ICTA UAB News

Strengthening environmental stewardship practices to improve biodiversity protection worldwide

Tue, 26 May 2026 12:16:19 +0200

Indigenous and local communities are not secondary actors in biodiversity conservation, but decisive agents who are already protecting the natural environment worldwide.

Cross-border workshop “Nature and Health” at Hospital de Cerdanya

Wed, 20 May 2026 12:41:16 +0200

On 4 May 2026, the BCNUEJ at ICTA-UAB co-organized the cross-border workshop “Nature and Health” at the Hospital de Cerdanya, together with the Contrat Local de Santé–Montagnes Catalanes.

Neanderthals gathered shellfish using the same strategies as modern humans

Tue, 19 May 2026 12:33:16 +0200

Neanderthal populations in southern Europe collected shellfish throughout the year, with a marked preference for the colder months, according to a new international study led by researchers from ICTA-UAB, the IsoTOPIK Lab at the University of Burgos (UBU), and the Instituto Internacional de Investigaciones Prehistóricas de Cantabria at the University of Cantabria (UC).

Global North drains resources and labour from Latin America through unequal exchange in international trade

Mon, 18 May 2026 16:24:12 +0200

More than 900 million tonnes of materials, 4 million km2 of land, and 53 billion hours of labour. This is the scale of resources that the Global North net appropriated from Latin America through international trade in 2020 alone, according to a new study by ICTA-UAB which analyses ecologically unequal exchange and economic dependency.

ICTA-UAB researchers bring science to bars at Pint of Science

Fri, 15 May 2026 13:45:57 +0200

Science is once again leaving the laboratory and heading into bars. ICTA-UAB researchers Cristina Pérez Sánchez and Charlotte Liotta will take part in a new edition of the international Pint of Science festival, a global initiative that transforms bars and everyday spaces into meeting points between science and society.

ICTA-UAB researchers participate in the Bike Bus Summit 2026 in Lisbon

Wed, 13 May 2026 11:16:35 +0200

Researchers from the ICTA-UAB participated in the Bike Bus Summit 2026, the international gathering dedicated to the growing global movement of “bike buses”, groups of children cycling to school together accompanied by trained marshals.

Feroz Khan: “The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz hits the poorest”

Mon, 11 May 2026 16:43:33 +0200

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a crisis that goes far beyond its geopolitical implications. Accidents or deliberate attacks involving the oil tankers that remained trapped, could trigger an ecological disaster with long-lasting consequences for the region’s unique ecosystems.

Feroz Khan, a doctoral researcher at ICTA-UAB warns that countries in South and Southeast Asia, as well as those in Central and Southern Africa, will be the most affected by this blockade.

La escuela La Pau presenta la investigación sobre el agua realizada con el ICTA-UAB

Mon, 04 May 2026 12:30:58 +0200

El alumnado de 2º de primaria de la escuela La Pau de Sant Sadurní d’Anoia compartió en el Hub Social Barcelona los resultados de la investigación sobre el efecto del agua en las plantas, realizada a lo largo del curso de la mano de investigadores del ICTA-UAB.

West African coast emerges as key source of microlitter in the South Atlantic Ocean

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:19:05 +0200

Most of the microlitter present in the South Atlantic Ocean originates from the West African coast and is particularly concentrated in areas near the equator and off the coast of Brazil. This is demonstrated by a study conducted by ICTA-UAB, Spain, which has successfully identified in detail the main geographical sources of these microparticles, their large-scale distribution, and the processes that drive their accumulation in the ocean.

Extractivism in Myanmar causes severe social and emotional impacts beyond environmental damage

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:20:42 +0200

More than half of extractive conflicts in Myanmar are associated with stress-related health problems and emotional distress, alongside livelihood loss, displacement, and environmental degradation. This is one of the main findings of a study led by researchers May Aye Thiri and Joan Martinez-Alier from ICTA-UAB.