593 results for 'global food environment'
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- 16 December 2022
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- Environment | Working with business
Phosphorus use in the UK needs to be better managed and used in a much more sustainable way to reduce river pollution and increase resilience over rising fertiliser prices, say researchers.
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- 10 November 2022
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- Society & Politics | Environment | Science | Global
The 2020s have been described as the critical decade for climate change.
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- 4 November 2022
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- Alumni
Acting on behalf of the UK in climate negotiations, Leeds alum Kate Fearnyough travelled to COP27 hoping the conference would accelerate mitigation action around the world.
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- 25 October 2022
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- Science | Global
A map showing the environmental pressures from global food production has been developed by researchers, to identify ways of creating more sustainable and just food systems.
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- 28 September 2022
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- News
The University will host a free brunch and lecture for North American alumni from Toronto, and beyond.
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- 14 September 2022
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- Global
Two new Deans have been appointed to drive forward the University’s global vision.
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- 6 July 2022
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- Working with business | Environment
A novel research network aims move the country’s agri-food industry closer to net zero emissions, enabling the UK to meet its 2050 emissions target.
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- 5 July 2022
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- Global | Health | Environment
If carbon emissions are limited to slow temperature rise, as many as 6,000 child deaths could be prevented in Africa each year, according to new estimates.
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- 23 June 2022
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- Environment | Global | Research
Fellows from six African countries this week joined colleagues at Leeds to strengthen networks and build research and leadership skills, helping to bring sustainable change in African food systems.
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- 23 June 2022
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- Technology | Global
An international team of scientists, led by the University of Leeds, have assessed how robotics and autonomous systems might facilitate or impede the delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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- 20 June 2022
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- Health | Science
A Government task force set up to find new ways to contain outbreaks of bird flu will feature expertise from the University.
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- 9 June 2022
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- Environment | Science
Global mismanagement of phosphorus is threatening food security and polluting water, according to a new report into the use of the finite nutrient.
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- 7 April 2022
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- Environment | Science
Experts in the field of land management and carbon sequestration are highlighting wool’s unique properties and the positive contribution sheep can make to the continued wellbeing of the planet.
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- 4 April 2022
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- Global | Environment | Research
Changing the way fruit is gathered from a “tree of life” could have hugely positive environmental and financial impacts in Amazonia, according to a new study.
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- 2 February 2022
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- Science | Environment
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will still be catastrophic for coral reefs, new research suggests.