Dozens of parks, squares, and local green spaces connected by green corridors, as well as numerous solutions related to green and blue infrastructure, which enhance the resilience of urban areas to climate change, are among the outcomes of the Polish-Norwegian project involving researchers from UPWr.
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/green-urban-corridors-a-climate-awakening-676.html
Every second, six thousand tons of ice disappear from Greenland, and ice loss is accelerating in Antarctica as well. Scientists from the Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformatics have been able to monitor the state of polar regions using satellite techniques. The condition of these areas is closely linked to the increasingly frequent climate fluctuations we experience.
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/glaciers-under-observation-a-laser-journey-back-in-time-710.html
Antiviral throat spray from fish guts – this may sound ridiculous, but it is among the many interesting examples for reusing food industry waste in Iceland, which biotechnology student Patrycja Ziuzia and Dr. Ewa Szczepańska from the Department of Chemistry at the UPWr discovered at the EEA School on Adding Value to Food Side Streams course.
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/giving-waste-a-second-life-why-throw-it-away-when-it-can-be-reused-356.html