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Compost produced from organic solid waste could replace 21% of industrial fertilizers in urban agriculture
23 Oct 2024
The organic solid waste that citizens deposit in brown recycling bins could currently produce the amount of compost needed to satisfy 8% of the nutrients...
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Response to Mongabay's recent coverage of the 80% figure
03 Oct 2024
Comment on the recent article in Mongabay “Do Indigenous peoples really conserve 80% of the world’s biodiversity?” by Latoya Abulu, Aimee Gabay and Sonam...
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Emptied Spain: 2,858 towns, 21% of the territory, are more vulnerable to climate change, depopulation and globalisation
01 Oct 2024
In the coming decades, Spain will undergo a reduction in average rainfall and increase in temperatures and frequency of heat waves.
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ICTA-UAB raises awareness on the need to reduce fossil fuels in the UAB Science Wagon
19 Sep 2024
The UAB Science Carriage, dedicated to the need of reducing the consumption of oil, carbon and gas, and increasing that of clean and renewable energies, was...
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The number of stolen bicycles in Barcelona increases by 34%, reflecting the vulnerability of this sustainable transport
17 Sep 2024
The number of bicycles stolen in Barcelona has increased by 34% over the past two years. This comes from a study conducted by the Institute of Environmental...
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Prosperity for planet is possible if Earth's critical resources are better shared
16 Sep 2024
New research published in The Lancet Planetary Health shows that the planet will only remain able to provide even a basic standard of living for everyone in...
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The central role played by Indigenous Peoples in biodiversity conservation needs to be properly and accurately recognised by science
10 Sep 2024
Indigenous Peoples play an indisputable and critical role in the conservation of the planet's biodiversity. Their lands and livelihoods sustain life in...
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ICTA-UAB film The Green Divide, selected for the SUNCINE Festival
09 Sep 2024
The film The Green Divide, produced by the Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability at ICTA-UAB, is one of the feature-length...
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ICTA-UAB receives the María de Maeztu Excellence Accreditation
09 Sep 2024
The director of ICTA-UAB, Isabel Pont, received the María de Maeztu Excellence Centre accreditation from the hands of the Minister of Science, Innovation and...
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Co-creation workshop to evaluate and plan the installation of wind farms
30 Jul 2024
The LIVENlab in Sostenipra and the Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT) organized a workshop with 20 professionals from the wind energy sector as...
