Environment
♻ Circularity is near
Sweden has hammered out a new strategy for the circular economy. It is a welcome and long-awaited holistic view of sustainable resource management throughout the body of society.
🌴 Small trees can save the rainforest during dry periods
Small trees are better at handling drought than large ones and can preserve the rainforest even if drought kills many large trees.
🐯 The number of tigers is increasing in five countries
Successful protection measures in India, China, Nepal, Bhutan and Russia give hope to the tiger.
🌎 Satellite data to enable real-time tracking of all the world’s carbon emissions
The recently launched ‘Climate TRACE’ coalition is building a tool to track emissions worldwide. The tool is to be launched in time for the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow next year.
🌾 Rock dust - a fantastic solution to several environmental issues
Scientists have found dust from basalt rock to be a fantastic solution to several environmental issues. At the same time resulting in more nutritious crops.
🐾 The Corona crisis can help the wildlife
While humans stay indoors during the Coronavirus advance, the animals take over cities. Researchers are investigating how anthroponosis affects wildlife and how insights can change work on future conservation.
🐳 "Plastic fisherman" records record catches of plastic debris from the sea
GPS transmitters on fishing nets make it much easier to find plastic debris in the sea.
🧼 Soap bubbles pollinate plants and give us more fruit
Small soap bubbles can pollinate plants, which can ensure fertilization and food production in these times when pollinating insects are not as numerous as before.
🐲 Now the hunt for the endangered pangolin will be stopped
Pangolin can no longer be used in traditional Chinese medicine, which could save hundreds of thousands of animals every year.