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SUSPLACE spring training session – Sustainability science for societal changes

SUSPLACE spring training session – Sustainability science for societal changes

Posted on 15 June 2018 by Sustainable Places

Lorena Axinte, Early Stage Researcher Catia Rebelo, Early Stage Researcher Abid Mehmood. Research Fellow Matthew Quinn, Distinguished Visiting Fellow Imagine a two-week gathering of researchers, academics, consultants, social disruptors, social […]

Loss of marine habitats is threatening the global fishing industry

Loss of marine habitats is threatening the global fishing industry

Posted on 8 June 2018 by Sustainable Places

Leanne Cullen-Unsworth: Research Fellow, Cardiff University Lina Mtwana Nordlund: Researcher in coastal environmental sciences, Stockholm University Richard K.F. Unsworth: Lecturer, Swansea University This blog first appeared on The Conversation. Seafood […]

The question of rural development: post-Brexit

The question of rural development: post-Brexit

Posted on 9 March 2018 by Sustainable Places

Terry Marsden As the slow and very uncertain Brexit process continues, and talk of ‘cliff-edges’ become all the more common, it is even more critical to develop a collective vision […]

Small-scale fisheries are throwing away fish that could feed those in poverty

Small-scale fisheries are throwing away fish that could feed those in poverty

Posted on 2 March 2018 by Sustainable Places

Benjamin Jones, Cardiff University Leanne Cullen-Unsworth, Cardiff University Richard Unsworth, Swansea University At least 7.3m tons of fish (usually dead or dying) are thought to be discarded each year from […]

Sewage and livestock waste is killing Britain’s seagrass meadows

Sewage and livestock waste is killing Britain’s seagrass meadows

Posted on 16 February 2018 by Sustainable Places

Benjamin Jones, Cardiff University Leanne Cullen-Unsworth, Cardiff University Richard Unsworth, Swansea University Britain’s seagrass is a refuge for numerous species of fish, stabilises sandy beaches, and helps to lock away […]

Sharing Stories, Sharing Collections

Sharing Stories, Sharing Collections

Posted on 9 February 2018 by Sustainable Places

Poppy Nicol In November 2017, I started a placement with the Amgueddfa Cymru-National Museum Wales (AC-NMW). The four-month placement is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council Valuing Nature Programme. […]