The 12 consequences of global change in the mountains
[This article has been writen together with Carla Kuhleis, during her stay at CREAF doing an international communication internship.]
Climate change
Biodiversity and climate crisis, an inseparable tandem
The biodiversity and climate crisis are inextricably intertwined and cannot be addressed or resolved independent of one another. Although the global storytelling has tended to focus on climate change, science points out that nature is a critical ally in the fight against climate change and nature loss.
CREAF visits the European Parliament to advocate the urgent need to manage Mediterranean forests
On 7 November, the European Parliament was the venue for an unprecedented seminar entitled "The need for forest management. The case of Mediterranean forests", organised by Catalan MEP Jordi Solé, vice-president of the Greens/EFA parliamentary group. The seminar opened with a welcome address by Jordi Solé, who presented the critical context of forests in Catalonia. The event was attended by leading figures in the field from various research centres and institutions, including CREAF.
Regenerating the poor soils of the southern EU countries and the Mediterranean, an essential step in combatting climate change
What is IPBES?
Biodiversity loss is undeniable, but at what rate? Why? How does it affect us? And what can we do? The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has been answering these questions since its creation in 2012.
CREAF, an observer organization at the ninth session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
Forest pests are becoming increasingly aggressive because of global warming
The scientific community has already shown that forests growing in a climate unsuitable for them, such as a spruce in a dry climate, are easily more affected by forest diseases or pest attacks.
