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Monitoring particle air pollution either side of the tredge installed at St Ambrose primary school, Manchester.

Roadside hedges can reduce harmful ultrafine particle pollution around schools

13 Sep 2023

A new study led by Cambridge University confirms that planting hedges between roadsides and school playgrounds can dramatically reduce children’s...

Degraded coral reef 'rubblefield' in Indonesia.

Lack of evidence hampers progress on corporate-led ecosystem restoration

08 Sep 2023

A near total lack of transparency is making it impossible to assess the quality of corporate-led ecosystem restoration projects, a new study finds.

Nutritious fish stocks are being squandered by salmon farming, say scientists

01 Mar 2022

Eating wild-caught fish instead of using it as feed in salmon farming would allow nearly four million tonnes of fish to be left in the sea, while...

Provide shady spots to protect butterflies from climate change

24 Sep 2020

Researchers have discovered significant variations in the ability of different UK butterfly species to maintain a suitable body temperature. Species...

Amazonia at a crossroads

17 Oct 2013

The Amazon rainforest faces an uncertain future – one that an international research network hopes to help steer towards sustainability.

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Roadside hedges can reduce harmful ultrafine particle pollution around schools

Lack of evidence hampers progress on corporate-led ecosystem restoration

Nutritious fish stocks are being squandered by salmon farming, say scientists

Provide shady spots to protect butterflies from climate change

Amazonia at a crossroads

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