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Social justice for traditional knowledge holders will help conserve Europe's nature
There is an often heard question among European farmers and herders: ”Why is a butterfly (or a bird) worth more than a sheep (or a farmer)?".
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ICTA-UAB Best Prizes awarded to female postdoctoral researchers
Grettel Navas and Laura Simon Sánchez are the two ICTA-UAB female postdoctoral researchers awarded in the first edition of the ICTA-UAB Best Prizes,...
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Only 8% of the plants used as medicinal are threatened
A study involving ICTA-UAB identified 1,376 species of wild plants with medicinal uses, which represents 22% of all plants in Spain. Its cultural...
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Three ICTA-UAB researchers awarded an ERC Starting Grant
Three ICTA-UAB researchers have been awarded a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to develop projects on sustainable mobility,...
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The voices of indigenous peoples and local communities as an important part of the climate fight
Coinciding with the International Day of Indigenous Peoples, an ICTA-UAB study calls for indigenous peoples' in-depth knowledge of climate change to be...
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Gara Villalba receives an ERC Proof of Concept grant
Gara Villalba, ICREA Research Professor at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), is one...
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Solving the climate crisis requires collaboration between natural and social scientists
Now that the world has experienced its hottest day in history, it is more urgent than ever for natural and social scientists to work together to address the...
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Abandoned agricultural lands as key carbon sinks in the fight against climate change
A new commentary article sheds light on the historical and potential future role of post-agricultural landscapes (PALs) in combating climate change as...
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China's extreme poverty rate increased under capitalist reforms
A new ICTA-UAB study contradicts the widespread belief that China’s capitalist reforms improved access to essential goods during the 1990s.
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Ana Beatriz Pierri Daunt, new representative in the IALE-Europe Executive Committee
ICTA-UAB researcher Ana Beatriz Pierri Daunt has been selected as new member of the executive committee of the European Association for Landscape Ecology -...