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New approach to city planning could help people of Leeds and the planet thrive
The city of Leeds has a huge opportunity to meet the needs of all of its citizens and improve the health of the planet, according to a report published today.
Forests in the tropics are critical for tackling climate change – yet the people showing how are being exploited
Tropical forests are critical for tackling climate change. But fieldworkers are risking their lives to bring nations the carbon information they are clamouring for.
Three new appointments in the Global Food and Environment Institute
The Global Food and Environment Institute (GFEI) is delighted to announce three new appointments to its Executive Group.
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
“Tree of life” could help slow climate change
Changing the way fruit is gathered from a “tree of life” could have hugely positive environmental and financial impacts in Amazonia, according to a new study.