Professor Robert Costanza is familiar to many, perhaps most, scholars and practitioners of sustainable development, particularly those with an interest in the services and values of ecosystems. His contributions are eagerly awaited for insight and guidance. Whilst we are not generally short of...
Humanity has grown prosperous and numerous by burning and consuming the products of biological systems of the past and present. In doing so we have allowed the degradation of the environment which we share with other living things. We have now learned how to get much of what we need without...
Today (February 16th) is Kyoto Protocol Day, which commemorates the Protocol coming into force. In turn, it is an opportunity to reflect on the history of climate science during a time when the lessons with which we are now all-too familiar were still entering the mainstream of public...
Following two months of discussions, articles, briefings, and webinars, the first theme of our Future of ES23 horizon scanning & foresight project is now completed.
Find out all about the megatrends shaping the future of the environmental sciences, as well as how we can harness them...
Technology and the environment have always been interlinked. Technological development is driven by humanity’s need and desire to harness resources in the environment or disrupt normal environmental processes for their benefit. Technology has allowed us to no longer be governed by natural...
Driven by human activities, the climate destabilisation and biodiversity loss emergencies pose an existential threat to wildlife, people and the planet. Our efforts to protect nature through conservation actions and environmental protection are proving insufficient. New approaches to how we view...
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