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Protecting the vulnerable Congo Basin

A project to protect the world’s second-largest area of tropical rainforest has received £9.1m from the government.

A temperate rainforest in Ennerdale, Cumbria. Credit: Simon Webb

Climate change threatens rare temperate rainforests

Up to two-thirds of the world’s temperate rainforests could fall victim to climate change by the year 2100 according to a new study.

From the periphery to a focal point: 20 years of innovation at the Sustainability Research Institute

As the Sustainability Research Institute turns 20, members reflect on its identity, achievements and how it will evolve.

New book addresses rewilding myths and misunderstandings

Professor Steve Carver wrote a chapter of the book, which debunks misconceptions about rewilding from a range of perspectives.

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Humans have already caused 1.5 °C of long-term global warming according to new estimates

Humans may have already caused 1.5 °C of global warming when measured from a time genuinely before the industrial revolution and the start of large-scale carbon emissions, according to new research.