The Pyrenees region is experiencing a warming rate higher than the global average, making it a critical observatory for the impacts of climate change. Researchers have begun efforts to chart the biodiversity of microorganisms living under the surface of 300 different lakes across the Pyrenees.
After discovering the training needs in urban forestry and the socio-environmental challenges of filling cities with trees, Uforest culminates its research with a practical guide that is particularly useful for political decision-makers and municipal government managers.
Frans de Waal, the Dutch primatologist who revolutionised the perception of emotions in primates, has died at the age of 75. CREAF pays tribute to his research career and prolific writing.
CREAF has obtained for the second consecutive time the Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence distinction awarded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of the Spanish government, with the aim of “promoting the quality of Spanish scientific research by recognizing the best centers and units, that stand out for the relevance and impact of their research results on an international scale”.
In this context, the CARDIMED project has a twofold objective: to demonstrate the potential of nature-based solutions (NBS) to increase the resilience of Mediterranean ecosystems and to build an infrastructure to unify the knowledge generated and make it available to stakeholders.
Shaping binding regulations, policy guidelines and action plans requires connecting cross-cutting knowledge that includes science, diplomacy and public management. This is the embryo of a series of 5 working groups promoted by the European Commission in which Alicia Pérez-Porro, CREAF’s scientific coordinator, is involved.
In an increasingly arid world, every drop of water counts. And where is there any water left that we humans are not using? One of the most poetic places to look for them is within the fog, clouds of tiny droplets in suspension. This has been the driving force behind the LIFE Fogs project for the past four years.
