CJS News, Headlines from week beginning 27 January 2020

A round up of the top countryside, conservation, wildlife and forestry stories as chosen by the CJS Team.

Food waste falls by 7% per person in three years - WRAP

Benefits of conservation efforts may not yet be fully visible - Newcastle University

NRW river projects set to boost fish habitats - Natural Resources Wales

Cutting road transport pollution could help plants grow - University of Exeter

‘Zero Tolerance’ for raptor persecution: A joint statement - Countryside Alliance

New £2.5 million project launched to restore fragile marine habitats - Natural England

Environmental groups welcome Deer Working Group report as a potential catalyst to bring deer management into the 2020s - Scottish Environment LINK

Environment Bill sets out vision for a greener future - Defra

Reaction: Environment and Fisheries Bills published today - an important first step towards wildlife recovery - The Wildlife Trusts

National Trust response to the new Environment Bill - National Trust

Changes to licensing of the lethal control of herring gull and lesser black-backed gull - Natural England

Fishing for Litter project helps fishermen to clean our seas - Isle of Man Government

Moorland Association responds to new gull licences - The Moorland Association

Beavers return to Holnicote - The National Trust

Zoo improvements should benefit all animals - University of Exeter

Consultation: Connecting people and places - a draft policy statement on rangering in Scotland - Scottish Natural Heritage

Scientific Publications

Lincoln R. Larson, Caren B. Cooper, Sara Futch, Devyani Singh, Nathan J. Shipley, Kathy Dale, Geoffrey S. LeBaron, John Y. Takekawa, The diverse motivations of citizen scientists: Does conservation emphasis grow as volunteer participation progresses?, Biological Conservation, Volume 242, 2020, 108428, ISSN 0006-3207, doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108428.

 

Rikke Reisner Hansen, Knud Erik Nielsen, Joachim Offenberg, Christian Damgaard, David Bille Byriel, Inger Kappel Schmidt, Peter Borgen Sørensen, Christian Kjær, Morten Tune Strandberg, Implications of heathland management for ant species composition and diversity – Is heathland management causing biotic homogenization?, Biological Conservation, Volume 242, 2020, 108422, ISSN 0006-3207, doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108422.

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