Many Indigenous peoples and local communities around the world are leading very satisfying lives despite having very little money. This is the conclusion of a study by ICTA-UAB, which shows that many societies with very low monetary income have remarkably high levels of life satisfaction, comparable to those in wealthy countries. (+info)
Despite the growing social and political discourse in favor of energy transition and the greening of the industry, big oil companies continue to rely almost exclusively on fossil fuels to perpetuate their function of obtaining and concentrating energy, according to a new ICTA-UAB study led by Marcel Llavero-Pasquina. (+info)
This is a key finding of a large locally relevant and globally coordinated study by ICTA-UAB that includes 48 Indigenous Peoples and local communities across all climate zones on all inhabited continents. The project "Local Indicators of Climate Change Impacts" (LICCI), led by Victoria Reyes-García, ICREA Research Professor at ICTA-UAB, has been funded by the European Research Council (ERC). (+info)
A new ICTA-UAB project titled "Systematization of nature-based solutions in Spain (E:SBN), will carry out a comprehensive identification and compilation of nature-based solutions in Spain, as a reference of good practices for adequate adaptation to climate change in each territory. (+info)
Can mental health benefit from nature-based health therapies? A new scientific project led by ICTA-UAB will explore how these types of therapies, consisting of frequent exposure to natural green spaces, could be integrated into public health and nature promotion policies to improve the mental health of the population and reduce inequalities in addressing these pathologies. (+info)
Sandrine Gallois and Álvaro Fernández Llamazares, researchers from ICTA-UAB, presented in Camprodon (Girona) the results of a participatory research carried out in the area on the importance of the relationship between people and plants in their surroundings. The event "Ethnobotany in the Valley of Camprodon" was attended by more than 40 people, many of whom had participated in the scientific study. (+info)
In an increasingly climate-conscious world that recognises the importance of active transport, the Bike Bus movement has emerged as a powerful tool to promote road safety, sustainability and community. According to a global survey carried out by ICTA-UAB, the phenomenon has gained momentum globally in recent years, with more than 470 Bike Bus routes worldwide, transporting 32,000 children to school every week. (+info)
Prehistoric populations in Atlantic Europe 8,000 years ago consumed shellfish during the coldest months of the year to take advantage of the period of maximum productivity of molluscs and thus ensure their own subsistence. (+info)
ICTA-UAB researcher Ivan Savin reflects on the debate around the most appropriate climate-policy instruments to reduce emissions is buoyant: He conducted a global expert survey, demonstrating consensus on and controversy on different instruments and a need for more communication about climate policy. (+info)
Don't miss this seminar by our researcher Patrizia Ziveri discussing possible actions that cities and regions can take in the Mediterranean Sea area to fight sea pollution. Organized by Fundació ENT. (+info)
ICTA-UAB researcher Isabelle Anguelovski is one of the authors selected for the first-ever National Nature Assessment (NNA1). The U.S. Global Change Research Program announced the selection of authors who will contribute to the drafting of this document, which aims to shed light on the current challenges posed by climate change and nature loss. (+info)
Our ICTA-UAB postdoctoral fellow Leopoldo Cavaleri Gerhardinger has recently been appointed to the Steering Committee of the UN Decade Coordination Office "Connecting People and Ocean". He has also been nominated as a Fellow of the International Science Council (ISC). (+info)
The joint application of naturally occurring radionuclides (thorium-234 and polonium-210) as tracers of sinking particles in the ocean can help to better constrain the vertical carbon export driven by the ocean biological carbon pump (BCP). (+info)
The UAB was granted two MSCA-Postdoctoral Fellowships under the MSCA-PF-2023 call of the European Commission's Horizon Europe programme. The fellowships will go to researchers at the Department of Antiquity and Middle Age Studies and at the Laboratory for the Analysis of Social-Ecological Systems in a Globalised world (LASEG) of the UAB's Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB). (+info)
ICTA-UAB researcher Gemma Morell is one of the 105 scientist who will develop their projects in Spain and Portugal thanks to the 65 fellowships awarded in the framework of the doctoral INPhINIT programme and the 40 of the postdoctoral Junior Leader programme. (+info)
New study by ICTA-UAB and the University of Cádiz reveals that the first farmers and herdsmen settled in Andalusia collected and consumed shellfish throughout the year, especially in winter. (+info)
The earliest complex societies developed from 3000 BCE onwards on the Central Andean coast were based on cultivated plants other than maize, and only complemented their diet with marine resources in coastal site, thus refuting previous studies that claimed that the region based its economy on marine resources. (+info)
The collaborative platform BiciZen, promoted by ICTA-UAB, has been awarded the Bicimpuls Award 2023 by the Barcelona Metropolitan Area, which aims to recognize initiatives that promote the use of bicycles in the metropolis. (+info)
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