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Massive appropriation of labor from the Global South enables high consumption of rich countries
29 Jul 2024
The high levels of consumption enjoyed by wealthy countries in the Global North are only possible because of mass appropriation of labor from the population...
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Good lives can be provided to the whole world's population while reducing environmental damage
25 Jul 2024
Ending mass human deprivation and providing good lives for the whole world’s population can be done while at the same time achieving ecological objectives....
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Earth BioGenome Project to sequence the genome of nearly 40,000 plant, animal and fungi species in Catalan-speaking territories
22 Jul 2024
Biodiversity loss is one of the most alarming threads the planet faces. Degraded habitats, overexploited resources, climate crisis and invasive species are...
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70% of households with children regularly waste food
15 Jul 2024
Seven out of ten Spanish households regularly waste food, according to a recent study by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the...
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Severe droughts limit Amazonian communities' access to basic services
12 Jul 2024
Severe droughts in the Amazon basin over the past two decades have caused low water level periods to last around a month longer than usual, triggering...
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The "Ecos da Babitonga" exhibition highlighted the cultural heritage and history of small-scale fishing in southern Brazil
08 Jul 2024
The findings of our ERC project TRADITION were presented in the interactive exhibition "Ecos da Babitonga", held during the Festa da Tainha in the Atlantic...
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ICTA-UAB launches new visual identity
04 Jul 2024
ICTA-UAB’s updated visual identity reflects the center’s bold environmental research on urgent issues, capturing the essence of its renewed vision and values...
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SIRAH: Prototypes for efficient fertigation
01 Jul 2024
The SIRAH innovation project of Sostenipra group wraps up with the proposal of two new prototypes to improve the efficiency in the use of water and...
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"Is global warming accelerating? Are we in time to stop it at 1.5, 2 or 3°C?"
18 Jun 2024
Pep Canadell, executive director of the Global Carbon Project (GCP) and head of research at the Australian National Science Agency (CSIRO), will give a...
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75% of environmental conflicts recorded in EJAtlas occur in low-income countries
12 Jun 2024
The Environmental Justice Atlas (EJAtlas), created by researchers at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de...