584 results for 'global food and environment'
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- 5 July 2021
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- Society & Politics | Global | Environment
Fundamental changes in our economies are required to secure decent living standards for all in the struggle against climate breakdown, according to new research.
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- 25 May 2021
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- Society & Politics | Health | Environment | Global
As the world marks Africa Day, the University celebrates its existing partnerships across the continent and looks forward to further collaboration as a key strategic aim for the future.
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- 26 April 2021
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- Arts & Culture | Working with business | Environment | Business & Economy
Leeds is the first university to sign up to a voluntary agreement to slash the impact of the UK clothing and home fabrics industries on the environment.
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- 22 March 2021
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- Science | Environment
Eroded seabed rocks are providing an essential source of nutrition for drifting marine organisms at the base of the food chain, according to new research.
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- 16 March 2021
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- Global | Environment
Melting glaciers could be triggering a ‘feedback process’ that causes further climate change, according to new research.
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- 10 March 2021
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- Global | Environment
Global targets to improve the welfare of people across the planet will have mixed impacts on the world’s forests, according to new research.
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- 24 February 2021
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- Global | Technology | Science
Researchers have mapped the physical organisation of the brain of a soil-living nematode worm, creating a new model for the architecture of the animal’s brain.
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- 22 February 2021
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- Science | Global | Environment
A blanket ban on the trade of wild meat could create risks for nature and for human health, according to a new study.
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- 8 February 2021
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- Society & Politics | Science
A bold vision for feeding the population of Leeds would transform the city into a far more food secure, fair and sustainable place to live.
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- 21 December 2020
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- Global | Environment
The global food system could drive rapid and widespread biodiversity loss if not changed, new research has found.
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- 23 November 2020
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- Research | Society & Politics | Science | Health | University
The University of Leeds has secured part of a new £147 million research initiative to work with developing nations on the world's biggest challenges.
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- 15 October 2020
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- Research and innovation
Two Leeds researchers have been accepted into a prestigious scheme to further their work in climate change and searching for habitable worlds in space.
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- 7 October 2020
- Categories
- Global | Environment
Rising nitrous oxide emissions are jeopardizing climate goals and the Paris Accord, according to a new international study.
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- 1 October 2020
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- Science | Environment | Global
Global energy consumption in 2050 could be reduced to the levels of the 1960s and still provide a decent standard of living for a population three times larger, according to a new study.
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- 30 September 2020
- Categories
- Science | Environment | Global
Tapping into the myriad uses of plants and fungi could save people and the planet, says new report