Urgent call for Government to invest in healthy soils post-Brexit
Urgent call for government to invest in healthy soils post-Brexit
Sustainable Soils Alliance unites for flood prevention, biodiversity, food production and carbon sequestration
Healthy Soils must...
Microplastic pollution widespread in UK’s lakes and rivers, says new research
New research by Bangor University and Friends of the Earth has found microplastic pollution in some of Britain’s most iconic and remote rivers and lakes .
End of the line for ‘fast fashion’?
In February a group of MPs levelled a critical gaze at the clothing industry, and the rise in cheap, disposable apparel that satisfies an appetite for up-to-the-minute style, but with grave environmental costs .
RSPB issues warning about unseasonably warm weather
Unseasonably warm weather linked to climate change
Weather is encouraging some birds to make nesting attempts, butterflies are starting to emerge and other...
Earthworm research spurs farmers to act
A study of England’s farmland has found key earthworm types are rare or absent in two out of five fields and has led to...
Utility launches £15 million project to rejuvenate the River Kelvin in Glasgow’s West End
Scottish Water’s multi-million pound investment project in Glasgow’s West End to help improve the environment and water quality in the River Kelvin is under...
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...
UK tree map reveals link between trees and mental health
The location and size of urban trees plays an important role in providing health and wellbeing benefits, according to a new study by Exeter...
RSPB urges public to act to help save swifts
The RSPB is calling on homeowners and businesses in UK towns and cities to take simple steps to help save swifts
Swift numbers...
New scheme could make developers help reverse wildlife declines
Call for all new developments to contribute to a Nature Recovery Network
A Government consultation into a new legal requirement which could make developers actively...
Technology aims to boost environmental biosecurity in Great Barrier Reef
Reef rehabilitation trials began at two reef sites in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in the Whitsunday Islands in January. The Great Barrier Reef has...
Why creating new ponds helps to protect the ecosystem
A review of the benefits of ponds and associated lining products, by Scott Parnell, a firm specialising in the supply of groundworks and civil...
Greedy insects could be a game-changer for Scotland’s fish farms
A greedy type of fly could provide Scotland’s fish farms with a surprising new source of protein, according to a report from Zero Waste...
How dangerous is microplastic?
An interview with Dr. Natalia Ivleva, Chair of Analytical Chemistry and Water Chemistry at the Technical University of Munich, discusses her research into the...
Protection pledge requested for Suffolk nature reserve, as Sizewell C consultation opens
As the third and final public consultation on the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power plant opens on 4 January, the UK’s largest nature conservation...
Metaldehyde slug pellet use to be banned outdoors from Spring
A ban on the outdoor use of metaldehyde, a pesticide used to control slugs in a range of crops and in gardens, is to...
Local authorities need clarity on biodiversity strategy to meet new government requirements, says ecological...
In the wake of the publication of the Government’s new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and the long-awaited 25-Year Environment Plan, Local Planning Authorities...
Uncovering the hidden talents of urban soils
Urban soil and its importance to the health of both our environment and society will be comprehensively analysed in a new research project led...
Study aims to assess effects of coastal light pollution
Have you ever given a thought to how light pollution in our coastal towns may be affecting our marine neighbours?
The School of Ocean Sciences...
River conservation is ‘blind’ without high-resolution monitoring
Scientists from the University of Portsmouth have been investigating nutrient concentrations in the Upper River Itchen, in Hampshire, UK, on behalf of Salmon &...
