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• New method combines commodity tracing and species data to quantify impacts of soy imports on biodiversity
  28 Μαρτίου 2023

  Issue 598: Tropical deforestation for land conversion to agriculture is a known problem. Through a novel method which maps changes in biodiversity in production areas, researchers have highlighted the impacts of Brazilian soy exports to Germany.

• Rising sea levels due to climate change found to escalate the rate of erosion of rocky shorelines
  28 Μαρτίου 2023

  Issue 598: UK scientists find two previously stable rocky stretches of coastline are set to erode faster than they have in thousands of years, due to climate-driven sea-level rise.

• Half of urban trees are outside their ‘comfort zone’ – future plantings must consider climate resilience
  28 Μαρτίου 2023

  Issue 598: Trees growing in cities world-wide may be at risk from climate change. Urban greening must use species that can cope with future conditions to secure benefits.

• Disposable plastic face masks found effective for 40 hours of use
  28 Μαρτίου 2023

  Issue 598: Disposable face masks used during the COVID-19 pandemic limited viral transmission but created a plastic waste disposal problem. This study explored whether single use masks remain effective if worn multiple times with or without washing.

• Biobased biodegradable polymers may amplify absorption of mercury from the marine environment
  28 Μαρτίου 2023

  Issue 598: Biobased polymers, designed to be used instead of fossil-based plastics, are growing in use worldwide.