The Eco Room

Carbon in peat, soil and blue carbon habitats

Everything filed under climate and nature in our environment coverage, the 12 reports filed on it so far.

A new scientific report warns that human activities like bottom trawling and deep-sea mining are damaging the seafloor...

Seafloor integrity vital for Earth's carbon

A new scientific report warns that human activities like bottom trawling and deep-sea mining are damaging the seafloor, threatening its key role in...

2026-09-23
A four-year European research project has identified three key strategies for making soil and water management more...

European Project Charts Paths to Climate-Resilient Land

A four-year European research project has identified three key strategies for making soil and water management more resilient to climate change...

2026-09-23
A study in Iceland's subarctic grasslands finds that continued livestock grazing enhances soil carbon storage...

Grazing sustains soil carbon in Iceland's

A study in Iceland's subarctic grasslands finds that continued livestock grazing enhances soil carbon storage, challenging the assumption that...

2026-09-23
A new digital report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine states that marine carbon dioxide...

National Academies report flags marine

A new digital report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine states that marine carbon dioxide removal is advancing but...

2026-09-17
New analysis reveals 44% of English constituencies have poor access to green or blue space, with the Wildlife Trusts...

Wildlife Trusts warn of nature access crisis in England

New analysis reveals 44% of English constituencies have poor access to green or blue space, with the Wildlife Trusts comparing the crisis to...

2026-09-17
A coalition of carbon credit developers, corporate buyers, and major conservation NGOs is lobbying UN regulators to...

Carbon credit groups lobby UN to weaken new

A coalition of carbon credit developers, corporate buyers, and major conservation NGOs is lobbying UN regulators to weaken proposed new rules...

2026-09-08
A 45-minute webinar will examine how bio-based materials like wood fibre can reduce the carbon footprint of England's...

Bio-based materials webinar targets

A 45-minute webinar will examine how bio-based materials like wood fibre can reduce the carbon footprint of England's housing stock.

2026-09-01
A study compares how Seoul and Zürich restore buried streams to manage stormwater and habitats, using large-scale and...

Cities can restore buried streams

A study compares how Seoul and Zürich restore buried streams to manage stormwater and habitats, using large-scale and incremental methods.

2026-08-29
Record summer heat is buckling tracks and drying soil, causing derailments and service disruptions across Britain's...

Heatwave strains UK rail network, causing

Record summer heat is buckling tracks and drying soil, causing derailments and service disruptions across Britain's railways built for a cooler...

2026-08-28
Researchers are exploring the potential of shellfish to help neutralise ocean acidification, a major threat to the...

Lobsters and Acidic Seas: Can Shellfish Help Neutralise Ocean Acidification?

Researchers are exploring the potential of shellfish to help neutralise ocean acidification, a major threat to the ocean's ecosystem. A team at the...

2026-08-21
Heatwaves and wildfires are threatening the world's permafrost regions, which store three times more carbon than all...

Permafrost Thaw: A Tipping Point in the Climate Crisis

Heatwaves and wildfires are threatening the world's permafrost regions, which store three times more carbon than all living vegetation on Earth. The...

2026-08-20
A new study reveals that carbon pollution has significantly intensified marine heatwaves in Europe this summer, with some...

Carbon Pollution Drives 'Massive Expansion' of Marine Heatwaves Across Europe

A new study reveals that carbon pollution has significantly intensified marine heatwaves in Europe this summer, with some sea regions experiencing...

2026-08-19