Marine Ecological Protection And Restoration: International Agendas And China Action,
2023
Key Laboratory of Carrying Capacity Assessment for Resource and Environment (Chinese Academy of Natural Resources Economics), Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100035, China
Marine Ecological Protection And Restoration: International Agendas And China Action, Ke Duan, Zhengyan Liu, Shengkang Liang, Yanbin Li, Dongliang Lu
Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)
International conventions and initiatives can promote collective action against global crises, and strengthen the efforts of countries to take concerted actions. This study summarizes the important international agendas related to marine ecological conservation and restoration, and analyzes China's policy mechanism in recent years. It believes that the policies in China and international documents are synergistic and effective in jointly strengthening efforts to respond to the global crisis. This study also puts forward some countermeasures and suggestions for China to build a detailed regional marine ecological map, strengthen ecological corridor restoration, improve scientific and technological support systems, and promote international cooperation …
Integrated Ecological Protection And Restoration In The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area: Thoughts And Suggestions,
2023
Key Laboratory of Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation, Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Center, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100035, China
Integrated Ecological Protection And Restoration In The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area: Thoughts And Suggestions, Jun Wang, Jian Peng, Bojie Fu
Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)
The 20th Party Congress made a significant proposal:"advance the Beautiful China Initiative and take a holistic and systematic approach to the conservation and improvement of mountains, waters, forests, farmlands, grasslands, and deserts". The establishment of a sustainable national economy and ecological civilization is a major priority for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). The GBA's current land development and protection situation is briefly summarized in the study, which also analyzes the issues with ecological protection and restoration in terms of whole-factor chain management, cross-regional cooperation, and target patterns. From the viewpoints of the system view, holistic view, synergy view, …
Pollution Control And Carbon Reduction In Whole Industrial Process: Method, Strategy And Scientific Basis,
2023
Institute of Process Engineering, Innovation Academy for Green Manufacture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Data Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Pollution Control And Carbon Reduction In Whole Industrial Process: Method, Strategy And Scientific Basis, Hongbin Cao, He Zhao, Yuehong Zhao, Di Zhang
Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)
As China's environmental protection emission standards are becoming stricter and industrial parks are taking shape, problems such as the lack of stable cooperative treatment technology for toxic pollutants and carbon emission reduction, and the high control cost seriously restrict the sustainable development of economic society and the realization of the strategic goal of carbon emission reduction. Guided by the major environmental protection demand of industries, this study put forward the method, strategy and scientific basis of "Synergistic reduce pollution and carbon in the whole process of industry". Through the coordination of control methods, cross-media, multi-field and multi-factor modeling optimization, the …
Importance Of Snowmelt On Soil Nitrate Leaching To Groundwater – A
Model Study,
2023
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USDA-ARS
Importance Of Snowmelt On Soil Nitrate Leaching To Groundwater – A Model Study, Sahila Beegum, Arindam Malakar, Chittaranjan Ray, Daniel D. Snow
Nebraska Water Center: Faculty Publications
The movement of nitrate to surface water bodies during snow accumulation and melting has been extensively studied, but there are only limited studies on the influence of snow processes on nitrate leaching to groundwater. The present study investigated the impact of snow processes on nitrate leaching to groundwater based on a simulation modeling approach using HYDRUS-1D. HYDRUS-1D model has a temperature threshold-based snow model in addition to water, solute, and heat simulation components. The snow component in HYDRUS-1D was previously not applied to snow simulation studies since the method does not consider a detailed physical and process-based representation of snow …
Saving The Critically-Endangered Western Gray Whale,
2023
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Saving The Critically-Endangered Western Gray Whale, Jen Maresh
Sustainability Research & Practice Seminar Presentations
Professor Jen Maresh, Biology - Saving the Western Gray Whale: How Science, Industry, and the Public are Coming Together to Protect a Critically Endangered Species from Oil & Gas Activities
Big Picture Immunology: Body Size Shapes Immune Strategies,
2023
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Big Picture Immunology: Body Size Shapes Immune Strategies, Cynthia Downs
Sustainability Seminar Series
Why are some species susceptible to and capable of transmitting disease-causing pathogens while others are not? Do some species inherently have less effective immune defenses than others? In this presentation, Dr. Downs will explain new research that links the body mass of a species with its capacity to defend against pathogens. Evidence suggests that large and small species experience different disease pressures and physiological constraints leading to the evolution of different immune strategies. This work has implications for understanding disease emergences and dynamics.
Milk Diets, Grape Cures, And Bananas Galore: An Examination Of Past And Present Wellness Culture Turned Sour,
2023
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Milk Diets, Grape Cures, And Bananas Galore: An Examination Of Past And Present Wellness Culture Turned Sour, Jacqueline Alnes
Sustainability Research & Practice Seminar Presentations
Professor Jacqueline Alnes, English - Milk Diets, Grape Cures, and Bananas Galore: An Examination of Past and Present Wellness Culture Turned Sour
The Impacts Of A Changing Climate And Human Activities On The Hydrology In High Mountain Asia,
2023
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
The Impacts Of A Changing Climate And Human Activities On The Hydrology In High Mountain Asia, Fadji Z. Maina
Sustainability Seminar Series
High Mountain Asia (HMA), the third pole, encompasses Asia’s most prominent rivers such as the Ganges, the Indus, and the Yangtze. HMA, home to over a billion people, experiences warming at a rate that is double the global average making it one of the most vulnerable water towers on Earth in addition to a significant decline in groundwater due to anthropogenic activities and high vegetation greening rates. Understanding the changes in water budgets in HMA and their drivers is essential for water management and climate change mitigation strategies. We used remotely sensed datasets to represent the hydrology of the region …
Rhino Conservation In Africa,
2023
WellBeing International
Rhino Conservation In Africa, Andrew N. Rowan
WellBeing News
The recovery of white rhinos from a small population of 20 animals in 1895 to tens of thousands today is a major conservation success story, but we are again facing a rapid decline in the numbers of both species of African rhinoceros due mainly to poaching. Demand for rhino horn, mainly from the Far East, has led to an epidemic of poaching. The healthy population of white rhinos in South Africa’s Kruger National Park has fallen from just under 12,000 individuals in 2010 to around 2,200 in 2022. At the current rate of decline, white rhinos will be eliminated from …
Animal Welfare - Environment - Sustainable Development Nexus: Scoping Study,
2023
WellBeing International
Animal Welfare - Environment - Sustainable Development Nexus: Scoping Study, Janice H. Cox
Nexus – UNEP – Animal Welfare, Environment, Sustainable Development
A detailed report on the links between animal welfare, environmental health and global sustainability. Issues discussed include climate change, biodiversity, pollution and waste management, one health, sustainable development and just transitions.
Process Intensification Strategies For Green Solvent Mediated Biomass Pretreatment,
2023
University of Kentucky
Process Intensification Strategies For Green Solvent Mediated Biomass Pretreatment, Ahamed Ullah, Yuxuan Zhang, Can Liu, Qi Qiao, Qing Shao, Jian Shi
Markey Cancer Center Faculty Publications
Demonstrated to be highly effective for lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment, deep eutectic solvent (DES) has attracted increasing attention owing to its advantages of simple synthesis, relatively low chemical cost, and better biocompatibility as compared to certain ionic liquids. Here we provide a critical review of the status of the design/selection of DES for the pretreatment of biomass feedstocks with an emphasis on the process intensification strategies: 1) integration of microwave, ultrasound, and high solid extrusion for pretreating biomass, 2) one-pot DES pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, and fermentation, 3) strategies for DES recycling and product recovery; and 4) recent progress on molecular simulations …
Sustainable And Organic Beekeeping In Chester County,
2023
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Sustainable And Organic Beekeeping In Chester County, John Pisciotta
Sustainability Research & Practice Seminar Presentations
Professor John Pisciotta, Biology - Sustainable and Organic Beekeeping in Chester County
Sustainability Hub Newsletter - February 2023,
2023
Binghamton University--SUNY
Sustainability Hub Newsletter - February 2023, Jacqueline Jergensen, Neyda Gilman, Jennifer Embree
Library Sustainability Resources
This issue of the Sustainability Hub Newsletter shares tips on what seeds you can start planting indoors and inspiration on which plants to grow this season! Keep reading to learn about planting by the moon, new resources, and important announcements!
Lignin Derived Hydrophobic Deep Eutectic Solvents As Sustainable Extractants,
2023
University of Kentucky
Lignin Derived Hydrophobic Deep Eutectic Solvents As Sustainable Extractants, Yuxuan Zhang, Qi Qiao, Usman Lame Abbas, Jun Liu, Yi Zheng, Christopher Jones, Qing Shao, Jian Shi
Markey Cancer Center Faculty Publications
Solvent innovation has become a central task for improving the sustainability of chemical processes1. Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) emerge as environmentally friendly alternatives to toxic and volatile organic solvents. One appealing aspect for DESs is that they can be synthesized using naturally occurring compounds from biomass. Herein, we prepared novel hydrophobic DESs based on lignin derivatives and characterized their physicochemical properties including density, viscosity, and thermal behavior. The results showed that five lignin-derived hydrophobic DESs made from menthol, thymol, and 2,6-dimethoxyphenol were promising as green solvents due to their low viscosities and environmentally friendly constituents. To evaluate the potential application …
Exploring Innovative Engineering Solutions To Environmental Challenges,
2023
Montclair State University
Exploring Innovative Engineering Solutions To Environmental Challenges, Yang Deng
Sustainability Seminar Series
Our environment faces different challenges. Environmental engineers find solutions at the interface between humans and the environment. Technology innovation and inventive engineering design provide an approach to surmount the challenges. My research program focuses on environmental systems and processes. Particularly, we use physical and chemical principles to tackle water quality-related issues. Because water actively interacts with other environmental elements (e.g., air, soil, sediments, and solid waste), our efforts will ultimately benefit the whole environmental system. This presentation will introduce two intertwined research threads that my group has nurtured over the past years. The first theme is technology innovations for mitigation …
Time Domain Reflectometry Waveform Interpretation With
Convolutional Neural Networks,
2023
USDA-ARS, University of Maryland
Time Domain Reflectometry Waveform Interpretation With Convolutional Neural Networks, Zhuangji Wang, Shan Hua, Dennis Timlin, Yuki Kojima, Songtao Lu, Wenguang Sun, David Fleisher, Robert Horton, Vangimalla R. Reddy, Katherine Tully
Nebraska Water Center: Faculty Publications
Interpreting time domain reflectometry (TDR) waveforms obtained in soils with non-uniform water content is an open question. We design a new TDR waveform interpretation model based on convolutional neural networks (CNNs) that can reveal the spatial variations of soil relative permittivity and water content along a TDR sensor. The proposed model, namely TDR-CNN, is constructed with three modules. First, the geometrical features of the TDR waveforms are extracted with a simplified version of VGG16 network. Second, the reflection positions in a TDR waveform are traced using a 1D version of the region proposal network. Finally, the soil relative permittivity values …
Path To Net Zero: On The Ground Approaches And Challenges In The Corporate World,
2023
Montclair State University
Path To Net Zero: On The Ground Approaches And Challenges In The Corporate World, Manveer Mann
Sustainability Seminar Series
With growing pressure from regulators and investors, the corporate world is reckoning with the need to account for its impact on the climate. As a result, ESG teams are being chartered with mandate to commit to and develop pathways for net zero targets. However, the path to net zero presents numerous challenges even to the most committed teams. In this talk, I will discuss the approaches being taken and challenges faced as corporations set out on decarbonization journeys. Among others, I will discuss the frameworks being used to account for emissions, and limitations that lead to issues such as over …
Assessing The Effectiveness Of Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture For Growing West Coast Venus Clams,
2023
University of San Diego
Assessing The Effectiveness Of Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture For Growing West Coast Venus Clams, Avery Wallace
Theses
With demand for sustainable sources of seafood on the rise, California is looking to expand aquaculture with a focus on innovative culturing methods and use of native or resident species. Therefore, this study examined the potential for culturing native North American west coast venus clams (Chione californiensis and Chione undatella) using integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA). An ITMA approach was chosen because it is a culture method that uses species from different but functionally complementary trophic levels that have been found to reduce the potential negative effects of traditional monoculture. California sea cucumber (Parastichopus californicus) and the seaweeds red ogo (Gracilaria …
Developing Ecological Security Pattern For Coastal Wetlands Based On “Three-Line Integration” Spatial Strategy,
2023
School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Developing Ecological Security Pattern For Coastal Wetlands Based On “Three-Line Integration” Spatial Strategy, Xiaowen Li, Liehui Zhi, Tiantian Ma, Zengli Liu, Baoshan Cui, Dongdong Shao, Yu Cao, Yonglin Mu
Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)
Coastal wetlands function as key socioeconomic resources as well as ecological barriers for sustainable development in coastal regions. Although previous research and practices indicate that restoration of degraded wetlands needs combination with intact natural wetlands to achieve best integrated ecosystem services, this kind of integration is still lacking both in research and practice. In the past decades, increased land reclamation coupling with climate change (e.g. sea level rise) have led considerable coastal squeeze effects and intensified degradation and loss in coastal wetlands along Chinese coastline, restoration of damaged coastal wetlands is therefore urgently needed to enhance the overall ecological functions …
Development Opportunities And Technical Challenges Of Industrialization For Hydrogen Production From Bio-Ethanol Reforming,
2023
Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
GRIMAT Engineering Institute Co. Ltd., Beijing 101407, China
Development Opportunities And Technical Challenges Of Industrialization For Hydrogen Production From Bio-Ethanol Reforming, Xue Han, Hong He, Guojun Yue, Hailong Lin, Jinsong Liu, Bin Yu
Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)
Bio-ethanol reforming for hydrogen production, using renewable raw materials and adopting mature and efficient chemical processes, is an important source of green hydrogen supply to achieve the goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. Bio-ethanol is a widely used substitute for fossil fuels. With the continuous progress of cellulosic ethanol technology in recent years, bio-ethanol will gradually break through the constraints of starch-based raw material supply. Based on the industrialization achievements of hydrogen production and bio-ethanol, bio-ethanol reforming can realize a rapid linkage with the existing hydrogen energy industry. However, the existence of a carbon-carbon signal bond in ethanol poses …
