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12/16/2025

Opinion

Three kinds of questions for scientists in intergovernmental policy

In the hope to make a difference in facing today’s formidable global socio-ecological challenges, scientists provide profuse input to global intergovernmental environmental science-policy processes. For example, around 450 scientists contributed around 156,000 voluntary person-hours to the IPBES Global Assessment of the state and trends of nature. Every year, there is a path of hope between the two major intergovernmental...

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Three kinds of questions for scientists in intergovernmental policy

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Concentrated declines, distributed growth, and the challenges of balancing the green energy transition in the US

The clean energy transition, while critical for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, poses a threat to regions specialized in fossil fuel extraction. Advocates point to the development of green industries in those places as a solution. However, it is not clear that these industries will emerge in the same regions as fossil fuel extraction. This paper maps the changing geography of U.S. primary...

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Concentrated declines, distributed growth, and the challenges of balancing the green energy transition in the US

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Readiness to transform: Pioneer farmers’ motivations and barriers for adopting paludiculture in Germany

Degraded peatlands are significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, requiring innovative strategies for their restoration and sustainable use. Paludiculture, or wet agriculture, is an approach to align climate protection with productive land use. However, its adoption requires a deeper understanding of farmers’ attitudes and targeted support to facilitate their transition from conventional to more... 

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Readiness to transform: Pioneer farmers’ motivations and barriers for adopting paludiculture in Germany

01/02/2026

Opinion

AI for accurate insect pest monitoring: A path toward resilient agriculture

Global agriculture is at a decisive point: the need to reduce crop yield losses caused by pests to secure food security for an expected 9.2 billion people by 2040 must be balanced against the urgent need to reduce environmental harm. Among the major contributors to ecological degradation is conventional pest management, which has heavily relied on...

AI for accurate insect pest monitoring: A path toward resilient agriculture

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