World’s lakes losing oxygen rapidly as world warms, says study
Oxygen levels in the world's temperate freshwater lakes are declining rapidly - faster than in the oceans - a trend driven largely by climate change that threatens freshwater biodiversity and drinking water quality.
Carbon credits would enable restoration of UK saltmarshes, says CEH study
While the marshes may have meant danger for Pip in Great Expectations, these wetland habitats are important wildlife havens and mitigate climate change.
However, since...
Research reveals remarkable resilience of sea life in the aftermath of mass extinctions
Research appears to show that marine ecosystems can start working again, providing important functions for humans, after being wiped out - and to do...
How global warming will impact the diversity of freshwater ecosystems
Rising temperatures will lead to fewer predatory species living in freshwater habitats, according to new research led by the University of Essex.
The study is...
Official status of River Wye downgraded due to worsened condition
Conservation charity The Wildlife Trusts said it is deeply concerned that the River Wye’s official status has been downgraded to ‘unfavourable-declining’, by the Government’s...
Ground-level climate at peatland wind farm is affected by wind turbine operation, though effects...
The microclimates created by the action of wind farms is unlikely to affect the ability of peatland to capture carbon, suggest scientists in a...
Coral reef symposium in London concludes ‘reef protection is not enough’
A report from a symposium held in London on 29 June
‘Rethinking the Future of Coral Reefs’ was the theme of a symposium at St....
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...
High street brands pledge to phase out microbeads
A large number of UK retailers have pledged to phase out plastic microbeads from own-brand cosmetic and beauty products, conservation charity Fauna & Flora...
Portable DNA probe promises real-time identification of biological species in the field
Scientists’ glowing endorsements of Oxford Nanopore’s MiniION portable DNA sequencer, as reported in the media in mid-October, suggest a host of potentially revolutionary applications,...
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...
Ocean protection further delayed as UN negotiations close without treaty
Negotiations for a new UN Treaty to protect two thirds of the planet have ended without conclusion at the UN Headquarters in New York,...
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 .
Creators of underwater, eco-friendly concrete are finalists in the European Inventor Award
The inventors of an innovative building material for sea walls are finalists in the European Inventor Award 2022.
ECOncrete® founder and CEO, Ido Sella, has...
Tracking helps understand basking shark behaviour in the Sea of the Hebrides
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and scientists at the University of Exeter are running a satellite tracking project of basking sharks off the west...
Melbourne event promises to reveal the secrets of a healthy and sustainable city
City decision makers, planners, landscape architects and the horticulture industry are invited to attend the next International Green City Conference of the International Association...
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...
Conservationists from six nations vow to save the Irish Sea
Conservationists from around the Irish Sea say they are looking to turn a tide of inaction to ensure the Irish Sea and all its...
Blenheim palace work is one of largest ever inland dredge projects completed in the...
Civil engineering firm Land & Water has completed works as part of the largest restoration project that has ever taken place at World Heritage...
Reseach finds a genomic time machine in sea sponges
New research from the University of New Hampshire showcases a novel approach to understanding the complex evolution of sponges and the microbes that live...
