Human land-use legacies have long-term effects on plant community composition and ecosystem function. While ancient and historical land use is known to affect biodiversity patterns, it is unknown whether such legacies affect other plant community properties such as the diversity of functional traits. Functional traits are a critical tool for understanding ecological communities because they
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22 April 2021
Historical Indigenous Land-Use Explains Plant Functional Trait Diversity
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21 April 2021
Table Mountain Ablaze in Cape Town
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For three days from Sunday morning until late on Tuesday night, Cape Town’s firefighters were dispatched to Table Mountain and surrounding areas to battle a blaze that destroyed 600 hectares of land, displaced 4,000 students from the University of Cape Town and left heritage buildings damaged. Credit: Yazeed Kamaldien By Yazeed KamaldienCAPE TOWN, South Africa,
21 April 2021
Fossil fuel funding and world-leading research at Oxford | Letter
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Peter P Edwards, responding to a report about Oxford University’s receipt of money from fossil fuel firms, writes in support of the KACST-Oxford Centre for Petrochemical Research Re your report (Oxford University receives £11m from fossil fuel firms, report finds, 20 April), the KACST-Oxford Centre for Petrochemical Research (KOPRC), has been located and supported at
21 April 2021
GGGI appoints Kyung Hee University Professor, Mr. Kyung Nam Shin, as Assistant Director-General and Head of Investment and Policy Solutions
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By External SourceSEOUL, Republic of Korea, Apr 20 2021 (IPS-Partners) The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has officially appointed Professor Kyung Nam Shin as Assistant Director-General and Head of Investment and Policy Solutions. He will assume his duties at the GGGI Seoul headquarters on May 1, 2021, to further the organization’s aim to catalyze green
21 April 2021
Morrison government flags $540m for hydrogen and carbon capture ahead of Biden summit
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The extra technology roadmap funding comes as critics say the Coalition is increasingly isolated due to a lack of climate ambition The Morrison government has flagged increased investment in regional hydrogen hubs and carbon capture and storage projects ahead of a global climate action summit to be hosted by the United States president, Joe Biden,
20 April 2021
Filmmaking as a source of enhanced knowledge and transformation in conflicts over small-scale fisheries: the case of Colombia
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Small-scale fisheries (SSF) harvesting on coastal and inland aquatic ecosystems sustain the livelihood of hundreds of millions around the world. In Colombia, as in many other developing countries, SSF suffer from multiple pressures and conflicts. Yet the research on SSF conflicts is scarce and the typology of these conflicts is poorly systematized and understood. Existing
20 April 2021
Sustainable commodity governance and the global south
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Publication date: August 2021 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 186 Author(s): Hamish van der Ven, Yixian Sun, Benjamin Cashore
20 April 2021
‘No action on anything’: Australia increasingly isolated as US and others ramp up climate ambition
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Ex-diplomat Dean Bialek says as other countries take ‘massive steps forward’ from Paris any attempt by Canberra to ‘fly under the radar’ will fail Australia must stop wasting time and shift to renewable energy to spark job creation, Albanese says International pressure on the Morrison government over the climate crisis is expected to increase as
19 April 2021
Kenya’s Poor Need Different Lockdown Restrictions to Survive, Scientists Urge
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Joseph Lowasa Baraka at his vegetable and fruit kiosk in Nairobi. During Kenya’s coronavirus lockdowns traders opted to stay away from congested market places and prioritised more secure digital platforms. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS By Isaiah EsipisuNAIROBI, Apr 19 2021 (IPS) After Joseph Mandu lost his job because of the country’s coronavirus lockdown, he would still
18 April 2021
US and China commit to cooperating on climate crisis
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World’s biggest polluters release joint commitment to climate action following John Kerry visit to Shanghai The US and China have “committed to cooperating” on the pressing issue of climate change, the two sides said in a joint statement on Saturday, following a visit to Shanghai by US climate envoy John Kerry. “The United States and