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CREAF's first international newsletter is out!

Ozone affects plants, insects and microorganisms, and poses a threat to global biodiversity

According to a study co-authored by CREAF-based CSIC researcher Josep Peñuelas and published in Science Advances, increases in ozone in Earth’s atmosphere will be a danger to the biodiversity of the Mediterranean Basin, Japan and equatorial Africa by 2100.

Biogeochemical cycle Carbon cycle Cov @en Csic @en Josep peñuelas @en Nitrogen cycle Nutrient cycle Organic volatile compound Ozone Pollination

CREAF, new member of the Society for Ecological Restoration

Since mid-2020 CREAF has been a member of the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER), a global association of research, professionals and community leaders from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, New Zealand and North and South America, which is actively involved in the ecological recovery of degraded ecosystems, using a wide range of experience and knowledge.

Angela ribas @en Ecotoxicology Guille peguero @en Josep m espelta @en Josep peñuelas @en Nutrient cycles Pilar andrés @en Restoration of degraded land Santi sabater @en Society for ecological restoration @en Soil ecology Soil function and restoration Soil quality Vicenç carabassa @en Xavier domene @en

Half of all cropland could be returned to nature with no fall in production

Half of the world’s cropland could be used for other purposes if agricultural efficiency were improved through high-yield farming. That would mean making 576 million hectares of land available, more than 10 times the area of Spain (approximately 50 million hectares).

Agricultural efficiency Cropland efficiency High-yield farming Imbalance-p @en International institute for applied systems analysis Josep peñuelas @en Nature sustainability @en

Close to 50% of phosphorus emitted to the atmosphere is a result of human activities

According to the study in which CREAF participated, China contributes 43% of this amount. For decades it had been thought that human activities were responsible for only around 5% of atmospherically-circulating phosphorus. More phosphorus in the air means more phosphors deposited on the ground. This can boost plant growth and the capacity to sequester atmospheric CO2; for that reason human activities may be altering the phosphorus and carbon cycles to a degree which was previously unknown

Biogeochemical cycles Erc @en Geu @en Imbalance-p @en Josep peñuelas @en Nutrient cycle Phosphorus