Ecology
Global Warming – Tundras Threatening to Release Stored CO2?
Tundras are cold regions of the world, biomes with short vegetation, lower trees, and extremely low temperatures, which cover large parts of northern Russia, Scandinavia, Canada, Alaska, and the coast of Greenland. They can also be found in high mountains…
Earth Day: What is it, When is it and Why is it Important?
Earth Day is an international day devoted to our planet. It draws attention to the environment and promotes conservation and sustainability. Each year on 22 April, around one billion people around the world take action to raise awareness of the…
The Sustainable Development Crisis – How Big is the Financial Gap in Accomplishing the SDGs?
The entire planet strives to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, the latest United Nations report indicates that countries are not moving well enough towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. More precisely, about half of the 140 SDGs…
Soil health: Parliament sets out measures to achieve healthy soils by 2050
To improve the health of EU soils, MEPs support efforts to monitor and improve the soil ecological status in the EU. Parliament on Wednesday adopted its position on the Commission proposal for a Soil Monitoring Law, the first-ever dedicated piece…
Wealthy Countries Have Learned Their Lesson – They Are Trying to Restore Their Estuaries
People have always inhabited the banks of rivers that are vital to our existence, but it seems that human intervention in the last three decades is slowly taking its toll. Experts from Inha University in South Korea found that in…
New EU Rules to Improve Urban Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
With 481 votes in favour, 79 against and 26 abstentions, Parliament adopted the deal reached with the Council in January 2024 on revising the EU’s water management and urban wastewater treatment standards to better protect public health and the environment.…
How Banks Finance the Deforestation of the Amazon
According to the latest research by the non-governmental organization Greenpeace, loans from Brazilian national and international banks and taxpayers’ money finance the illegal clearing of the Amazon rainforest. The investigation analyzed the granting of loans for agricultural production in Brazil…