New code of practice for tackling illegal fishing and depleting fisheries
BSI, the business standards company, has launched a new code of practice for importers and processors of seafood on how to navigate the murky waters of …
Ecology
Testing and certification body orders advanced ballast water monitoring kits as countries look to enforce compliance
Aqua-tools, a specialist in water microbiology, has delivered the first in a series of 30 state-of-the-art Rapid ATP Ballast Water Monitoring Systems to SGS …
Geologists highlight ‘omnipresent’ effects of human impact on England’s landscape
‘Omnipresent’ signs demonstrating the effects of human impact on England’s landscape have been revealed by researchers from the University of Leicester. …
Ordnance Survey releases open dataset and free map of Britain’s Greenspaces
A Government initiative to make it easier for people to locate and access greenspaces launched on 10 July with the release of a new database and interactive …
Algorithm enables rapid and effective tree census using Google Earth
Academics have developed technology which allows Google Earth to be used for a census of palm trees over vast swathes of land as part of a world-first research …
£50k bat cave opens in Scotland
Scotland-based firm NWH Group has invested £50,000 in preserving ‘bat caves’ at its Middleton Quarry site on the outskirts of Edinburgh. The business …
Rail operator’s infrastructure project “brings biodiversity to Bermondsey”
The construction of the Bermondsey Dive Under, a new railway junction to the east of London Bridge station, has increased biodiversity in the urban area of …
Successful projects announced for €3m research programme looking at offshore wind impacts
Wind power developer Vattenfall has awarded €3million of research funding to projects that promise to offer insight into the socio-economic impact of …
Aerial mapping firm launches tree failure risk tool
In partnership with the University of Lancaster, aerial mapping company Bluesky has launched a new tool which can be used to predict the likelihood of trees …
Fungi-on-plant-roots discovery has implications for sustainable agriculature and biotech
Nature’s most widespread and longest-lasting symbiotic relationship shows green promise for agriculture and biotechnology, say researchers One of biology’s …
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