Items Tagged 'Biodiversity'

• The orchard habitat
• Mowing urban lawns less intensely increases biodiversity, saves money and reduces pests
• New project aims to supersize our understanding of Sheffield and Rotherham’s wildlife
• Small predators lose out from human land use
• Scotland in world first for genetic diversity
• Size matters! What drives zoo attendance and how does footfall impact conservation?
• Biodiversity yields financial returns
• Freshwater insects recover while spiders decline in UK
• Protecting Scotland’s environment
• Bright Blue: Post-Brexit Britain should become the global green giant
• Burial Grounds Portal Launch
• Climate change could cause sudden biodiversity losses worldwide
• Protecting and restoring nature is more essential than ever
• Upland sheep grazing impacts biodiversity and will take decades to recover
• Moths have a secret but vital role as pollinators in the night
• Reinforcing Europe's resilience: halting biodiversity loss and building a healthy and sustainable food system
• New route map points the way to £1 billion for nature conservation in Scotland
• The National Biodiversity Network Trust – sharing wildlife data for 20 years
• “Track and trace” of cows introduced in woods to boost biodiversity
• MPs to consider how the Government can enhance healthy ecosystems
• IUCN Standard to boost impact of nature-based solutions to global challenges
• Legally binding targets to help “build back greener”
• National Trust responds to Government proposals to underpin environmental commitments with legally binding targets
• Younger generation fail to notice environmental decline due to generational amnesia which risks conservation longevity
• Failure on global and UK nature targets a wake-up call that UK governments must answer
• HS2 on Calvert Jubilee nature reserve: Statement from Butterfly Conservation
• Bristol unveils first ever ecological blueprint
• PM commits to protect 30% of UK land in boost for biodiversity
• The Wildlife Trusts launch £30 million appeal to kickstart nature’s recovery across 30% of land and sea by 2030
• New report: birds provide hopeful message on targets to save nature
• Alien species to increase by 36% worldwide by 2050
• First of its kind business project invests in nature's future
• UK Biodiversity Indicators 2020 published
• Latest evaluation shows Europe's nature in serious, continuing decline
• Britain’s climate zones shifting 5 km a year - nature recovery could avert wildlife catastrophe
• Chough conservation effective but more action needed
• Seeds of hope: Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank celebrates 20 years with 2.4 billion seeds banked
• Scientists call for a robust goal for species
• New RSPB report: invest in nature to creates jobs, boost biodiversity and save lives
• The Wildlife Trusts’ marine review 2020
• Scots want beavers moved not shot, new research finds
• Tackling nature loss report – 2021 a ‘big year’ for nature
• Big bumblebees learn locations of best flowers
• Latest technology used to improve thousands of miles of lineside biodiversity
• Nature is a blind spot in economics that we ignore at our peril, says Dasgupta Review
• More action needed to help nature
• New ‘toolkit’ for housing providers to support wildlife and boost residents’ wellbeing
• UN offers science-based blueprint to tackle climate crisis, biodiversity loss and pollution
• RZSS leads UK zoos in signing the global coalition #UnitedForBiodiversity
• Threatened moth brought back from the brink of extinction
• Study in Nature: Protecting the Ocean Delivers a Comprehensive Solution for Climate, Fishing and Biodiversity
• Next steps for nature
• Ocean's mammals at crucial crossroads
• Uunlocking’ the full biodiversity value of the nation’s canal towpaths
• Nature-based solutions should play increased role in tackling climate change
• Environmental protection could benefit from ‘micro’ as well as ‘macro’ thinking
• Nature has enormous potential to fight climate change and biodiversity loss in the UK, according to new report
• New report shows the UK is the least effective G7 member at protecting nature
• New Landscape Ecology Programme (LEP) exploring the value of UK biodiversity launches at Wakehurst
• Independent report assesses species data in England
• Government sets out commitments to biodiversity and sustainability in G7 Nature Compact
• Toothless Government policy and targets insufficient to stem the tide of UK biodiversity loss
• New Forest National Park Authority awarded £100,000 grant in pioneering scheme to help tackle climate crisis
• Nature-impoverished intensively-managed grouse moors cover over three-quarters of a million acres of Britain’s national parks, Rewilding Britain reveals
• Conservation success as beaver numbers double in Scotland
• Response from Trees for Life to beaver reports published today by NatureScot
• Climate emergency: LGA poll shows more than nine in 10 residents support increased biodiversity
• Landmark Environment Bill strengthened to halt biodiversity loss by 2030
• Seabird numbers decline by almost 50%
• It’s not too late to reverse biodiversity decline by 2030, UK’s five leading nature bodies say
• Lifeline for some the world’s most precious biodiverse habitats announced
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew launches new Science Strategy to stop biodiversity loss in crucial decade for the planet
• Action needed to reverse decline in farmland birds
• Analysis warns global biodiversity is below 'safe limit' ahead of COP 15
• Biodiversity commitment builds hope for 'living in harmony with nature'
• World-leading Environment Act becomes law
• Long-awaited Environment Act passed
• Nature and climate spared as Government cancels HS2 eastern leg to Leeds
• Loss of tree species has cumulative impact on biodiversity
• Nature fund awards £5m to tackle biodiversity loss and climate change
• New Research Shows Alarming Decline in Small Mammals in the UK
• The sky’s the limit: Using airborne DNA to monitor insect biodiversity
• Tree planting at Beinn Eighe increases woodland by 41%
• Half of Scots pledge to head outdoors more often and help nature
• Local Green Spaces: new research proves their value to people and nature
• First year of a four-year survey discovers five new species of bat for the Bailiwick of Guernsey
• NERC invests £40 million in a green future for the UK
• Measures to save capercaillie outlined
• Defra-approved 10-year Wildlife Plot mix will help farmers make space for nature
• Lack of transparency over cost of conservation projects hampers ability to prioritise funds for nature protection
• Protected areas don’t always boost biodiversity
• Environmental Principles Policy Statement published
• National Highways and The Wildlife Trusts announce biodiversity boost across England
• POLICY: Green Space Index reveals importance of local parks for achieving Levelling-Up
• International Day for Biological Diversity: $43 million boost for developing countries’ efforts to reverse species loss
• COP15 explained: What is the biodiversity conference and why is it important?
• 30x30 and Nature Networks Projects Launch
• Environment Agency report sets out urgent need to work with nature
• Buglife applauds revolutionary use of trade measures to save global pollinator populations.
• The biodiversity crisis is making birds more similar
• Defra statement: Government to hold back data on the state of biodiversity in England
• Eradicating island invaders brings boost to biodiversity
• Donkeys, dolphins and saxifrages get helping hand with £15million extra funding for nature
• Warmer summers cause butterfly increase in Scotland
• ZSL deplores proposed UK government move to weaken environmental protections
• Government reiterates commitment to environmental protections
• Biodiversity Deep Dive prompts Welsh Government to triple peatland restoration in nature recovery promise
• North Devon grassland ‘savannah’ to become largest to be created in the UK
• Biodiversity of Europe’s mammals as rich as it was 8,000 years ago, according to new research
• Natural History Museum to lead new Department for Education partnership in England and put climate change and biodiversity loss at the heart of education
• The winners and runners-up of the NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording 2022 were announced at the Natural History Museum, in London, on Wednesday 9 November 2022
• Environment Secretary calls for action to protect and restore nature at COP27
• Six key conservation funders urge five goals for nature at COP15 summit
• EU project MARCO-BOLO launched to better understand marine biodiversity decline and restore ocean health
• Natural History Museum scientists describe and name 351 new species in 2022
• Top 10 plant and fungal species named new to science in 2022
• Scotland's wildlife struggling to recover from Climate Change and Biodiversity loss
• More effective protected areas needed to halt biodiversity loss
• Making data work for nature
• Scotland is buzzing with pollinator-friendly activity
• Groundbreaking biodiversity study in South Downs 250 years after the great Gilbert White
• Beavers to be reintroduced in Ealing as London rewilding projects funded
• At least 80% of the world’s most important sites for biodiversity on land currently contain human developments
• New scheme to inspire schools to help the nation’s bumblebees
• Oxford University joins largest ever ocean survey in a global effort to save marine life
• Gold medal for Wildlife Trusts garden at RHS festival
• Funding boost to improve outside learning facilities
• New Glenarm nursery set to release 800 million oysters to boost biodiversity and clean up local waters
• Appeal launched to bag a Munro – in the name of science
• Why biodiversity matters: ZSL releases first of its kind biodiversity risk guide for pensions industry
• Current conservation policies risk damaging global biodiversity, warn researchers
• Another Milestone Protection for Sussex Seas
• Mini-wetland revolution could help wildlife beat the heat and boost urban biodiversity
• The importance of physical habitat and natural processes for healthy rivers
• New report shows how a UK carbon code could promote marine ecosystem restoration
• ARC makes species reintroduction recommendations to government for proposed new legislation
• The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt
• Over 900 insect species identified at “commando” wood in the Scottish Highlands
• Rare bumblebee surges thanks to Devon road verges
• Legacy of G7 in Cornwall sees nature recovery projects underway
• Network Rail celebrates World Habitat Day with biodiversity bonanza for rare butterfly
• Momentous day for wildlife and nature in Cheshire!
• Biodiversity, climate change and health
• New guide will help landowners “bring ponds back to life”
• New map of 20th century land use in Britain helps researchers demystify biodiversity change
• Landmark hit in Welsh farmland sustainability with HCC’s biodiversity audit
• Wilder Blean wins BIG Biodiversity Challenge Innovation Award
• World Soil Day report finds increased risk to Scotland’s soil biodiversity
• “DEFRA has been in hibernation” Nature charities sound wake-up call for UK to meet global environmental targets
• Natural History Museum scientists described 815 new species in 2023
• Natural Networks funding increased to encourage more wildlife-rich habitats
• Protecting Wildlife through Renewable Energy work
• Plants and their contributions to people are insufficiently protected globally
• BNG final regulations laid before parliament
• More of the same: Study reveals winners and losers from climate and land-use change
• New reports explore approaches to biodiversity monitoring
• Woman, 54, buys mountain, plants ¼ million trees
• Loss of nature costs more than previously estimated
• New government-backed nature funding platform sees first corporate donations in major step for green finance
• Thriving railway hedges deliver biodiversity boost and point to a greener future for Britain’s railway
• New network to integrate biodiversity in the financial system
• Rewilding celebrates surge in growth and range this world rewilding day
• New data: Ordnance Survey helping to protect Britain's landscapes
• Frogs flourish in urban ‘SuDS’ ponds
• Rewild the soil: The largest urban rewilding project is going underground
• Study shows bird and biodiversity benefits of better managed landscapes
• CRISEP: Tackling Invasive plants on waterways
• Being part of the Plan: Making data work for nature
• JNCC published the new UK Biodiversity Framework on behalf of the Four Countries’ Biodiversity Group.
• First National Park to announce major green finance scheme for business sector to accelerate nature recovery
• Earlham Institute begins testing air across Norfolk for a year
• Transform UK land use approach for a sustainable future
• DAERA announces new £3 million fund for local peatland restoration
• Cheshire Wildlife Trust and National Highways announce biodiversity boost
• Openreach joins UK-wide insect biodiversity survey, encouraging other vehicle fleet owners to step up
• A joined-up approach to tackle interlinked crisis: a window of opportunity for climate change and biodiversity
• Insect decline of 37% over 50 years shows support for farmers is crucial to biodiversity recovery
• UK national parks become first in world to join Race to Zero
• Scientists call on Government to change policies to boost nature on UK solar farms
• Nature 2030 releases new ‘Restoring a Green Britain’ report
• Forest restoration can boost people, nature and climate simultaneously
• Urgent government action needed to tackle UK's biodiversity crisis, says new IPPR report
• Proof is in the pasture: changing the narrative about animals and farming
• Rare “river jelly lichen” discovered in the River Sprint
• Building homes for people and for nature
• We’ve planted 19,000 new trees to help restore Cheshire’s lost woodlands
• Sheep in conservation grazing
• Celebrating Traditional Orchards and Apple Day
• Special Representative for Nature appointed in landmark first
• Natural History Museum analysis finds critical ecosystems are not being protected by current 30by30 conservation efforts
• Farmer and Entrepreneur – How to Achieve Biodiversity in the Commercial Sector?
• New study reveals half a century of change on Britain’s iconic limestone pavements
• New Oxford-led initiative launches to train future leaders in life and environmental sciences
• DSC1 Online Training with The British Deer Society (BDS)
• Project aims to benefit net zero targets, soil health, biodiversity and agriculture
• 70 responses to biodiversity loss: the IPBES Nexus Assessment
• Conservation funders urged to embrace evidence-based approaches for greater biodiversity recovery
• Clyde in the Classroom celebrates 25 years of inspiring ecology
• CPRE The Countryside Charity volunteering: Adapting to changing times
• Environment Agency secures record commitments from water sector
• The wonder of wetlands: Major initiative begins to turn tide on biodiversity loss
• Solar farms managed for nature can boost bird numbers and biodiversity
• BeeWalk – the national bumblebee monitoring scheme
• Biodiversity in England’s rivers improved as metal pollution reduced
• Restoring Scotland’s natural environment
• Charity asks people to leave ivy alone, as wildlife reserves targeted by guerrilla gardeners
• UK sets out biodiversity commitments to protect nature
• Beavers set to bring biodiversity boost to wetland
• Conservation efforts are bringing species back from the brink, even as overall biodiversity falls
• New nature reserve being created to protect biodiversity at King’s Quay, Isle of Wight
• Investing in Scotland’s natural resources
• The Devastating Human Impact on Biodiversity
• Native species conservation at Twycross Zoo
• Science ‘storytelling’ urgently needed amid climate and biodiversity crisis
• £1.3m cash boost for nature projects
• Study could change woodland creation strategies
• Groundbreaking biodiversity credits initiative in South Downs is off to flying start
• Volunteer project collects more than one million bat recordings in the North York Moors
• Citizen science project receives reports of mosquitoes from all across Scotland
• From Office to Field and Back Again: where desk jobs can take you
• Britain’s largest rewilding landscape launches as new charity
• Urban biodiversity in action: How cities are building resilient, nature-inclusive communities in the North Sea Region
• Biodiversity time-series database gives unprecedented insight into global change
• Record levels of peatland restored
• UK Government risk inflicting ‘hammer blow’ on the countryside, The Wildlife Trusts warn
• Habitat recovery project aids restoration of Glencoe’s biodiversity
• New films showcase the landscapes of the South West
• Clusters can be key to landscape-scale success
• Beyond Biodiversity: Why Careers Talks Are Vital for the Future of the Environmental Sector
• New vision to get farming transition back on track
• First 1,000 schools in England take students outside to participate in global biodiversity research
• New funding to boost nature recovery in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
• Building climate resilience
• Slow progress on land strategy risks loss of countryside and food security
• Wildlife Photographer of the Year reveals first-look from a record-breaking number of entries submitted into its sixty-first competition
• Celebrating 25 Years of the NBN Trust!
• Groundbreaking soil biodiversity survey at Glen Prosen reveals unprecedented findings
• Not adding up: new research shows UK is miles away from meeting 2030 goals
• Declaration Issued to Halt UK Insect Declines as Evidence Mounts of National Crisis
• Historic Brockenhurst Park Estate restoration boosts nature and tackles climate challenges
• Oil rig study reveals vital role of tiny hoverflies
• Natural History Museum’s Biodiversity Intactness Index Gains Ground Among Corporate and Investment Industry
• Born to be Wild: Blean welcomes third generation of wild bison in three years
• Road to COP30: Brazil shows how protecting nature can protect ourselves
• Water policy is getting a long-overdue shakeup. Small waters could deliver big wins, fast
• Public feels positively about dead and decaying trees, finds new research
• House of Lords Supports Key Amendment to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill
• New law says large landowners need to set out biodiversity plans
• Owners and agents needed for new project about woodland structure and biodiversity potential
• Trust statement on the announcement of Scotland’s Draft Climate Change Plan 2026-2040