Ecology, The Environment and Conservation
This complex theme deals primarily with interactions between organisms and the environmental factors that impact them, but to a greater extent between individual inanimate environmental factors.
innovations-report offers informative reports and articles on topics such as climate protection, landscape conservation, ecological systems, wildlife and nature parks and ecosystem efficiency and balance.
Efficiently moving urea out of polluted water is coming to reality
Worcester Polytechnic Institute researchers unlock secret to upcycling organic compound. WPI Researchers have developed a material to remove urea from water and potentially convert it into hydrogen gas. By building…
Researchers pump brakes on ‘blue acceleration’ harming oceans
Protecting the world’s oceans against accelerating damage from human activities could be cheaper and take up less space than previously thought, new research has found. The University of Queensland’s Professor Anthony…
Potential of waste and residues
DBFZ publishes database on available resources in Germany and the EU. Biogenic waste and residues hold growing potential for a sustainable and bio-based economy. Until now, freely available and systematically…
Monitoring the well-being of reservoir water
…through an uncrewed surface vehicle. In a recent tragic incident, approximately 100 elephants in Africa perished due to inadequate access to water. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) issues a…
Mixed forests protect coastal areas from tsunami impacts better than monoculture forests
Coastal forests in Japan had predominantly been afforested with black pine (Pinus thunbergii), a shade-tolerant tree species that can withstand dry land ecosystems and harsh coastal environments. This afforestation initiative,…
New research harnesses AI and satellite imagery
…to reveal the expanding footprint of human activity at sea. Study reveals 75 percent of the world’s industrial fishing vessels are hidden from public view. A new study published today…