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This is achieved by research, education and environmental monitoring and assessment, in collaboration with the surrounding community.

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A reduction over the years in rider deaths in horse racing means further tragedies could be prevented. Flickr/Tsutomu Takasu

We need to prevent further jockey deaths in horse racing

Peta Lee Hitchens MVPHMgt PhD, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Horse racing claimed the lives of three jockeys recently – two in Australia and one in the United States – and some prominent industry professionals have openly claimed that deaths in racing are part of…
Using industrial hemp for the production of bioenergy has been promoted by enthusiasts for a long time. Shutterstock

Is industrial hemp the ultimate energy crop?

Thomas Prade, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Bioenergy is currently the fastest growing source of renewable energy. Cultivating energy crops on arable land can decrease dependency on depleting fossil resources and it can mitigate climate change…
Duran, Duran, anyone? Dawn Villella/AP

Bears, wolves, lynx – Europe is going wild

Guillaume Chapron, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Europe, the world’s most industrialised and intensively managed continent, is going wild. During the past three decades it has witnessed conservation successes with the most unexpected species: Europe…

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