Tim Willmott speaks with Prof. Paul Rogers of the world renowned Department of Peace Studies at Bradford University. Paul worked originally in the biological and environmental sciences, but has worked for the past 30 […]
A new report by the Carbon Trust says that increasing the numbers of UK employees working from home can cut costs by £3 billion a year for UK employers and employees and save over 3 […]
Every hotel has them: notices in the bathroom informing guests that they can do their bit for the environment by reusing their towels, rather than expecting clean towels every day. Usually the notice […]
Planting early-flowering crops, such as oilseed rape, boosts the numbers of bumblebees available to pollinate late-flowering crops, such as sunflowers, according to recent research. Carefully managing the timing and coverage of flowering crops […]
9th – 10th September 2014 – The University Of Nottingham, UK The Centre for Urban Agriculture at the University of Nottingham is organising an International Conference on Vertical Farming and Urban Agriculture. This […]
This week, the White House released the 3rd U.S. National Climate Assessment (NCA) – the most comprehensive scientific assessment ever generated of climate change and its impacts across every region of America and […]
A new analysis of NASA satellite data shows Africa’s Congo rainforest, the second-largest tropical rainforest in the world, has undergone a large-scale decline in greenness over the past decade. The study, led by […]
FiBL is an independent, non-profit, research institute with the aim of advancing cutting-edge science in the field of organic agriculture. FiBL’s research team works together with farmers to develop innovative and cost-effective solutions […]
Climate change will substantially increase the severity and length of droughts in Europe by the end of the century, according to new research. The study showed that some European countries could experience a […]
Satisfying increased demand for food and biofuels is crucial for human security. The objective of ‘sustainable intensifaction’ – more output with less resources – is technically very challenging. However new engineering and scientific […]