by PLAN-B | Mar 13, 2024 | blog
In November 2023, during the EU Spanish Presidency, a significant meeting on light pollution challenges and responses took place. This assembly brought together experts, policymakers, and other stakeholders to deliberate on the urgent issues surrounding light...
by PLAN-B | Mar 12, 2024 | blog
The Collaboration between PLAN-B and AquaPLAN starts: Strengthening Transboundary Efforts. On March 11, 2024, representatives from the sister projects PLAN-B and AquaPLAN (Aquatic Pollution from Light and Anthropogenic Noise: Management of Impacts on Biodiversity) met...
by PLAN-B | Mar 11, 2024 | blog
International Dark Sky Week is a worldwide celebration of the dark and natural night. For many, the dark night is often misunderstood, unfamiliar, and frightening. But the natural night is filled with wonder and awe, and is critical to the health and wellbeing...
![[Media] Gdańsk Tech anounces the launch of PLAN-B](https://plan-b-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_4594-1080x675.jpg)
by PLAN-B | Feb 23, 2024 | blog
The Gdansk Tech portal informs about the launch of the PLAN-B project. The project participation of Gdansk Tech is an inter-faculty alliance between the Faculty of Architecture and the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the Gdańsk University of...
![[Article] The world at night: : preserving natural darkness for heritage conservation and night sky appreciation](https://plan-b-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PLAN-B_Report-The-world-at-night_1-1080x675.png)
by PLAN-B | Feb 14, 2024 | blog
Through its monographic series “Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines Series” the IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature – has published the report “The world at night”, which has benefited from the work of the IUCN...
![[Article] Why flying insects gather at artificial light](https://plan-b-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PLAN-B_moth-1-1080x675.jpg)
by PLAN-B | Feb 1, 2024 | blog
Explanations of why nocturnal insects fly erratically around fires and lamps have included theories of “lunar navigation” and “escape to the light”. However, without three-dimensional flight data to test them rigorously, the cause for this odd behaviour has remained...
