Treat climate change and biodiversity loss as one, says European science advisory group
The recent IPCC Report confirms that global warming is picking up pace. The impact is playing out in real time as we watch villages flood and forests burn.
Boost research to protect sealife from wind farms, says Lords committee
Ministers have been urged to prioritise finding ways to boost funding for research into environmental impacts of offshore wind farms on marine life.
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Study supports using waterfleas to remove pollutants from wastewater
Tiny waterfleas could play a pivotal role in removing persistent chemical pollutants from wastewater – making it safe to use in factories, farms and...
Community interest group applies for court hearing in battle against Local Plan decision in...
Residents are applying to renew their application to challenge South Oxfordshire District Council, over its decision to proceed with its Local Development Plan.
The Council...
Chemical dosing contributes to harmful algal blooms, finds research
Ultrasonic algae control specialist LG Sonic suggests its time to move on from using chemicals when managing this aspect of the environment
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Balfour Beaty publishes roadmap paper on biodiversity net gain
On 25 April infrastructure firm Balfour Beatty launched the latest of its public policy papers, “A Better Balance: A Roadmap to Biodiversity Net Gain”....
£1.25m award for using space and AI technology to restore Surrey’s wildlife habitats
The Dream Fund’s £1.25m award invites 1,500 volunteers to help use space and AI technology to restore Surrey’s wildlife habitats
A Surrey-based project to...
Nature critical to infrastructure for sustainable development: UN report
Nature-based infrastructure solutions can influence 79% of all targets across the Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting the critical role nature can play in advancing sustainable...
Scottish salmon farm medicine significantly impacting local marine environments, says SEPA
Scottish salmon farm medicine is significantly impacting local marine environments, concludes one of Scotland’s largest and most comprehensive marine research projects into aquaculture, undertaken...
Pristine peatland offers glimpse into pre-industrial atmosphere
Pre-industrial aerosol formation processes appear to be revealed by a study conducted in a pristine Finnish peatland. The investigation aimed to understand atmospheric particle...
Ecological Threat Report says 750 million globally are now affected by undernourishment
The latest edition of the annual Ecological Threat Report (ETR) - produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)* - pinpoints trouble hotspots...
Book explores future impact of the Anthropocene
View of Earth from space during a sunrise (3D rendering elements of this image furnished by NASA)
A new book series titled Anthropocene has just...
Building materials firm works with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust to turn quarry into wildlife haven
What was once a working quarry has been turned into a new wetland haven for wildlife, according to Aggregate Industries and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust,...
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...
Global WWF study reveals humans ingest microplastic amounts equivalent to a credit card per...
A new study from conservation group WWF appears to find that, on average, people could be ingesting approximately 5 grams of plastic every week...
Greater action required to prevent irreversible outcomes for farming
Farming needs to urgently scale and pace the adoption of nature-based solutions for addressing climate change and biodiversity loss or face an uncertain future,...
