EurekAlert! News by Subject: Policy & Ethics

Following recommendations to shift to healthier diets, improve farm productivity and halve food waste, could reduce global agricultural land use by up to 6% by 2050 and lead to a 42% decline ($630 billion) in global livestock production value compared to 2020.

Journal: Nature
Funder: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

15-Jul-2026

How a nicotine reduction policy could reduce smoking disparities and boost productivity

Rutgers University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Implementing a federal nicotine reduction strategy may prevent millions of premature deaths, boost productivity, and significantly close smoking disparity gaps for individuals with major depression, according to Rutgers Health researchers.

Journal: Tobacco Control

15-Jul-2026

Hasanuddin University study identifies barriers to customary land rights recognition in Indonesia

Hasanuddin University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Recognizing customary land rights for Indonesia's indigenous (adat) communities remains an ongoing challenge. A study from Hasanuddin University examines why, despite national legal reforms, most adat communities are yet to receive formal recognition. The findings highlight how legal fragmentation, reliance on local political support, and complex recognition procedures continue to hinder progress, while showing how advocacy organizations and reforms to simplify the recognition process could help more communities secure their customary land rights.

Journal: Land Use Policy
Funder: Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan, Ministry of Finance

15-Jul-2026

Radical reform of resident doctor training required to reduce prescribing errors, UK parliamentarians told

Taylor & Francis Group
Reports and Proceedings

In their first two years after graduation, resident doctors are currently twice as likely as other healthcare professionals to make prescribing errors. However, new evidence presented by Taylor & Francis during Sense about Science Evidence Week demonstrates that incorporating structured, video-enhanced feedback into training programs can dramatically reduce these mistakes.