seeks to fight climate change and biodiversity loss by ensuring products sold in the EU are not sourced from deforested land. The United Nations Food and...

Turning marine pollution into collective benefits with BlueInvest

mennessä CrNet Oy | joulu 18, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

University of Auckland senior lecturer in marine science Dr Jenny Hillman is investigating whether artificial horse mussels made with shell waste can help bring back marine life to coastal waters. Her team received almost $1 million in Smart Ideas funding from the...

Fiddler Crabs Found to Hoover Up and Break Down Microplastic Particles

mennessä CrNet Oy | joulu 18, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

New research has found that Fiddler crabs are playing an unheralded role when it comes to hoovering up microplastics found in the world’s mangrove forests and salt marshes. Scientists studying a thriving population of Fiddler crabs in a polluted mangrove forest in...

The Alps to Lose a Record Number of Glaciers in the Next Decade

mennessä CrNet Oy | joulu 16, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

How much longer will glaciers survive? A new study from ETH Zurich researchers offers the first detailed projection of how many glaciers could vanish by 2100 due to global warming – and why regions such as Switzerland will be most affected. This approach could also...

Polar Bears May Be Adapting to Survive Warmer Climates, Says Study

mennessä CrNet Oy | joulu 15, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

New research reveals a link between rising temperatures and changes in polar bear DNA, which may be helping them adapt and survive in increasingly challenging environments. The study by scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) discovered that some genes...