A growing bioeconomy requires increasing amounts of biomass from residues, wastes, and industrial crops for bio‐based products and energy.
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Ecoacoustics: A new way to survey freshwater ecosystems
Freshwater ecologists are becoming interested in noninvasive surveying techniques, such as ecoacoustics, to gather crucial data and plan conservation efforts.
Climate change to create farmland in the north, but at environmental costs
University of Guelph researchers found Earth’s agricultural landmass could increase by one-third, including new farming in northern Canada and Russia, but not without environmental impacts.
The Urgency of Climate Change
The IPCC report on global warming brought climate science right into the spotlight in 2018.
Editorial: Climate Week 2019
2019 can be a turning point in the fight against climate breakdown.
Tying Insects in Knots: Spider Venom Knottins as Selective Bioinsecticides
The potential of spider venom for environmentally friendly insecticides
Debating Dams: The World Commission on Dams Twenty Years On
In their WIREs Water review, Christopher Schulz and Bill Adams provide an overview of the responses to the work done by the World Commission on Dams over the past 20 years.
Using Trees for Bioenergy and Phytotechnologies
Poplars and willows are sustainably grown to conserve or utilize water in a variety of applications.
Why Should Biologists Become More Like Climate Scientists?
Now that climate scientists can make better projections of climate change, biologists need to project and prevent its impacts on biodiversity.
Stump Harvesting for Bioenergy: Climatic and Environmental Impacts
Could stumps from managed forests provide sustainable biomass in a future bio-economy or are they all needed in the forest to support other ecosystem services and biodiversity?
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