Forest grazing counteracts the effectiveness of trees to reduce flood risk
Planting trees can reduce flood risk, but a high intensity forest land use, such as grazing, can counteract the positive effect of the trees,...
New research data tool provides a leap forward for ocean management
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGekxHxb4b4&feature=youtu.be
A new standard method for conducting ocean research, launched on 5 October at the Our Ocean Conference in Malta, could help transform understanding of...
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...
UK’s damaged peatlands win new support to tackle climate change
A national initiative to conserve the UK’s peatlands has won a five year extension in a bid to stem the threats of climate change...
The life left in landfill: Veolia describes its recent stewardship of sites
Resource management firm Veolia has released information about its recent stewardship of landfill sites, supporting the claim that "there’s still life left in landfill...
BP’s plan to deal with blowouts and spills near the Amazon Reef is unworkable,...
BP’s oil spill response plan, a key part of the firm's application to drill for oil near the Amazon Reef in the Amazon Mouth...
Smartphone app lets divers record levels of marine debris
A scuba diver swimming near a resting sea turtle: All seven species of sea turtle have been found to have ingested or become entangled...
Testing and certification body orders advanced ballast water monitoring kits as countries look to...
Aqua-tools, a specialist in water microbiology, has delivered the first in a series of 30 state-of-the-art Rapid ATP Ballast Water Monitoring Systems to SGS...
New code of practice for tackling illegal fishing and depleting fisheries
BSI, the business standards company, has launched a new code of practice for importers and processors of seafood on how to navigate the murky...
Geologists highlight ‘omnipresent’ effects of human impact on England’s landscape
‘Omnipresent’ signs demonstrating the effects of human impact on England’s landscape have been revealed by researchers from the University of Leicester.
Concrete structures forming a...
Ordnance Survey releases open dataset and free map of Britain’s Greenspaces
A Government initiative to make it easier for people to locate and access greenspaces launched on 10 July with the release of a new...
Algorithm enables rapid and effective tree census using Google Earth
Academics have developed technology which allows Google Earth to be used for a census of palm trees over vast swathes of land as part...
£50k bat cave opens in Scotland
Scotland-based firm NWH Group has invested £50,000 in preserving ‘bat caves’ at its Middleton Quarry site on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
The business acquired...
Rail operator’s infrastructure project “brings biodiversity to Bermondsey”
The construction of the Bermondsey Dive Under, a new railway junction to the east of London Bridge station, has increased biodiversity in the urban...
Successful projects announced for €3m research programme looking at offshore wind impacts
Wind power developer Vattenfall has awarded €3million of research funding to projects that promise to offer insight into the socio-economic impact of offshore wind...
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...
Fungi-on-plant-roots discovery has implications for sustainable agriculature and biotech
Nature’s most widespread and longest-lasting symbiotic relationship shows green promise for agriculture and biotechnology, say researchers
One of biology’s "most charismatic relationships", credited with helping...
Study aims to reveal cause of dwindling salmon numbers
The Atlantic Salmon Trust is hoping to reverse a century of decline in wild salmon numbers by announcing a major new study into their...
‘Agricultural revolution’ in Anglo-Saxon England sheds new light on medieval land use
Researchers from the University of Leicester will be shedding new light on how an ‘agricultural revolution’ in Anglo-Saxon England fueled the growth of towns...
New service aims to bridge gap between traditional air quality assessment practice and ecological...
EPR, a planning-focused ecological survey and design consultancy, has launched a standalone Air Quality Assessment service that it says bridges the gap between traditional...
