- Indonesia is stepping up traceability efforts to comply with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which bans imports of deforestation-linked commodities like palm oil, timber and coffee starting in December…
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Indonesia strengthens forest monitoring with new tool to meet EU deforestation law
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Ecologists are spending less time in the field. That could be a problem.
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries.
There was a time when an ecologist’s…
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Agroforestry can reduce deforestation, but supportive policies matter, study finds
- Agroforestry is recognized as a way to boost local biodiversity, improve soils and diversify farming incomes. New research suggests it may also benefit nearby forests by reducing pressure to clear them.
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Report alleges criminality in Cambodian, Vietnamese monkey trade
- A new report is the latest to bolster long-standing allegations that many long-tailed macaques imported into the U.S. for biomedical research were illegally caught from the wild and falsely labeled as captive-bred,…
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Unlocking the potential of the terrestrial gastropod species Zootecus insularis as a climate archive for arid regions
Tian, Y. et al. Holocene climate change in southern Oman deciphered by speleothem records and climate model simulations. Nat. Commun. 14, 4718. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40454-z (2023).
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Changes in the annual cycle of surface air temperature over China in the 21st century simulated by CMIP6 models
Temperature annual cycle based on fourier smoothing
Fig. 2 The regional mean surface air temperature from gauge observation during 1961 –2014. The dots show the regional mean daily temperature for every year from 1961 to 2014. The thin black…
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Achieving carbon-neutral economies through circular economy, digitalization, and energy transition
Zhu, Y. & Lu, S. D. Economy and carbon neutrality: exploring the pathways and implications for China’s sustainable development. J. Knowl. Econ. 1–18 https://doi.org/10.1007/S13132-024-01931-Y/TABLES/5 (2024).
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System expansion is needed to handle the multifunctionality of food items in environmental impact assessment
Following the basic principles of LCA, the comparison the environmental impacts of different food items should be based on the actual functionality of food, such as the provision of energy and nutrients, which was the case in the present study,…
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Extreme ambient temperature and emergency healthcare service utilization due to substance use disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Weilnhammer, V. et al. Extreme weather events in Europe and their health consequences—A systematic review. Int. J. Hyg. Environ Health. 233, 113688 (2021).
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Exploring spatial–temporal evolution patterns of urban heat islands in summer and winter: evidence from a megacity of China
Liu, L. & Zheng, B. Greenspace coverage vs. enhanced vegetation index: Correlations with surface urban heat island intensity in different climate zones. Urban Clim. 58, 102140 (2024).
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