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Farming

Urgent action needed for a sustainable future

4 September 2018

Landmark book explores significance of nature and environmentalism in Social Sciences

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Riparian forest buffers increase yields from oil palm plantations

30 August 2018

Researchers from the Sustainable Places Research Institute have found that preserving tropical forest buffers along the margins of large meandering rivers can enhance the profitability of floodplain plantations.

seagrass

Call for seagrass to be protected

3 August 2018

Seagrass experts from Cardiff University and Swansea University are calling for seagrass to be protected, in a piece published in the journal Science.

Potatoes

The clock is ticking for UK food security unless a deal is done, says new report

24 July 2018

Specialists urge the Government to keep focussed on food during Brexit negotiations

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Rethinking the orangutan

28 June 2018

How 70,000 years of human interaction have shaped an icon of wild nature

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Panel of international experts discuss The New Urban Food Agenda at Cardiff event

22 June 2018

An event hosted by Sustainable Places brought together international experts to reflect on a decade of urban food policy.

Green Impact award ceremony

Sustainable Places scoops gold at Green Impact awards!

15 June 2018

Green Impact is a behavioural change programme run by the NUS to help staff and students understand sustainability and social responsibility.

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SeagrassSpotter

8 June 2018

Updated app launched for World Oceans Day

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Brexit and agriculture expert addresses External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee

30 May 2018

Professor Terry Marsden addressed the issue of Brexit and agriculture before the National Assembly for Wales’ External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee.