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Prehistoric human remains from South-America help to uncover the origins of treponemal diseases
One of the biggest mysteries in historical epidemics is whether syphilis was introduced in Europe by Columbus’ first voyage to the Americas. A new...
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Project aims to reduce nutritional and health poverty in Barcelona
A new project led by ICTA-UAB will tackle the problem of nutritional and health poverty in the city of Barcelona, with the aim of designing and implementing...
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A pioneer project to create the first eco-friendly urea fertilizer from CO2 and nitrogen compounds
ICTA-UAB is participating in a project that will develop a device capable of electrochemically converting carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen (N2) into urea...
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90% of textile waste generated by Catalonia's population ends up in landfill or incinerators
A total of 90% of the municipal textile waste generated in Catalonia ends up in landfills or incinerators, according to a study by ICTA-UAB, which shows that...
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Joan Martinez Alier reviews the movements for environmental justice in a book
“Land, Water, Air and Freedom. The Making of World Movements for Environmental Justice” is the title of the new book written by ICTA-UAB ecological economist...
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Low economic growth can help keep climate change within the 1.5°C threshold
A new study shows that economic growth rates make a big difference when it comes to prospects for limiting global warming to 1.5 °C, as per the Paris Agreement.
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Drivers of social-ecological changes in Important Agricultural Heritage Systems? Small-scale farmers identify them
Climate change, alongside other local biophysical, social and economic factors such as deforestation or overexploitation, constitute the main drivers of...
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ICTA-UAB to organize Growth vs Climate Conference 2024
Human activity is irreversibly changing our planet, especially our climate. The voracious demand for fossil fuels and natural resources has led us to an...
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A new map points at the impacts of Rare Earths
A map created by the Debt Observatory in Globalization in collaboration with the Environmental Justice Atlas of ICTA-UAB, the Institute for Policy Studies...
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Panagiota Kotsila receives an ERC Consolidator Grant
ICTA-UAB researcher Panagiota Kotsila has received a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to develop the project “Embracing Immigrant...