New Study Reveals Coral Reef Food Webs Are More Siloed and Vulnerable than Previously Understood

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 29, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

A study led by Associate Professor Kelton McMahon at University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography has found that food webs on tropical reefs are more fragile than we once thought. Instead of being part of a highly connected system where species can...

EU introduces surveillance of imports and exports of metal scrap

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 24, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The EU Commission has activated a customs surveillance system to monitor the import and export of metal waste and scrap into and out of the EU, covering ferrous waste and scrap (including steel), aluminium and copper. The Commission adopted the Steel and Metal Action...

Brussels starts process to maintain free and safe data flows between EU and UK

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 23, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The European Commission has launched the process to adopt new adequacy decisions to allow the free flow of personal data between the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom. Following assessment of the recently adopted UK Data Use and Access Act, the Commission...

UN’s Guterres declares fossil fuel era fading; presses nations for new climate plans before COP30 summit

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 23, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

UN Secretary‑General António Guterres declared the world has “passed the point of no return” on the shift to renewables and implored governments to file sweeping new climate plans before November’s COP30 climate summit in Brazil, saying the fossil fuel era is nearing...

Executive Vice-President Virkkunen visits Rome for high-level meetings with Italian authorities on tech competitiveness

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

Executive Vice-President Virkkunen is visiting Rome on Thursday to meet with members of the Italian government and hold discussions on digital innovation and tech competitiveness. During the visit, the Executive Vice-President will meet Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime...