As the home of the largest mangrove area in the world, Indonesia is a key player in the international blue carbon agenda. While it has over 22% of world’s mangroves, Indonesia is also facing rapid mangrove degradation.
Results for "biodiversity"
Ecosystem Engineers in Rivers: How and Where Organisms Create Positive Biogeomorphic Feedbacks
Dr. Polvi and Dr. Sarneel point to the study of ecosystem engineers being an expanding field that is gaining importance, in particular with the need to understand the impacts of invasive species and river restoration.
Reinventing Wood
Wood could potentially replace petrol in chemistry and concrete in construction, according to studies conducted under the Swiss Research Programme “Resource Wood”.
Environmental Humanities and Climate Change: Equity and Justice beyond Humans
A review by Libby Robin considers historically how the environment and the humanities became conceptualized together
Mediterranean Wetlands: Archaeology, Ecology, Sustainability
Current climatic challenges are driving the rediscovery of the numerous values of wetlands, in terms of climate regulation, but also biodiversity conservation and cultural heritage.
Synthetic Alienation of Microbes
Review by Kubyshkin and Budisa in Biotechnology Journal explores the why and the how.
Go with the Flow: Protecting Undervalued Ecosystems
Temporary rivers fluctuate between flowing, pool and dry states, making their instream habitats more dynamic and variable than those in equivalent rivers with year-round flow.
Down to the breadboard: getting to know Rainer Waser
Getting to know Rainer Waser, director of EMRL and winner of the 2014 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize.
Green Economy and Bio-Based Plastics
Rolf Mülhaupt investigates the dreams and reality of “green polymer chemistry”.
Popular
-
Quantum entanglement visualized for the first time ever
-
Tiny robots with a big impact: Scientists develop microrobots for single-cell handling
-
An anti-inflammatory peptide may hold the key to low-back pain relief
-
Springer Nature staff to take unprecedented strike action
-
Gliese 12 b: An exo-Venus with Earth-like temperatures
-
Could a nuclear explosion set Earth’s atmosphere on fire?
-
How the brain protects itself from the negative effects of CBD
-
New study reveals surprising impact of screen time on the developing brain
-
String theory provides a new take on the expansion of the Universe
-
Cutting out processed foods doesn’t automatically make a diet healthier