Plant more flowers, cut grass less and build a bee hotel: The simple things...
Planting bee-friendly flowers and cutting grass less often are among five simple steps the public are being urged to take to help our precious...
No change in UK wildlife law following referendum, warns consultancy
Independent engineering and environmental consultancy Wardell Armstrong is advising its clients that the outcome of the referendum on 23 June does not change the...
Shady characters needed to cool our rivers, suggests campaign group
Fish in Britain’s rivers are under threat from warmer waters. Cold-water species such as Atlantic salmon and brown trout are struggling to cope as...
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....
Group issues diamondback moth warning for the UK
The Rothamsted Insect Survey has issued a special announcement regarding the diamondback moth and covers observations up until the 10th June 2016. Diamondback moths...
Newly sequenced genomes of soil bacteria may help work the land more effectively
Newly sequenced genomes of soil bacteria in the group Bradyrhizobium help researchers to understand its effects beyond soil.
Soils are teeming with bacteria whose effects...
New online tool quantifies ocean benefits at global scale
Tying in with World Ocean’s Day on 8 June, The Nature Conservancy and partners have launched launch Atlas of Ocean Wealth, said to be...
Building firm creates wetland for local school in Wigan area
Building and engineering firm J. Murphy & Sons (Murphy) will help open a new biodiversity Wetlands project in Golborne on 18 June.
Murphy created...
Veolia and the RSPB celebrate “landfill facelift” and biodiversity work in Essex
Work with the RSPB continues to promote local biodiversity across Pitsea Landfill site in Essex, says Veolia.
Equivalent in size to approximately 450 international football...
Scientists start selling disease-resistant “hygienic” honey bee queens to UK beekeepers
Scientists at the Laboratory of Apiculture & Social Insects (LASI) at the University of Sussex have set-up a research spin off business, LASI Queen...
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...
Indonesian government meets Scottish traceability business to eliminate illegal fishing
The Indonesian Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Susi Pudjiastuti, met with software and traceability provider Traceall Global in mid April as part of...
New research shows climate change will endanger many species previously believed to be not...
New research from the University of Aberdeen appears to show that insects in high-latitude ecosystems such as Scotland are just as at risk from...
Rare butterfly gets new home next to Bucks railway line
Network Rail volunteers have helped create a new habitat for one of the UK’s rarest butterflies at a new site next to a Buckinghamshire...
Aerial mapping specialist supports biosphere reserve expansion in Kenya
Aerial mapping company Bluesky is aiding the expansion of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Kenya. Working with Cranfield University, the UK based aerial survey...
Floating-point arithmetic: Salvaging the Costa Concordia
Envirotec listened in on a presentation by Matthew Callan of Ardent Marine Services, at an event held by IESIS in January 2016, explaining how...
Sea trash data suggests holistic response
A first-of-its-kind analysis of the impact of 20 ocean trash items on seabirds, marine mammals and sea turtles was published on 12 January in...
MPA fisheries decision signals new era for Scottish seas
On 21 December environmental organisations welcomed an announcement from the Scottish Government on managing fishing within Scotland’s network of marine protected areas (MPAs). The...
Report reveals moves to low impact fishing could benefit coastal economy
Placing proportionate limits on bottom-towed fishing could help boost long-term jobs in fragile rural communities, as well as protect the environment, contends a coalition...
Small crustaceans offer better ways of detecting pollutants in water, says study
If only slightly toxic concentrations of pollutants in water are to be detected, the growth and swimming behavior of small crustaceans, mini-snails and copepods...
