A new European Wetland Map shows Europe's peatlands, floodplains and coastal wetlands more comprehensively than ever before in one map. Compiled from about 200 data sources, this map informs policy makers, land users and anyone interested in wetlands about the distribution and types of peatlands, it can also show for example potential areas at risk of flooding. On World Wetlands Day on February 2nd, the Greifswald Mire Centre is publishing the map in a collaboration between the projects ALFAwetlands, WET HORIZONS and European Climate Initiative.  

 

A new study from Kozeta Miliku’s lab in the department of nutritional sciences is showing that Canadian preschoolers get nearly half of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods. The researchers found a link between increased ultra-processed food consumption at age three and higher body fat measurements and a greater risk of living with overweight or obesity at age five, an effect that was stronger in males than females.