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07/16/2019, Climate Change, Wageningen Environmental Research (Alterra)
Around 129 million farmers depend on meltwater from the Himalayan glaciers for their crop production and livelihoods. This is shown by an international group of researchers from read more
07/02/2019, Fragile Environments, SYKE
Underwater nature of Zanzibar, Tanzania, is spectacular with its coral reefs, seagrass meadows and mangrove forests. Marine life is however facing severe threats as coastal zone is read more
07/01/2019, Biodiversity and Land Use, Wageningen Environmental Research (Alterra)
Frankincense is being traded for a few thousand years already and cherished by hundreds of millions worldwide. But its production is expected to half within 2 decades. This is the read more
06/27/2019, Soils, Forests and Agriculture, Wageningen Environmental Research (Alterra)
Tundra and natural forests in Northern Europe are more sensitive to extreme dry and hot climatic events than Mediterranean areas in Southern Europe. The soil plays an important read more
06/21/2019, Natural Hazards and Environmental Risks, Wageningen Environmental Research (Alterra)
The past two years were characterized by deadly wildfires in Southern Europe and an increasing number of wildfires in northern regions. This is a glimpse of what is expected in the read more
06/21/2019, JRC
A recent JRC study investigated the effects of extreme climatic events on agricultural commodity markets. read more
06/20/2019, JRC
An updated version of the Global Surface Water Explorer was launched at the Living Planet Symposium in Milan last month. read more
06/18/2019, JRC
On 18 June 2019, the Commission published its assessment of Member States' draft plans to implement the EU's Energy Union objectives, in particular the agreed EU 2030 energy and read more
