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Tree tops in a tropical forest looking towards a mountain top against a blue sky

Governments are not using the latest mapping technology to report key environmental data about tropical forests to the UN, say researchers.

A hydropower dam

Scientists have analysed data from nearly three million rivers across the globe to identify where hydropower stations could be sited with limited environmental impacts.

Rainforest in Panama

Reforestation projects could be made more effective with the findings of new research into the constraints on nitrogen fixation among plants.

Cyclist riding along a busy street with blurred cars in the background

Allowing cycling in both directions on one-way streets does not pose a safety risk and should be made mandatory in all but exceptional cases, according to a new study by Leeds researchers.

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By Piers Forster, Professor of Climate Physics, Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate