COVID-19 highlights the need to improve resilience and equity in managing small-scale fisheries
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the fragility of global and domestic seafood markets. We examined the main impacts and responses of the small-scale f…
Category: Environmental sciences
Major data gaps and recommendations in monitoring regulations of activities in EU marine protected areas
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) play a central role in maritime policies, but there are no comprehensive analyses of regulations in EU MPAs. Using pu…
A rapid run-out assessment methodology for the 2024 Wayanad debris flow
The long run-out debris flows caused by oversaturated soil systems during the aggravated monsoon period in the Western Ghats raise questions about …
Predicting debris flow pathways using volume-based thresholds for effective risk assessment
Investigating the preferential flow path of a debris flow is crucial for quantifying the risk and developing mitigation strategies. Here, we examin…
Hybrid vegetation-seawall coastal systems for wave hazard reduction: analytics for cost-effective design from optimized features
Coastal areas, essential for human settlement and marine biodiversity, face persistent flood hazards. Integrating vegetation with traditional coast…
Challenges for the human immune system after leaving Earth
From the start of life on Earth, several immune defense mechanisms have evolved to guarantee cellular integrity, homeostasis, and host survival. Al…
Perspectives of soil nanoremediation: the case of nano zerovalent iron and metal(loid) contaminants
The use of nano zero-valent iron in environmental remediation has gained much attention in the last two decades. While these engineered nanoparticl…
Plastic recycling: A panacea or environmental pollution problem
Increasing plastic waste is a critical global challenge to ecological and human health requiring focused solutions to reduce omnipresent plastic po…
Magnetic hydrochar for sustainable wastewater management
Sustainable wastewater treatment requires economical, high-performance materials. Magnetic hydrochar, synthesized from low-cost feedstocks, combine…
Unveiling mechanistic intricacies of Chlorella pyrenoidosa-mediated pathogen removal from sewage
Amidst the global sanitation challenges of water pollution, waterborne diseases, and the alarming presence of pathogens in disinfected water, micro…