Exploring the industrial perspective on biobased plastics in food packaging applications – Insights from Sweden

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Sustainable Production and Consumption, Volume 35, January 2023
The purpose of this interview study is to explore the perceptions of industrial stakeholders towards the use of biobased plastics in food packaging applications.
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Consumer attitudes and willingness to pay for novel bio-based products using hypothetical bottle choice

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Sustainable Production and Consumption, Volume 35, January 2023
This research aimed to determine how interested people are in bio-based bottles. We also compared bio-based options to the fossil-based industry standard and determined consumer reactions to both. We measured consumer demand for bio-based plastic bottles as an alternative to a conventional (fossil-based) plastic bottle and investigated what conditions underlie this preference (e.g., bottle appearance).
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Large-scale ecologically-based farming systems foster earthworm communities and their contribution to ecosystem processes

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Applied Soil Ecology, Volume 185, May 2023, 104800
This article supports SDG 15 through its review of ecologically-based farming systems.
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Ticks: Biology, Ecology, and Diseases: Chapter 13 - Controlling ticks and tick-borne disease transmission

Ticks: Biology, Ecology, and Diseases, 2023, Pages 193-215
This chapter advances the UN SDG Goal 3: Good Health by covering the range of approaches to the control of tick and tick-borne diseases.
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Noise pollution: more attention is needed

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The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, Volume 24, January 2023, 100577
The editorial calls for action to reduce noise pollution that has detrimental impact on humans, terrestrial and marine life
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Breeding stage impacts on chronic stress and physiological condition in northern gannets (Morus bassanus)

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Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -Part A : Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Volume 274, December 2022
This article advances SDG # 15 and SDG # 14 by highlighting the value of the use of haematology in identifying changing patterns of health among seabirds which may serve as an early indicator of breeding failure, overwintering mortality, and population declines.
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Nature-based climate solutions require a mix of socioeconomic and governance attributes

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iScience, Volume 25, Issue 12, 22 December 2022, 105699

 
This paper identifies the socioeconomic and ecological factors that can stimulate the implementation of Nature Based Solutions in developing economies
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Efficient and sustainable microplastics analysis for environmental samples using flotation for sample pre-treatment

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Green Analytical Chemistry, Volume 3, December 2022
How to determinemicroplatsctis in samples in a green way? Often sample preparation steps involve environmentally harmful chemicals. This artcile decsibes a robust, efficient and green sample preparation with a high separation quality.
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The Plant Hormone Ethylene - Chapter 5 - Ethylene in the regulation of seed dormancy and germination: Biodiversity matters

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Jessyca Adelle Silva Santos, Queila Souza Garcia, Chapter 5 - Ethylene in the regulation of seed dormancy and germination: Biodiversity matters, Editor(s): Nafees A. Khan, Antonio Ferrante, Sergi Munné-Bosch, The Plant Hormone Ethylene, Academic Press, 2023, Pages 61-71, ISBN 9780323858465
This content aligns with Goal 15: Life on Land and Goal 2: Zero Hunger by focusing on seed biodiversity.
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Environmental Sustainability of Biofuels - Chapter 8 - Impact assessment of global biofuel regulations and policies on biodiversity

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Emma Suali, Latifah Suali, Chapter 8 - Impact assessment of global biofuel regulations and policies on biodiversity, Editor(s): Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Suhaib A. Bandh, Fayaz A. Malla, Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, Environmental Sustainability of Biofuels, Elsevier, 2023, Pages 137-161, ISBN 9780323911597
This content aligns with Goal 7, Clean and Affordable Energy, and Goal 15, Life on Land, by assessing the impact of biofuel feedstocks on the environment, ecosystem, and biodiversity of the regions where energy crops will be grown and harvested.
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