European science advisory group urges moratorium on deep-sea mining
Explore recycling and terrestrial resources first, says the European Academies of Science Advisory Council (EASAC)
Rising global hunger for rare minerals is driving commercial interest...
Projects aim to bring life back to Scotland’s rivers
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) says it is continuing its efforts to restore nature to Scotland’s rivers with the completion of two more...
Treat climate change and biodiversity loss as one, says European science advisory group
The recent IPCC Report confirms that global warming is picking up pace. The impact is playing out in real time as we watch villages flood and forests burn.
Biospherian will share water stories from ‘Spaceship Earth’
Through a radical two-year experiment living inside a mini-Earth, ecologist Dr Mark Nelson developed a deep understanding of humans’ connection with the planetary biosphere...
Mangroves are environmental guardians of the coastline, says research
They are the salt-tolerant shrubs that thrive in the toughest of conditions, but according to new research, mangroves are also avid coastal protectors, capable...
Big data study confirms forest biodiversity as a key factor for forest yields
Forest management yields higher productivity through biodiversity, say researchers
Scientists conducting the first worldwide study of biodiversity and its impact on the productivity of forests...
Organic farming or flower strips – which is better for bees?
How effective environmental measures in agriculture are for biodiversity and wild bee populations depends on various factors and your perspective, according to agroecologists from...
Aerial mapping specialist supports biosphere reserve expansion in Kenya
Aerial mapping company Bluesky is aiding the expansion of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Kenya. Working with Cranfield University, the UK based aerial survey...
Plastic is changing the behaviour of the world’s river sediment
A University of Leicester academic has led a study which appears to find that plastic pollution is changing the way riverbeds behave.
Plastic particles in...
UN resolution commits member states to ocean pollution measures
More than 200 countries have signed a UN resolution that will encourage member states to take greater action on the issue of marine pollution,...
Is it time to declare a ‘lunar Anthropocene’?
Such status would heighten awareness of potential environmental problems, and advance efforts to mitigate the deleterious human impacts and growing presence of waste from...
Supermarket’s move to ban palm oil products: understandable but possibly misguided
Responding to the news that Iceland is banning palm oil from its own brand products, Dr Jake Bicknell and Dr Matthew Struebig argue that...
Scientists caution against a reliance on mechanical devices to clear water bodies of plastic
An international group of scientists has cautioned against reliance on mechanical cleanup devices as a means of addressing the plastic pollution crisis.
The researchers –...
Environmental charity calls on public to help in war on water pennywort
Invasive plant can grow 20cm a day and cause flooding
On 28 June, environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy was urging the public to report sightings...
Climate and agriculture halve insect populations in some areas, warns UCL study
Climate change and intensive agricultural land use have already been responsible for a 49% reduction in the number of insects in the most impacted...
York launches strategy to protect pollinators
City of York Council says it is taking action to make York more pollinator friendly.
There are over 4,000 species of insects in the UK...
Increasing number of local authorities require over 10% Biodiversity Net Gain
In advance of the statutory requirement for biodiversity net gain (BNG) for new developments from January 2024, new research appears to reveal a gradual...
LDIR microplastic analysis used in the Indian Ocean
Methods for the analysis of microplastic particles in a sample (of water) are beset by challenges such as high error rates and a high...
Utility says loch and woodlands will be developed as a carbon sink
Plans being developed by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) will see the utility Scottish Water’s lands and catchment areas around Loch Katrine increasingly soak...
Infrastucture firm launches Natural Capital Laboratory in the Scottish Highlands, which aims to demonstrate...
The five-year living laboratory will document the rewilding of the site’s natural environment, allowing AECOM to test and trial experimental new technologies to help measure and monitor environmental change .
