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Plastic input to the terrestrial environment is of global concern and the still increasing production and release worldwide reinforces this problem. It has been shown that microplastics (MPs) can...

A side-event at COP27 focused on the role of bio-based industries in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, for example, by diverting biomass from landfills, while fostering economic competitiveness, creating jobs...

Woody biomass energy makes up a large share of renewable energy consumption in the EU, and the largest share in countries like Denmark. However, little is known about how the public...

Soils play an important role in the fight against climate change. Soil management affects the biological processes that lead to soils losing or gaining carbon. It is therefore...

Soils can both remove carbon from the atmosphere or emit greenhouse gas emissions. According to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, European soils are currently...

Kelp forests are productive coastal ecosystems that provide a range of ecosystem services. Mapping the distribution and area occupied by kelp forests is a critical step to identify their...

This paper examines the continuing effects of COVID-19 and exposure to weather extremes on income, dietary, and migration outcomes in rural Guatemala. We rely on a comprehensive longitudinal survey of 1,612...

Joint research conducted by an interdisciplinary international team geospatially modeled and quantified above and belowground biomass carbon on agricultural land, assessing the mitigation benefits of increasing tree...

The present dataset gives quantitative and qualitative information on the local mitigation policies implemented to achieve the 20% carbon reduction target (as in the first CoM timeframe) by local...

This dataset provides the default emission factors utilized in the framework of the Covenant of Mayors Initiative. They can be used by local authorities to estimate their CO2 or Greenhouse...