The importance of the ‘community aspect’ in science (and why travel restrictions are not good)11/27/2021
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Biodiversity. A term used and abused by now in all climate conversations. A term that takes me back to that university lecture 12 years ago, when the professor with the Scottish accent (also going by the name of John Spicer) taught us some very important first lectures (and I really wish my English then was at my current level, but thankfully he also wrote a great book ‘ Biodiversity: A beginner's guide’ - which i recommend to anyone interested in the topic!)
Biodiversity is important. We get that. Yes, really… but why? Ever asked yourself that question? Or are we just repeating it as a ‘dogma’? If we start to answer the why then we may able to answer the ‘which’ (yes, because there is not just one “biodiversity”) and start to plan and mitigate its losses. COP26.
If you are here, reading my blog, I assume you know what it is and maybe you even followed its developments throughout . If you are not so familiar I reccomend you to go to the COP26 website or check this Nature COP26 collection and then come back Circularity and sustainability are often seen as synonyms but is this exactly right? Circular economy is a manifestation of economic models that highlight business opportunities where cycles rather than linear processes, dominate. The circular economy (CE) is perceived as a sustainable economic system where the economic growth is decoupled from the resources use, through the reduction and recirculation of natural resources - this is how the review by Corona et al (2019) starts. The paper goes to crucially review some of the current metrics of circularity, given suggestions to how they could improved. I definitely recommend a reading. Many different approaches can fall under the ‘circular economy’ umbrella. Some examples? |
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