597 results for 'global food environment'
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- 25 June 2020
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- Science | Environment
A new study demonstrates for the first time that dolphins can learn foraging techniques outside the mother-calf bond – showing that they have a similar cultural nature to great apes.
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- 9 June 2020
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- University
Leeds features in the top ten rankings for 18 subjects in this year's Complete University Guide.
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- 21 May 2020
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- Science | Environment
Tropical forests face uncertainty under climate change, but a new study suggests they can continue to store large amounts of carbon in a warmer world, if countries limit greenhouse gas emissions.
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- 15 May 2020
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- Global | Science | Environment
Weather forecasters in Africa are getting access to satellite data that will allow them to track the path and severity of developing storms – and reduce the death toll from extreme weather events.
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- 12 May 2020
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- Business & Economy | Environment | Business & Economy | Environment
Significant changes to the way that plastic packaging waste is recycled in England are needed in order to eliminate avoidable plastic waste by 2043 and meet Government ambitions.
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- 7 May 2020
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- Science | Health
Educational status appears to have positive influence on a healthy diet, particularly in low income countries, according to new research examining European nutritional data.
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- 4 May 2020
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- University | Coronavirus | Science | Research
Experts from the University of Leeds are advising the Government on the covid-19 pandemic, including as members of influential scientific panels.
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- 1 May 2020
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- Coronavirus | University
The University has been working with its closest partners – including Leeds University Union and its global alumni community – to support those most in need during the coronavirus crisis.
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- 1 May 2020
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- University
Two University of Leeds professors have been elected to the prestigious Royal Society in recognition of substantial contributions to their fields.
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- 23 April 2020
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- Global | Science
Three University of Leeds researchers are recipients of flagship fellowships aimed at addressing global challenges.
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- 16 April 2020
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- Business & Economy | Coronavirus | Science
Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (LIDA) is providing a powerful new COVID-19 data alliance with secure infrastructure, scientific expertise and access to global academic research networks.
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- 16 March 2020
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- Science | Environment
A new study has found extreme disparity in the use of energy among richer and poorer people - both within countries and between them.
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- 11 March 2020
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- Global | Environment
Greenland and Antarctica are losing ice faster than in the 1990s and are both tracking the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s worst-case climate warming scenario.
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- 4 March 2020
- Categories
- Science | Environment
The ability of the world’s tropical forests to remove carbon from the atmosphere is decreasing, according to a study tracking 300,000 trees over 30 years, published today in Nature.
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- 26 February 2020
- Categories
- Global | Environment
Extinction risk could decrease by more than 50% if at least 30% of land were to be conserved across the tropics, a new study reveals.