Protecting nature
5 lessons to level up conservation successfully
Conservation needs to scale successfully to protect nature. A new paper takes lessons from around the world to show how that might be done.
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News in brief
Brain fluid surgery to a world-first lunar-Earth flyby: News from Imperial
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Sounds of European nature
Sounds of European nature to be mapped by automatic audio monitoring
A cost-effective real-time acoustic monitoring system developed by an Imperial academic will be used across Europe to map bird biodiversity.
Badger boost
Farmer-led badger vaccination could revolutionise mission to tackle bovine TB
A new study highlights the need for government support for large-scale badger vaccination to eradicate bovine tuberculosis.
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Climate overshoot
Climate risks from exceeding 1.5°C reduced if warming swiftly reversed
Earth systems could be ‘tipped’ into unstable states if warming overshoots 1.5C target, but impacts could be minimised if warming is swiftly reversed.
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Mental health and nature
Q&A: Understanding nature loss as a public health concern
Imperial College London and the University of Kent researchers published a framework capturing the connections between mental health and conservation.
Forest thresholds
Logged forests can still have ecological value – if not pushed too far
Researchers have analysed data from 127 studies to reveal ‘thresholds’ for when logged rainforests lose the ability to sustain themselves.
Carbon cycling
Climate models underestimate carbon cycling through plants
The carbon stored globally by plants is shorter-lived and more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought, according to a new study.
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Nature priority
Statement from UK scientists on nature as an election priority
Researchers have sent a letter to all UK political parties asking them to make the loss of nature at home and overseas an election priority.
Re-thinking biodiversity
‘Living fossils’ are unique, not ancient, say Imperial researchers
A new way to measure biodiversity based on species’ unique traits shows ‘living fossil’ species do evolve.
