Prize awarded to MNP paper by China Association for Science and Technology

The MNP paper, 'Global and regional surface nitrogen balances in intensive agricultural production systems for the period 1970-2030', has won the 4th Periodical Excellent Paper Award (for the period 2004-2006) of the China Association for Science and Technology. Main conclusion is that the fast increase in production and intensification between now and 2030 will almost inevitably lead to increasing environmental losses of nitrogen.