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Managing UK agriculture with rock dust could absorb up to 45 per cent of the atmospheric carbon dioxide needed for net-zero
Adding rock dust to UK agricultural soils could absorb up to 45 per cent of the atmospheric carbon dioxide needed to reach net zero, according to a major new study led by scientists at the University
Private protected areas help conserve overlooked and threatened regions
New research shows that private protected areas help conserve underrepresented biomes and highly threatened regions.
Tropical carbon loss has doubled due to forest clearance
Researchers using multiple high-resolution satellite observations have found that carbon loss has more than doubled since 2001 due to forest clearance across the tropics.
Agricultural universities team up on research plan
More than a dozen universities are getting together to agree on joint agricultural research priorities, working with farmers and others who have a stake in the industry’s future.
New weather app to save lives and livelihoods
A mobile phone app has been launched in Kenya to help people avoid the death and destruction caused by tropical storms.