Marine ecosystems face threats from human-induced stressors like climate change, pollution, and habitat loss. Despite international endeavors, significant gaps remain in understanding ocean dynamics. This article presents six policy recommendations to integrate plankton populations into conservation frameworks. These could be leveraged in the process approved at CBD’s COP16 in Colombia to update criteria for defining ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs) and supporting science-based Marine Protected Area (MPA) designations.

This study of 89 multinational firms finds no significant link between voluntarily offsetting emissions and decarbonization speed. Firms spend little funds on carbon credits, and emission offsetting is not a central part of their climate strategies.

Perovskites are a promising building block for “green solar cells.” The University of Stuttgart recently hosted a gathering of the “who's who” of international perovskite science to discuss the future...

In this cross-journal collection, we showcase studies that focus on adaptation in urban and rural areas.

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Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 18 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00086-1In many locations globally, wildfires are becoming more frequent, intense and/or larger in area compared with historical fire regimes. This Review discusses the factors that determine how species and ecosystems respond to changing fire regimes and outlines important conservation and management considerations.

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Low-carbon technology investment strategies with blockchain under subsidy policies

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Millions of people each year are forcibly displaced due to floods. Mester et al. show that measures of human development and rural areas are more important than GDP per capita in explaining the varyin...

Join the Nature Conference on Advancing Perovskite-Based Photovoltaics, where leading scientists, engineers, and industry researchers converge to explore the latest advancements and pressing challenge...

Through the use of bio-based feedstocks, renewables, and recycling, the plastic sector could achieve a 58% reduction in emissions by 2030 based on resource availability and technology readiness, and n...

To celebrate Communications Earth & Environment's 5th anniversary, we present a curated collection that exemplifies our mission and the journal’s evolution, ...

Antarctica is increasingly popular as a site for tourism and scientific research. The growth of marine traffic and the presence of major research stations have increased the anthropogenic deposition of heavy metals into this fragile ecosystem.

Gong et al. report an all-perovskite photovoltaic-powered battery using ethyl viologen diiodide and its derivative to modify the perovskite solar cell and the battery cathode, enabling an overall ener...

Encouraging people to test their local rivers and lakes with simple kits could spark a shift in how we manage water.

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