Shubhi Sharma

Nov 19, 2024 | nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Shubhi Sharma |Kevin Winner |Jussi Mäkinen |Walter Jetz

Introduction How biodiversity will respond to rapid environmental changes is one of the central questions in ecology and conservation biology. When exposed to a new climate or environment, a species can either retain its ancestral niche (niche conservatism) and potentially undergo local extinction, shift its current distribution (niche tracking), or evolve to adapt to novel conditions by diverging away from the ancestral niche (niche divergence) (Wiens and Graham 2005).

Oct 25, 2024 | chemtrust.org | Shubhi Sharma

Fifty-nine leading scientists from around the world have sent a letter to the UK Government urging it to take a more ambitious approach to regulating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as the forever chemicals, than the previous government. The letter emphasises the severity of PFAS pollution in the UK, highlighting that the substances have been found in the population’s blood, in our drinking water, in animals such as fish and otters, and in supermarket food.

Sep 12, 2024 | chemtrust.org | Shubhi Sharma

New data published by CHEM Trust highlights that the regulatory gap between EU and UK protections on the harmful ‘forever chemicals’ PFAS is significant and growing. The incoming Labour Government has inherited a chemical pollution crisis, and in particular, a toxic PFAS pollution legacy. In response to scientific studies finding PFAS in drinking water, food, people’s blood and breastmilk, the European Union has made strides to tackle PFAS pollution, while the UK has moved at a snail’s pace.