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The effect of competition in global value chain networks on economic growth
09 Jan 2023
Recent studies suggest that the economic growth is mainly due to technological improvements implemented by producers. However, an article published by...
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Nature conservation needs to incorporate the human approach
04 Jan 2023
An international study led by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) stresses the need to...
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Microplastics deposited on the seafloor triple in 20 years
22 Dec 2022
The total amount of microplastics deposited on the bottom of oceans has tripled in the past two decades with a progression that corresponds to the type and...
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Greener cities promote social and climate inequalities
19 Dec 2022
Cities creating or restoring greenspaces experience gentrification processes that exclude citizens from more vulnerable social groups. This is the result of...
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Scientists outline key policies for degrowth in the fight against climate change
12 Dec 2022
Leading researchers in ecological economics have published in Nature a strategic policy framework to ensure a just transition to post-growth economies.
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17% of rural land exposed simultaneously to high degrees of depopulation and aridity
05 Dec 2022
A total of 28% of rural land in Spain is exposed to high levels of depopulation, while 45% has problems with aridity, and 17.5 % suffers from both problems...
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The SO-CLOSE project creates digital tools to combat the exclusion of refugees
30 Nov 2022
Over the course of three years, the team coordinated by the UAB has co-created open-use digital cultural content that is now available for consultation and...
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Data sovereignty in community-based environmental monitoring
29 Nov 2022
Indigenous communities are an essential source of environmental information and knowledge, but using such knowledge in scientific monitoring may aggravate...
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Ocean warming and acidification impact marine food web
24 Nov 2022
Ocean warming and ocean acidification driven by climate change decrease the nutritional quality of some marine organisms, causing disruptions to the ocean...
