More forests for the Green Deal: passive restoration as a potential management alternative
Enrique Doblas takes part as an expert in a debate on justice and socio-environmental protection policies in Brazil
The National Council of Justice of Brazil and the office of the European Union in the South American country have jointly organized the I Webinar International Brasil - European Union focused on justice and socio-environmental protection policies in the Amazon.
We participate in Europabon, the biodiversity observation project at the service of European public policies
We are involved in the European project H2020 EuropaBON (Europa Biodiversity Observation Network: integrating data streams to support policy), which aims to create a standard for controlling biodiversity and ecosystems in Europe, to integrate data and support public policies.
Nanoplastics alter intestinal microbiome and threaten human health
A revised study led by the UAB, the CREAF and the University of Aveiro concludes that nanoplastics change the composition and diversity of gut microbiome in vertebrates and invertebrates. The effects of a widespread and prolonged exposure to nanoplastics observed in animal models can be applied to humanss.
CREAF, new member of the European Open Science Cloud, EOSC
The recently formed 'European Open Science Cloud, EOSC’ association incorporates CREAF among its members and other research centers and organizations across Europe.
Wildlife populations in Catalonia have declined by an average of 25% in the last 18 years
Catalonia is experiencing a progressive and widespread decline in its biodiversity, according to the report ‘State of Nature in Catalonia 2020'.
Alicia Pérez-Porro: "I admire CREAF's multidisciplinary spirit and transversality, one of the reasons that got me interested in this position"
A few months before the end of 2020, CREAF welcomed Alicia Pérez-Porro as the new Scientific Coordinator, a key and cross-functional leadership role for the center.
Alicia is a marine biologist who combines ecology, gender equality, science policy and science diplomacy. After 12 years living in the United States, she is thrilled to return home “twice”: returning to Catalonia, and returning to the biodiversity and climate change research arena.
“Science is a long-term human effort”: a conversation with the 4 researchers from CREAF appointed highly cited 2020
The need for inclusive science, ranking bias, brain loss, and the responsibility to train people are the focus of a debate with the 4 CREAF researchers included in the Clarivate index of The Web of Science’s Clarivate index 2020 .
The greening of the earth is approaching its limit
A new study published in Science reveals that the fertilizing effect of excess CO2 on vegetation is decreasing worldwide. The lack of water and nutrients limit the greening observed in recent years and can cause CO2 levels in the atmosphere to rise rapidly, temperatures to increase and there to be increasingly severe changes in the climate.
