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Forest

23 September 2026

Alpine Resilience Web Atlas: New open-source platform features maps of forest disturbance, field stories, living labs and future hotspots

A web atlas at alpineresilience.org gathers the data, models and field experience behind Europe's protective mountain forests – and invites anyone, from a researcher to a regional forester or even a curious hiker, to use it and contribute.
GArtenvielfalt

24 August 2026

Project "G/ArtenLeben": Turning gardens into biodiversity hotspots together

How can private gardens help support biodiversity in Austria? The new IIASA citizen science project G/ArtenLeben brings science and gardening practice together. At three G/ArtenCafés in Lower Austria, hobby gardeners are invited to contribute their knowledge and experience to research and work alongside scientists to explore how gardening can help biodiversity thrive.
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20 August 2026

How can EU battery regulations help improve global sustainability governance in other sectors?

In a new paper, researchers explain how EU battery regulations can help lay the groundwork for a widely shared evidentiary system for global sustainability governance.