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University of Limerick research shows long-term benefits of commercial forests in battling climate change
The research has been published in the journal Nature Communications
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A NEW study involving researchers at University of Limerick has demonstrated the vital role that the planting of new commercial forests could play in the fight against climate change.
A major finding of the new research is that future deployment of carbon capture and storage technology transforms wood bioenergy into a ‘negative emission technology’ capable of removing CO2 from the atmosphere long-term.
The study, involving researchers at UL’s Bernal Institute, Bangor University, Wales and scientists in British Columbia, Canada, has been published in the journal Nature Communications.
SPEEDING and dangerous driving have sparked fears for the safety of other drivers and those who live in the area. Swindon Borough Council put measures in place to control people speeding in Thames Avenue as they installed speed bumps and additional signage last year. David Styles lives in Thames Avenue and was involved in an accident before these measures were put in place. The 84-year-old said: “I can just see an accident is going to happen because of people speeding along the road. My heart is in my throat when I see them driving so dangerously, someone could get killed. My car was hit a few years ago because I live on a bend and I was pulling into my driveway, there was a big bang and I thought I’d hit something. A car had hit mine just as I was turning into my drive.
Advancing sustainable agriculture with legumes
Broad study shows benefits of rotating standard crops with beans and lentils.
A collection of dried leguminous seeds, or pulses. Credit: Helen Camacaro / Getty Images
Legumes are a win-win for food security and the environment – two major problems facing the planet. Packed with protein, fibre, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, they emit small amounts of greenhouse gases, sequester carbon and enrich the soil with nitrogen.
This makes them ideal plants for crop rotation, yet studies until now have been fragmented and only considered isolated facets of nutrition and sustainability, according to a European team of researchers.
Adding more legumes to crop rotations has benefits, study says
14 April 2021 |
Growing beans, peas and lentils provide numerous benefits, scientists say
Adding more legumes, such as beans, peas and lentils, to European crop rotations could provide nutritional and environmental benefits, scientists have found.
Researchers used a first-of-its-kind approach to show that the increased cultivation of legumes could deliver higher nutritional value at lower environmental and resource costs.
They said switching cereals for leguminous plants in European crop rotations provided more nutrient-rich produce for both animal and human consumption.
And due to the way that legumes grow, it also reduced synthetic fertiliser use and pollution.