New study shows impact of largescale tree death on carbon storage
Large scale ‘disturbances’, including fires, harvesting, windstorms and insect outbreaks, which kill large patches of forest, are responsible for more than a tenth of...
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...
Wetlands convention celebrates 50th anniversary, but wetlands are still in decline
On 2 February, the Convention on Wetlands, also known as the Ramsar Convention, celebrated its 50th anniversary. But there is still an alarming decline...
BNG deal completed in Braintree District
Essex farm Spains Hall Estate has completed what is believed to be the first off-site Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) deal in Braintree District in...
Hibernating corals and the microbiomes that sustain them
As winter approaches, many species of animals — from bears and squirrels to parasitic wasps and a few lucky humans — hunker down for some...
Automated seagrass planter promises to revolutionise restoration
A seemingly groundbreaking technology - an Automated Seagrass Planter (ASP) - holds forth the promise of being able to subtantially scale-up this kind of...
World Economic Forum: “Investing less than 1% of world GDP into nature-based solutions can...
New study appears to find that a tripling of current investments into nature-based solutions is needed by 2030 to tackle the climate...
Birds bounce back when farms devote 10% of their land to nature-friendly measures, says...
A more strategic approach to wildlife-friendly farming schemes is required to recover England’s farmland bird populations, according to a new study led by the...
Healthy oceans need healthy soundscapes, suggests study
A global team of researchers has documented the seemingly pervasive impacts of noise on marine animals and ecosystems and identified actions to return to...
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...
National Trust to deploy wildfire sensors in a UK first
Dryad Networks (Dryad), a Berlin-based company that provides environmental IoT solutions, has announced it is working with the National Trust, the UK's largest conservation...
River research reveals scale of macroplastic pollution
Plastic pollution clogs river systems for considerably longer than previously thought, new research from the University of Leicester appears to show.
Macroplastics – or plastic...
BSI standard links biodiversity and business objectives
BUSINESS standards company BSI has published a new standard to help businesses become more aware of how biodiversity issues can affect their environmental impact.
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Uncovering the mysteries of squirrel decline
A new project will deploy bio-acoustic, cloud and artificial intelligence technologies to monitor squirrel populations. Envirotec asked technology supplier Huawei UK about the equipment being used.
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...
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...
Salty reception for proposed New Forest desalination plant
Plans by Southern Water to build a £600 million desalination plant in the New Forest have come under fire from conservationists and other local...
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...
A road runs through it: Bird conservation in Essex
A plot of land next to one of the busiest roads in Essex has become a home for a variety of endangered wild birds,...
European science advisory group urges moratorium on deep-sea mining
Explore recycling and terrestrial resources first, says the European Academies of Science Advisory Council (EASAC)
Rising global hunger for rare minerals is driving commercial interest...