biodiversity

A critical review of the IUCN UK Peatland Programme’s “Burning and Peatlands” position statement

Journal article / Promoting a move towards an evidence-based position about prescribed burning in UK peatlands.

Global methane assessment: benefits and costs of mitigating methane emissions

Other publication / The assessment shows how human-caused methane emissions can be reduced by up to 45% this decade.

A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets

Journal article / STAR can be used by business, governments and civil society to identify actions to halt and reverse species extinction across the globe.

Average westerner’s eating habits lead to loss of four trees every year

Media coverage / Chris West was quoted in this Guardian article on the impacts of western consumption on global deforestation.

Is the proportion of imports certified as being from sustainable sources an effective indicator of UK environmental impact overseas?

Other publication / Exploring the uncertainty of different approaches to assess overseas environmental impacts from commodities consumed in the UK.

Our future in the Anthropocene biosphere

Journal article / We are living in the Anthropocene, in which humans are driving environmental change. This article discusses global sustainability in the face of such change.

Forest resources are at the heart of the EU’s bioeconomy strategy. How can they be used sustainably?

Perspective / In its push for climate-neutrality, the EU bets high on the bioeconomy. Catch up with the latest debates on the issue.

The importance of valuing water

Perspective / This World Water Day, six researchers share insights on the value of water and lessons learned on how to equitably manage and protect this valuable resource.

Wastewater and excreta an untapped resource for solving environmental risks

Press release / A book by SEI and UNEP launched on World Water Day, reports that health and environmental risks can be solved if wastewater is treated as a resource.