COVID-19, the pandemic of highly contagious respiratory disease, presents a global public health emergency. Racial and ethnic minority groups in USA are more likely to contract, be hospitalized with, die from COVID-19 versus whites, highlighting glaring disparities. Injustices such as persistent issue police brutality against Blacks USA, along with racial disparities inequities underscored by p...

European agri-environmental policy has diverse and competing objectives. The Common Agricultural Policy been the main framework guiding Union (EU) its member states in design implementation of both mandatory voluntary instruments. Voluntary schemes, which were introduced 1990s, continue to play a central role meeting EU’s environmental climate We find that achieving their objectives these schem...

By identifying fragments of DNA in the environment, eDNA approaches present a promising tool for monitoring biodiversity cost-effective way. This is particularly pertinent countries where traditional morphological has been sparse. The first step to realising potential develop methodologies that are adapted local conditions. Here, we test field and laboratory protocols (aqueous sediment samples)...