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Person wearing wellington boots walking through water in front of the Basilica di San Marco in Venice

A new paper compares strategies, including movable barriers, ring dikes, closing the Venetian Lagoon, and relocating the city, that could help Venice adapt to future sea-level rise.

Person on a two-wheel electric motorcycle on a wide, busy road in Indonesia. He is wearing a helmet. Behind are many other riders on motorbikes, cars and buses, with high rise buildings and palm trees in the background.

A new paper by Dr Ferry Fathoni, Professor Kang Li, and Professor Jon Lovett explores the economics of battery refurbishment and recycling for electric motorcycles in Indonesia.

Fisherwomen festival

More than 150 people gathered in the sunken village of Timbulsloko, Indonesia, for the Festival “Perempuan Pesisir Merawat (Ibu) Bumi dan Laut” or “Coastal Women Caring for (Mother) Earth and Sea”.

staff, outdoor, gear, nature, wooden gate, gair wood

A new public footpath has been unveiled at Gair Wood that links up with the ever-popular Meanwood Valley Trail and Leeds Country Way.

Cows grazing, lying down in Yorkshire Dales

Cattle grazing at a nature reserve in the Yorkshire Dales has increased plant diversity by over 40% according to research by the University of Leeds.