Message in a bottle: Plastic tracking project launches in Cornwall
"First study of its kind" to track how plastic bottle pollution moves through the open ocean
Scientific monitoring devices were launched into the ocean on...
Appraising the landscape
Envirotec addresses a few questions to EPR's new managing director Ben Kite. He talks about ecological consultancy, training, Brexit, and the environmental measures he...
Milestone for fight to restore oyster habitats across Europe
Landmark publication is the largest compendium of research on Oyster Reef Restoration
Extensive knowledge on how to restore native European oyster habitats will be published...
A nature-based adaptive approach to boosting coral restoration
Coral reefs are rapidly degrading all over the world due to climate change and human activity. This phenomenon has dire consequences on the livelihoods...
Number of wildfires to rise by 50% by 2100 and governments are not prepared,...
Climate change and land-use change are projected to make wildfires more frequent and intense, with a global increase of extreme fires of up to...
Climate change will reshuffle marine ecosystems in unexpected ways
Warming of the oceans due to climate change will mean fewer productive fish species to catch in the future, according to a new Rutgers...
Environmental DNA project launches with sampling event on the River Adur
The 1000 Rivers eDNA Project has now launched after an event on the banks of the River Adur in Sussex on 11 September
A clean ocean by 2030: UN panel charts “the most direct course”
Experts’ “Clean Ocean Manifesto” includes an integrated ocean debris observing system
Reducing marine debris by 50-90% and introducing a system of globally-distributed hi-tech monitors are...
Small garden? No problem!: ‘Mini-meadows’ can make rich habitats for pollinators, says study
For many people, a lack of space is often the main reason for not creating wildlife friendly habitats in their gardens. But researchers at...
Sponsored content: Chelsea Technologies embarks on research partnership with ground-breaking transatlantic research project
Environmental sensing developer Chelsea has been selected as a research partner to an international effort led by marine research organization Promare. Chelsea has deployed...
From ambition to biodiversity action: Time to hold actors accountable
Scientists have proposed a framework for effective national-level implementation of global biodiversity goals. The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) writes
Next spring, government...
Is global plastic pollution nearing an irreversible tipping point?
By Stockholm University, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, and Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Current rates of...
Study predicts growth in UK wine production due to climate change
New research appears to reveal how climate change is likely to increase the potential for wine production in the UK – with conditions projected...
Threat to terrestrial ecosystems and food security detailed in IPCC land use report
Land is under growing pressure from human activity and climate change is adding to these pressures, according to a report released by the IPCC...
Engineer uses sonar tech to promote bat conservation
A chief engineer from BAE Systems has combined his expertise in mathematical modelling with his passion for bat conservation to promote the protection of...
Infrastucture firm launches Natural Capital Laboratory in the Scottish Highlands, which aims to demonstrate...
The five-year living laboratory will document the rewilding of the site’s natural environment, allowing AECOM to test and trial experimental new technologies to help measure and monitor environmental change .
Plan launched for UK-wide “insect superhighways”
Invertebrate conservation group Buglife has launched a plan to help reverse the decline in bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects. Unusually, this seems to...
Loss of tree species has cumulative impact on biodiversity
Diseases affecting different UK tree species appear to have a multiplying effect on the loss of associated biodiversity, according to new research by James...
Death in a cold climate
Canada's first human decomposition laboratory in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, is using scientific sampling and analysis equipment designed and manufactured by Bridgend-headquartered Markes International. The company explains how the equipment is being used.
Water fleas as ‘canaries in a coal mine’ offer key to managing chemical pollution
Water fleas, or Daphnia, could provide an important ‘early warning system’ for chemical pollution in our lakes and rivers and, where prevention to...
