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Key Frameworks to Help Urban Systems Meet Sustainability Goals

Urban areas are on the rise and changing rapidly in form and function, with spillover effects on virtually all areas of the Earth. The UN estimates that by 2050, 68% of the world's population will reside in urban areas. In the inaugural issue of npj Urban Sustainability, a new Nature Partner Journal out today, a team of leading urban ecologists outlines a practical checklist to guide interventions, strategies, and research that better position urban systems to meet urgent sustainability goals.

24 Feb 2021

Dingo Effects on Ecosystem Visible from Space

The environmental impacts of removing dingoes from the landscape are visible from space, a new UNSW Sydney study shows.

24 Feb 2021

Researchers Call for New Approaches to Creating a Sustainable Future for "Patchwork Earth"

In a world as diverse as our own, the journey towards a sustainable future will look different depending on where in the world we live, according to a recent paper published in One Earth and led by McGill University, with researchers from the Stockholm Resilience Centre.

23 Feb 2021

Students and SMEs Hold Keys to Ending Waste

Robots that can sort e-waste ready for recycling and 100 per cent biodegradable food storage inspired by bananas are just two of the award-winning ideas from the inaugural India-Australia Circular Economy (I-ACE) Hackathon held this month, hosted by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and NITI Aayog Atal Innovation Mission (AIM).

23 Feb 2021

New Project Announced to Deliver Recycling Supply Chain for Luxury Cars

The University of Birmingham has announced a three-year research project with Bentley Motors to deliver a sustainable source of rare earth magnets for electric and hybrid vehicles for one of the most sought after luxury car brands in the world.

22 Feb 2021

Microbes from Termite Gut Could Break Down Lignin in Wheat Straw to Produce Biofuel

Wheat straw, or the dried stalks of wheat remaining after grain production, is a promising source of biofuels and commodity chemicals.

18 Feb 2021

New Data Show Overuse of Reliever Medication in Asthma is Responsible for 250,000 Tonnes of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Every Year in the UK

New analysis of respiratory inhaler medicine use in the UK shows that 83% of all short-acting beta-2-agonist (SABA) relievers for asthma are prescribed to patients who are potentially overusing their reliever medication (prescribed =3 inhalers/year).

18 Feb 2021