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Connecting Ecosystem Accounting and Biodiversity Offsetting: A Path to Standardized and Transparent Conservation Efforts
23. January 2025

Connecting Ecosystem Accounting and Biodiversity Offsetting: A Path to Standardized and Transparent Conservation Efforts

As human activity increasingly pressures ecosystems, biodiversity offsetting—balancing losses in one area with gains elsewhere—has become a growing tool for conservation, although with significant challenges. A new paper by NINA...
Rehabilitating and modernizing hydropower plants in Norway and Europe
10. December 2024

Rehabilitating and modernizing hydropower plants in Norway and Europe

As Europe strives for a sustainable energy future, the ambitious EU funded initiative ReHydro are underway to improve energy production of existing hydropower plants. By integrating new technologies and enhancing environmental conditions, the...
Presence of microplastics in European shag faeces identified for the first time
1. November 2024

Presence of microplastics in European shag faeces identified for the first time

The first quantitative assessment of microplastics in seabird faeces in Northern Europe shows presence of microplastics in European shag (Gulosus aristotelis) chicks. This provides valuable baseline information and confirms that minimal-invasive...

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