An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts completed a review of long term operational safety at the Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Unit 1 in China on 10 May.

Climate-smart agriculture is reorienting agricultural systems to address the intertwined challenges of food security and climate change. An increasing number of scientists are using isotopic techniques to assess the presence of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the environment and to enhance land management practices in order to reduce emissions from agriculture. The recently published Use of Laser Carbon Dioxide Carbon Isotope Analysers in Agriculture focuses on this specific technique, which helps make agriculture climate smart.

Agricultural activities, illegal sewage disposal and animal breeding could be among the sources of nitrogen pollution in urban waterways around Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius, according to preliminary findings of an IAEA-supported study using isotopic techniques. In excessive levels, some compounds of nitrogen, such as nitrate, can find their way into urban waterways and pose a danger to people and the environment.