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News
29 November 2023
Embracing ecological perspectives, tools, and models to navigate the digital economy
Digitalization has ushered in new markets worldwide and in BRICS countries. However, the concentration of market power and digital resources by only a handful of digital platform ecosystems (DPEs) has also triggered new governance challenges, particularly, for BRICS countries. As part of the dissemination process of the ECOANTITRUST initiative, Elena Rovenskaya delivered a presentation on the adoption of ecological insights and tools to improve understanding of the complex nature of digital platforms, their ecosystems, and their interactions with the wider economy.
27 November 2023
A credible path for Brazil to reach net zero by 2050 depends on nature-based solutions
Without the implementation of nature-based solutions through actions such as halting deforestation and promoting large-scale native vegetation restoration, Brazil would jeopardize its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) pledges including achieving net zero GHG emissions by 2050, according to a new study. The researchers also emphasize that stopping deforestation is the most important mitigation measure Brazil can take towards net zero while preventing biodiversity loss.
27 March 2023
Co-producing fair transformative pathways towards climate and biodiversity goals
Horizon Europe project RAINFOREST kick-off meeting
Events
Focus
27 June 2024
RESIST
The Resilience of Ecosystem Services provided by Intact and Sustainably managed Terrestrial ecosystems (RESIST) project aims to develop a modeling framework that integrates biophysical feedbacks and socioeconomic drivers affecting the environment.
27 June 2024
Exploring plant-based food alternatives to advance global sustainability
Shifting diets could yield major improvements for climate and biodiversity. IIASA researchers found that replacing half of all main meat and milk products with plant-based alternatives by 2050 can reduce agriculture and land userelated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 31% and halt the degradation of forests and natural land.
Projects
Resilience of Ecosystem Services provided by Intact and Sustainably managed Terrestrial ecosystems (RESIST)
RESTORE+: Addressing Landscape Restoration on Degraded Land in Indonesia and Brazil
Publications
Schenuit, F., Brutschin, E. , Geden, O., Guo, F. , Mohan, A., Oliveira Fiorini, A.C., Saluja, S., Schaeffer, R., & Riahi, K. (2024). Taking stock of carbon dioxide removal policy in emerging economies: developments in Brazil, China, and India. Climate Policy 1-20. 10.1080/14693062.2024.2353148. Condessa, G., Ismail, K., Hunt, J. , Ponce Júnior, N., Velásquez, R., Borges, V., Tomé, F., de Souza, C., Gazoli, J., & Bindemann, F. (2023). Electricity generation potential from natural gas pressure reduction turbines in Brazil. Energy Efficiency 16 (8) e97. 10.1007/s12053-023-10176-8. Lee, S., Freer, M., Wood, R., Edelenbosch, O., Sharmina, M., Doelman, J., van Vuuren, D., & Wilson, C. (2023). From future diets to dishes: communicating dietary shift associated with a 1.5°C scenario for Brazil, China, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 7 e1266708. 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1266708. Soterroni, A., Império, M., Scarabello, M., Seddon, N., Obersteiner, M. , Rochedo, P., Schaeffer, R., Andrade, P., Ramos, F., Azevedo, T., Ometto, J., Havlik, P. , & Alencar, A. (2023). Nature‐based solutions are critical for putting Brazil on track towards net‐zero emissions by 2050. Global Change Biology 29 7085-7101. 10.1111/gcb.16984. Rinke Dias de Souza, N., Palma Petrielli, G., Dourado Hernandes, T., Leduc, S., Di Fulvio, F. , de Souza Henzler, D., Ferreira Chagas, M., Lopes Junqueira, T., & Cavalett, O. (2023). Bioenergy-livestock integration in Brazil: Unraveling potentials for energy production and climate change mitigation. Journal of Cleaner Production 422 e138586. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138586. Soterroni, A., Império, M., Scarabello, M., Seddon, N., Obersteiner, M. , Rochedo, P., Schaeffer, R., Andrade, P., Ramos, F., Azevedo, T., Ometto, J., Havlik, P. , & Alencar, A. (2023). Nature-based solutions are critical for putting Brazil on track towards net-zero emissions by 2050. 10.5281/zenodo.8399335.