Microplastics and nanoplastics pose growing environmental and health concerns, yet their formation pathways remain unclear. This research compiles data from nearly 300 studies to model plastic degradation and identifies key roles of plastic type and weathering process. Lab experiments reveal mechanical wear can directly generate nanoplastics, improving risk assessment and mitigation strategies.

This study explored food choices among high school students in Bosnia and Herzegovina, addressing a major lack of local data. Through surveys and interviews, it revealed that students care about health and sustainability but need involvement in shaping solutions. Meaningful change requires listening to youth and making healthier choices easier.

Pakistan is highly vulnerable to climate change due to low forest cover, rising temperatures, glacier melting, floods, droughts, and agricultural decline. With only 4.2 million hectares of forest, impacts are severe. Government initiatives like the 10 Billion Tree Tsunami and mangrove restoration aim to improve resilience and environmental sustainability.

This project developed a strategic plan for urban green infrastructure in a small Spanish municipality. It created a detailed inventory, assessed condition and functionality, applied indicators, and classified areas using a traffic-light system. The study proposed improvement actions, ecological corridors, and a five-year implementation plan.

Microplastics are increasingly found in human bodies, driven by everyday plastic use such as milk bottles. This research examines why consumers continue choosing plastic and identifies systemic barriers to reusable options. By improving affordability, convenience, and incentives, sustainable choices can become the default rather than the exception.

Inspired by childhood experiences on the Navajo Nation, this research examines how Native American tribes use renewable energy to address energy insecurity and achieve energy sovereignty. Through interviews and site visits, it highlights infrastructure challenges, economic burdens, and policy gaps, advocating for inclusive renewable energy policies to support reliable, affordable, and sustainable tribal energy systems.

This research quantifies plastic use in U.S. agriculture, revealing 1.6 million metric tons used annually across crops and products. By identifying major sources and challenges to recycling, the work aims to guide sustainable alternatives, reuse, and recycling strategies that balance environmental, economic, and social needs in farming.

This research develops stable, low-cost homogeneous reductants that act like “super glue” for chemical bond formation. By replacing unpredictable metal powders, it enables more efficient, scalable, and affordable chemical synthesis, with major implications for pharmaceuticals, advanced materials, and sustainable industrial chemistry.

This research examines how land is valued beyond economics, drawing on Irish culture, Indigenous knowledge, and Brehon law. Through interviews across sectors, it shows how accounting choices shape human–nature relationships and argues that restoring communal, sacred views of land may be essential for environmental sustainability.

This research examines how non-profit arts organisations balance ethics and economics under financial pressure. Using data-driven decision-making and “concerned markets,” it shows how these organisations protect mission, affordability, and community care while sustaining operations, demonstrating that cultural institutions quietly support resilience, inclusion, and long-term social value.