CJS News, Headlines from week beginning 22 June 2020

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

The seabird colony vanishes - British Trust for Ornithology

Ready for their close up - Zoological Society of London (ZSL)

Pioneering Scottish partnership could be the model for global green recovery says global authority on innovation and sustainability - Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA)

Macduff sheep working to keep Giant hogweed at bay - Scottish Natural Heritage

Poorly designed tree-planting campaigns could do more harm than good, according to Stanford researcher and others - Stanford University

Covid-19 lockdown reveals human impact on wildlife - University of St Andrews

Twenty-five thousand jobs could be created through government investment in a green recovery - RSPB

Artificial night sky poses serious threat to coastal species - University of Plymouth

Results show ‘small win’ for Turtle Doves in National Park, but more needed to prevent extinction - North York Moors National Park Authority

The Parks Alliance publishes ‘Making Parks Count – The case for parks’ - The Parks Alliance

Kick-start nature’s recovery and absorb a third of UK emissions - The Wildlife Trusts

Agricultural conservation schemes not enough to protect Britain’s rarest butterflies - University of York

COVID-19 can be an historic turning point in tackling the global climate crisis - The Committee on Climate Change

Response: Annual climate change report welcomed by CLA - Country Land and Business Association Limited (CLA)

The plastics problem - how one young volunteer is making a big difference at Trimley Marshes - Suffolk Wildlife Trust

Value of UNESCO status highlighted in report - Biosphere Isle of Man

How did the UK’s bumblebees do in 2019? - Bumblebee Conservation Trust

Scientists warn of increasing threats posed by invasive alien species - UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

10 breathtaking Scottish landscape images for 2020 - John Muir Trust

Scientific Publications

Bergami Elisa, Rota Emilia, Caruso Tancredi, Birarda Giovanni, Vaccari Lisa and Corsi Ilaria Plastics everywhere: first evidence of polystyrene fragments inside the common Antarctic collembolan Cryptopygus antarcticus Biol. Lett.1620200093 doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0093

 

Plue, Jan, Cousins, Sara AO, De Pauw, Karen, Diekmann, Martin, Hagenblad, Jenny, Helsen, Kenny, Hermy, Martin, Liira, Jaan, Orczewska, Anna, Vanneste, Thomas, Wulf, Monika, and De Frenne, Pieter Biological Flora of the British Isles: Poa Nemoralis Journal of Ecology doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13402

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