CJS News, Headlines from week beginning 29 June 2020

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

Ecosystem degradation could raise risk of pandemics - University of Exeter

Urgent revision of planned UK infrastructure projects needed now to achieve green recovery - Green Alliance

Scotland’s In Tune With Nature winners announced - Scottish Natural Heritage

3D app brings UK bumblebees to life on your phone - Bumblebee Conservation Trust

New Greenpeace report: green recovery could create a 1.8 million ‘jobs revolution’ - Greenpeace

Where there’s muck, there’s brass - Rothamsted Research

The Wildlife Trusts call for nature to be at the heart of economic recovery – not simply an ‘add-on’ - The Wildlife Trusts

As Boris Johnson announces a new deal, we call for greater green ambition and share our vision for building back better - CPRE

Help us #KeepItClean this summer! - Marine Conservation Society

Helpline heroes rescue 63 baby bats struck by heat wave - Bat Conservation Trust

Dark Sky Reserve bid endorsed - Yorkshire Dales National Park

Offshore wind energy marine bird study boasts successful pilot year - JNCC

Key scientific reports shine new light on value of heather burning - The Moorland Association

Essex beavers give birth to two healthy kits - Environment Agency

Twenty-five thousand jobs could be created through government investment in a green recovery - Wildlife and Countryside Link

CJS is supporting a new #NationalNatureService -

Government announces £40 million green jobs challenge fund - defra

The RSPB is asking you to share what you’re appreciating in the world around you - RSPB

£13 million investment for NERC Environmental Omics Facility - NERC

Scientific Publications

Costanza Geppert et al. (2020): Agri-environment schemes enhance pollinator abundance and richness, but bumblebee reproduction depends on field size (open access) Journal of Applied Ecology DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13682

George Bishop, David Styles, Piet N.L.Lens Recycling of European plastic is a pathway for plastic debris in the ocean Environment International doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105893

 

Ken W. Smith & Linda Smith (2020) Long-term trends in the nest survival and productivity of the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor in Britain, Bird Study, DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2020.1780195

 

Christidis, N., McCarthy, M. & Stott, P.A. The increasing likelihood of temperatures above 30 to 40 °C in the United Kingdom. Nat Commun 11, 3093 (2020). doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16834-0

O’Brien, M.J., Carbonell, E.P., Losapio, G., Schlüter, P.M. and Schöb, C. (2020), Foundation species promote local adaptation and fine‐scale distribution of herbaceous plants. J Ecol. Accepted Author Manuscript. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.13461

 

Olaya‐Arenas, P., Scharf, M.E. and Kaplan, I. (2020), Do pollinators prefer pesticide‐free plants? An experimental test with monarchs and milkweeds. J Appl Ecol. Accepted Author Manuscript. doi:10.1111/1365-2664.13711

   

Daniel Klich, Rafał Łopucki, Agnieszka Ścibior, Dorota Gołębiowska, Marlena Wojciechowska, Roe deer stress response to a wind farms: Methodological and practical implications, Ecological Indicators, Volume 117, 2020, 106658, ISSN 1470-160X,doi:j.ecolind.2020.106658.

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