If you have a sense of adventure and know your squills from your spurges, Cambridge University Botanic Garden may have the job for you
With the promise of travel, adventure and the chance to follow in the footsteps of Charles Darwin, applications have opened for what might be the best job in the natural world: an expedition botanist to go on plant-collecting adventures for Cambridge University Botanic Garden.
It is understood to be the first time such a post has been offered by a British botanic garden in modern history. “It’s very unusual – there was no template for this,” said Samuel Brockington, professor of evolutionary biology and curator at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden (CUBG).
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Breaking Waves: Ocean News
10/06/2024 - 00:00
10/05/2024 - 12:00
As prime minister Justin Trudeau trails in polls, opposition seek to persuade voters environmental policy is a burden
Mass hunger and malnutrition. A looming nuclear winter. An existential threat to the Canadian way of life. For months, the country’s Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has issued dire and increasingly apocalyptic warnings about the future. The culprit? A federal carbon levy meant to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
In the House of Commons this month, the Tory leader said there was only one way to avoid the devastating crisis: embattled prime minister Justin Trudeau must “call a ‘carbon tax’ election”.
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10/05/2024 - 08:00
New scheme to improve recycling rates and tackle pollution was pushed back by Tories after industry complaints
Lobbyists for Britain’s biggest food brands successfully pushed for a £1.7bn packaging tax to be deferred, new documents reveal.
The fees for a new scheme to improve recycling rates and tackle plastic pollution were due to be imposed this month, but were delayed for a year by the last Tory government after the industry complained about the costs in a series of private meetings.
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10/05/2024 - 05:57
Rescuers search for missing after huge volumes of rain fall in area around Jablanica and Konjic, causing sudden flooding
Rescue teams are searching for survivors after flash floods and landslides hit parts of Bosnia, killing at least 16 people and injuring dozens more.
Construction machines worked to remove piles of rocks and debris covering the central town of Jablanica after the rainstorm early on Friday.
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10/05/2024 - 01:00
Exclusive: Farmers still awaiting promised payments for uninsurable damage caused by Storm Henk
Labour may cut financial support for flooded farmers, the Guardian has learned, while money to compensate them for deluges in January has still not hit their pockets.
The previous Conservative government earlier this year promised up to £25,000 in payments for uninsurable damage from flooding caused by Storm Henk. However, the eligibility criteria for these grants has still not been set out, leaving farmers out of pocket. The scheme has been plagued with delays, with some affected farmers not being paid because they live too far from a river.
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10/03/2024 - 23:00
npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 04 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s44183-024-00087-1
Interdisciplinary marine research is pivotal for addressing ocean sustainability challenges but may exclude diverse socio-economic, cultural, or identity groups. Drawing on perspectives of marine Early Career Researchers, we highlight the importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in advancing interdisciplinary marine science and present ten recommendations to enhance DEI. As our ocean faces increasing threats, fostering DEI within this domain is not merely an aspirational goal but an ethical imperative.
10/01/2024 - 23:00
npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 02 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s44183-024-00082-6
Strong versus weak sustainable development in the blue economy: a study of 15 EU coastal countries
09/29/2024 - 23:00
npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 30 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s44183-024-00081-7
A review of marine genetic resource valuations
09/29/2024 - 23:00
npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 30 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s44183-024-00085-3
Australia is reforming its ineffective Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, which currently allows the export of four threatened species listed under the Act along with additional species recognized as globally threatened. We propose three recommendations for the new legislation: (1) apply the same precautions to commercially harvested species as other threatened species; (2) mandate annual reviews of threatened species status; and (3) assess species listed on global conservation conventions.
09/29/2024 - 23:00
npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 30 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s44183-024-00084-4
Accounting for existing tenure and rights over marine and freshwater systems
