‘Live fast, die young’ cycle threatening California’s ecosystems
Intensive water management causing short-term gains but long-term damage to one of the most biodiverse regions in the world.
An entire ecosystem of rare and...
Research aims to to save European peatlands from climate change
A five-year, £3.7m research project involving scientists from across the UK and partners across Europe aims to assess the risk that climate change poses...
Scientists propose rethinking ‘endangered species’ definition to save slow-breeding giants
Researchers at the Smithsonian Institute have proposed a ‘demographic safe space’ for Asian elephants, to improve conservation of these and other large, slow-breeding animals.
Conservation...
A clean ocean by 2030: UN panel charts “the most direct course”
Experts’ “Clean Ocean Manifesto” includes an integrated ocean debris observing system
Reducing marine debris by 50-90% and introducing a system of globally-distributed hi-tech monitors are...
Research details PFAS risk to farmlands and behaviour in soil-plant systems
A new review study has revealed that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), widely known as “forever chemicals,” are increasingly entering farmland soils through waste...
Plan launched for UK-wide “insect superhighways”
Invertebrate conservation group Buglife has launched a plan to help reverse the decline in bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects. Unusually, this seems to...
New evidence shows noise pollution is hampering birds communicating with each other
Noise pollution is making it difficult for birds to communicate with each other and it could lead to a severe decline in numbers, new...
New study shows EU pesticide ban is failing to protect suburban bee populations
Bees living in suburban habitats are still being exposed to significant levels of pesticides despite the EU ban on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides...
Will Nottingham be first UK city to rewild its centre?
Wildlife Trust unveils ambitious post-Covid wildscape to replace notoriously bleak shopping mall
Early December saw the launch of a bold vision to rewild the heart...
Funding for Internet of Trees
Seed funding of 1.8million has been secured for a large-scale IoT network to detect wildfires.
New method to evaluate ecological impact of offshore activities
A recently published study from the University of Aberdeen presents a new approach to evaluating the ecological impacts of offshore activities.
By integrating a dynamic...
Plant more flowers, cut grass less and build a bee hotel: The simple things...
Planting bee-friendly flowers and cutting grass less often are among five simple steps the public are being urged to take to help our precious...
NW England firefighters urge caution over moorland fires risk
Fire and rescue services from the north west of England are joining forces to issue warnings about wildfires in their areas.
As schools break up...
Restoring Britain’s seascapes: study calls for urgent habitat reconnection to meet climate and biodiversity...
Scientists warn that the future of our oceans and climate goals depends on reconnecting the ecological threads that hold coastal habitats together.
The group behind...
Aquaculture system turns waste wood into nutritious seafood
Researchers hoping to rebrand a marine pest as a nutritious food have developed the world’s first system of farming shipworms, which they have renamed...
New study shows impact of largescale tree death on carbon storage
Large scale ‘disturbances’, including fires, harvesting, windstorms and insect outbreaks, which kill large patches of forest, are responsible for more than a tenth of...
Study indicates marine plastic pollution as a breeding ground for disease-causing bacteria
A new study reveals - seemingly for the first time - that particle type affects colonization, enrichment and spread of both antimicrobial-resistant and pathogenic...
Conservation group warns Labour against painting nature as villain
Ahead of the Labour Party Conference, Matt Browne, head of public affairs at The Wildlife Trusts, warns politicians against deregulation and urges them to...
War-time fall out: Cut fertilisers to improve UK security and benefit nature, says charity
While there is relief at the ceasefire in the US-Israel war with Iran, commentators continue to warn of ongoing uncertainty for fuel supplies and...
Project aims to protect and connect nature across Europe
The Horizon Europe NaturaConnect Project is intended to support European Union governments and other public and private institutions in designing a coherent, resilient and...
