Small garden? No problem!: ‘Mini-meadows’ can make rich habitats for pollinators, says study
For many people, a lack of space is often the main reason for not creating wildlife friendly habitats in their gardens. But researchers at...
How to ensure your winter gritting respects the environment
Gritting is one of the most effective and cost-effective ways to keep the economy moving through adverse weather with safer roads that are free...
Study proves bits of DNA in seawater correlate to the weight of netted fish,...
New tool will help census oceans from surface to seafloor, monitor fish, track shifting marine life due to climate change, around coral reefs, aquaculture...
Certain environment authority decisions are based on trust in citizen data
County administrative boards and the Swedish Forest Agency use species sightings reported by the public to make various environmental decisions. This is done largely...
How much dam water is needed for fish and energy?
Research into water flow and fish passage through dams in the US suggests new options for meeting energy and environmental needs, writes Alexandra Freibott...
Utility sponsors garden at flower show, to showcase climate adaptation possibilities
United Utilities has sponsored a garden at the RHS Tatton Flower Show, in a bid to give visitors ideas for making outdoor spaces better...
Structure and ecology prop
The Port of San Diego and eco-engineering company ECOncrete have launched a three-year pilot project on Harbor Island in the Bahamas to demonstrate a new variant of the firm’s interlocking COASTALOCK tide pool armour
A road runs through it: Bird conservation in Essex
A plot of land next to one of the busiest roads in Essex has become a home for a variety of endangered wild birds,...
Hibernating corals and the microbiomes that sustain them
As winter approaches, many species of animals — from bears and squirrels to parasitic wasps and a few lucky humans — hunker down for some...
Government sets out new targets on air quality, water pollution, waste and woodland cover
The UK government announced new environmental targets in four key areas of air quality, water, waste reduction and woodland cover on 16 March....
How green is 5G?
A panoply of dazzling new IoT applications is a given, it would seem, with all the potential benefits one might expect from a step-change in wireless connectivity. But what about the environmental footprint?
Sally Beare writes.
Birds benefiting from climate change may find their boost short-lived
Studies show climate change is having a stronger effect upon bird species which benefit from climate change compared to those which suffer negative impacts
Bough selecta: Platform assists tree recording for citizen science
“Earth observation and smartphones enable everyone to support environmental regeneration“, says firm
A Cornwall-based agri-tech start-up has created “the world’s first global tree platform“ for...
Wetlands convention celebrates 50th anniversary, but wetlands are still in decline
On 2 February, the Convention on Wetlands, also known as the Ramsar Convention, celebrated its 50th anniversary. But there is still an alarming decline...
Climate change will reshuffle marine ecosystems in unexpected ways
Warming of the oceans due to climate change will mean fewer productive fish species to catch in the future, according to a new Rutgers...
World’s biggest terrestrial carbon sinks are found in young forests
More than half of the carbon sink in the world’s forests is in areas where the trees are relatively young – under 140 years...
Almost two-thirds of species at deep-sea hydrothermal vents are at risk of extinction
New research from Queen’s University Belfast has led to 184 deep-sea species being added to the global Red List of Threatened Species. With almost...
Gene silo: The DNA collection of air quality monitoring stations has been a useful...
Filters at thousands of ambient air quality monitoring stations around the world have been inadvertently collecting environmental DNA (eDNA) for decades, concealing an untapped...
Verge-cutting mower head “gives biodiversity a winning edge”
Specialist contractor GVA has become the first UK customer for a new, environmentally-friendly mowing head designed to protect insects and other creatures.
The ECO 1200...
Nature-friendly planning reform needed as over half of English Local Authorities missed legal deadline...
New research, released today (13 December) by Wildlife and Countryside Link, reveals that overstretched and under-resourced English Local Authorities have been struggling to meet...
