ecosystems

“Stop eating hamburgers, start eating bug burgers” – notes from the African Conference on Edible Insects

Feature / Edible insects have great potential as a solution for food security in sub-Saharan Africa, but are so far under exploited.

Climate change and land

Past event / Welcome to the seminar about the results of the special IPCC report assessment on climate change and land.

World Water Week 2019

Past event / SEI will showcase tools for holistic, efficient and inclusive resource management from our water and sanitation portfolio.

Short films from SEI: Bangkok premiere and Q&A with director

Past event / This event will screen three short films from SEI's Rajesh Daniel, including the premiere of “Across the Valley of Gold and Amber”.

Preserving Nepal’s Midhill springs

Perspective / Freshwater springs are disappearing in Nepal, threatening people’s lives. Research efforts must step up before it is too late.

Assessing soil compaction and micro-topography impacts of alternative heather cutting as compared to burning as part of grouse moor management on blanket bog

Journal article / This study compared grouse moor management impacts on peatlands in the North of England.

Bog breathing: the extent of peat shrinkage and expansion on blanket bogs in relation to water table, heather management and dominant vegetation and its implications for carbon stock assessments

Journal article / This study assessed the magnitude of and potential for bog-breathing to influence carbon stock calculations under field and laboratory conditions.

Impact of structural habitat modifications in coastal temperate systems on fish recruitment: a systematic review

Journal article / Review of evidence on the impact of structural changes in temperate coastal areas on fish recruitment

Aquatic Habitat Assessment: A new tool helps water managers consider ecosystem needs

SEI brief / Policy-makers can now model the effect of management options on the availability of habitat and the viability of aquatic species.