Satellite maps variability of UK countryside
New hi-tech map reveals the most urban, most wooded and most arable counties
The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) has used the latest...
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...
Woodlands conservation charity opens applications for scientific research programme
Time is running out to apply for the latest round of Woodland Trust grants which could fund research to help solve the climate and...
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...
Report profiles devastating decline of UK nature
The UK’s wildlife is continuing to decline according to a landmark study published on 28 September. Already classified as one of the world’s most...
Parliamentary recognition of the importance and decline of invertebrates
The importance of invertebrates to the environment and food security has received a significant mark of recognition from the House of Commons Science, Innovation...
Environmental case for vertical farming stacks up, claims study
Growing lettuce on stacked shelves in high-tech greenhouses could be as good for the environment as growing them in fields and could save 8,000...
Distillery recreates extinct native oyster reefs in the Dornoch Firth, claiming an environmental first
A total of 20,000 oysters are to be introduced into the sea in an area of the Dornoch Firth, in the far north east...
Beekeepers gather outside ministries across Europe to demand bee-friendly pesticide standards
Beekeepers and environmental groups will gather outside a number of agriculture ministries in Europe to hand in a petition signed by over 230,000 SumOfUs...
£150,000 boost for Thames Estuary habitats
Improved habitat for birds, bees and other wildlife is to be created along the River Thames in Kent and Essex in a new partnership...
Report highlights UK and US financial institutions’ contribution to Amazon deforestation
A report released on 12 March by Amazon Watch reveals the involvement of five American and British financial institutions in billions of dollars in...
Consultancy wins CIEEM award for great crested newt mitigation
Ecological consultancy NatureSpace received the CIEEM In Practice Award together with its partners the Newt Conservation Partnership, in late January.
The award recognises the contribution...
Project outlines first commercial scale seaweed farm between offshore wind turbines
A project to create a commercial-scale seaweed farm located between offshore wind turbines has gotten underway, with funding from Amazon. The project, known as...
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...
Prototype system sniffs out soil health with results in five minutes
An electronic nose to sniff out soil health that will deliver results to a farmer’s phone in five minutes is being developed by PES...
Oxygen enigma: insights could help assess the liveability of other planets
New insights into Earth's carbon cycle help resolve the longstanding mystery of what caused the rise in atmospheric oxygen levels that presaged the explosion...
Roads operator funds salmon baffles under the A38 in Devon
In time for the autumn migration season for salmon, National Highways has funded a £168,000 improvement scheme to modify a culvert under the A38...
Study highlights threat from pharmaceuticals in the world’s rivers
Pharmaceutical drugs are present in rivers and waterways around the world, at levels that present a danger to wildlife, and which are continuing to...
New investigation exposes destruction of forests to feed UK biomass plants
A new, hard-hitting investigation exposes how the UK’s demand for so-called ‘biomass’ energy is destroying valuable forests and ecosystems in the U.S. Southeast, a...
Rare bees found buzzing about new sewage works
A conservation project at Thames Water’s Long Reach sewage works in Kent has created an unexpected haven for the rarest bumblebee in England.
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