Environment

Legal flexibility helps UNESCO Biospheres boost nature conservation and human wellbeing, study shows

The legal flexibility associated with UNESCO Biosphere Reserves has helped communities to become more involved in conservation, new analysis shows....

‘Resilience Science Must-Knows’: Landmark report shows how decision makers can manage global crises

As the world approaches critical tipping points, a comprehensive global scientific report shows that resilience – the ability to live...

Exeter expands scientific collaboration in the Emirates  

A partnership on a potentially world-leading marine research centre and a new collaborative geology degree that will create new educational pathways...

Land carbon sinks cannot keep up, while rising temperatures spread disease and threaten incomes – report warns

The planet’s natural carbon sinks are reaching critical limits, absorbing fewer emissions than expected as decades of climate change has...

Continental shelf seas revealed as powerful carbon sinks, but cutting global emissions remains critical to safeguard sea life

Continental shelf seas - the shallow waters surrounding our coasts that provide most of the world’s seafood - are absorbing...