Study highlights threat from pharmaceuticals in the world’s rivers
Pharmaceutical drugs are present in rivers and waterways around the world, at levels that present a danger to wildlife, and which are continuing to...
The transition to EVs cannot come at the expense of the ocean
As the focus at COP26 in Glasgow shifts to greening the world’s transportation systems, electric vehicles (EVs) are in the spotlight. However, it is...
Review finds half of Britain’s “crown jewels of nature” at risk of extinction
A new report by conservation charity Buglife appears to find that half of the UK’s most special species are at risk of global extinction....
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...
Global biodiversity framework falls short on chemicals
Environmental scientists, ecologists, and policy experts argue in a letter published on 16 June in Science that the proposed Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework –...
2021 will be a record year for beaver releases
The Wildlife Trusts are releasing a record number of beavers in 2021 – twenty years after bringing the first ever beavers back to...
Bees cannot taste even lethal levels of pesticides, says new study
New research from the University of Oxford appears to reveal that bumblebees cannot taste pesticides present in nectar, even at lethal concentrations. This means...
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...
Funding for Internet of Trees
Seed funding of 1.8million has been secured for a large-scale IoT network to detect wildfires.
Newt tunnels get thumbs up
A Scottish property developer has devised innovative plans that will protect the current population of newts and help them grow in number. The scheme...
Fluorescent approach aims to combat honey fraud
A new technology based on fluorescence is being developed to detect if honey has been blended with cheaper additions such as sugar syrup.
The brainchild...
Emergency authorisation of bee-killing pesticide is a “deathblow” says charity group
(Text: The Wildlife Trusts)
On 18th January 2024, the UK Government’s Farming Minister, Mark Spencer, approved ‘emergency’ authorisation for the use of the highly damaging...
Dealing sensibly with knotweed (with a nod to emissions)
We can now harness the carbon scavenging power of Japanese knotweed and other invasive plants, explains Nic Seal, Founder and MD of Environet, a...
Insights from the zebrafish could help humans reach Mars
Studying the zebrafish could advance efforts to reach Mars, say researchers, by understanding how a form of hibernation, known as induced torpor (a...
Project aims to protect and connect nature across Europe
The Horizon Europe NaturaConnect Project is intended to support European Union governments and other public and private institutions in designing a coherent, resilient and...
New tree guidance published for local authorities
A new toolkit has been published, designed to provide local authorities across the country with specific guidance on tree planting, supporting them to plan...
What happens to biodegradable plastics if they enter the sea? New study
Plymouth Marine Laboratory writes
Our new study investigates what happens when biodegradable plastics enter the ocean, and whether these increasingly popular alternatives to conventional plastics...
New methodology helps predict soil recovery after wildfires
Soils influence water quality, and they are critical to plant growth. However, it has been difficult to predict how plant growth and water quality...
$1 trillion opportunity for mass-scale forest restoration, says report
Global forest restoration could generate approximately US$1 trillion in new revenues for landowners over the coming decades, according to a new report by analysts...
Supermarket’s move to ban palm oil products: understandable but possibly misguided
Responding to the news that Iceland is banning palm oil from its own brand products, Dr Jake Bicknell and Dr Matthew Struebig argue that...
