CJS News, Headlines from week beginning 6 July 2020

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

Young farmers challenged to find net zero solutions in new competition - National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs

Public urged to report whale and dolphin sightings in Hebrides - Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust

Boost for picturesque landscapes as Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty extended - Defra

New report calls for ambitious pesticide reduction target - Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust

Nature fund to tackle ‘most at risk and vulnerable’ species - Scottish Natural Heritage

Countryside holds key to tackling the climate emergency - CPRE

National Trust reacts to Chancellor's mini budget on 8 July 2020 - National Trust

The Wildlife Trusts’ response to the Chancellor’s economic recovery package - The Wildlife Trusts

Almost 2 million acres of GB grassland lost as woodland and urban areas expand - UK Centre of Ecology & Hydrology

Fine words, but insufficient action – Audit judges EU’s efforts to halt insectinction as failing - Buglife

RSPB Scotland supports Crofters and Farmers to protect corncrakes -

Forestry grants to grow forestry and farm businesses - Forestry and Land Scotland

Look who’s out of Lockdown - Northumberland Wildlife Trust

Bison to help bring back UK wildlife - The Wildlife Trusts

Tackling #lockdownlitter - Keep Scotland Beautiful

Nature fund's latest £1.8m to save Scotland’s most threatened plants and wildlife - Scottish Natural Heritage

Scientific Publications

Salinas, C. et al (2020) Seagrass losses since mid‐20th century fuelled CO2 emissions from soil carbon stocks. Global Change Biology (open access) DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15204

Marques, P.S. et al (2020) Urbanization can increase the invasive potential of alien species. Journal of Animal Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13293

Finch, D. et al Effects of Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) on European Hedgehog Activity at Supplementary Feeding Stations. Animals (open access) 2020, 10(5), 768; DOI: 10.3390/ani10050768

Read more about The Mammal Society’s work with hedgehogs in one of their featured charity articles here

Cooke, S.C., Balmford, A., Donald, P.F. et al. Roads as a contributor to landscape-scale variation in bird communities. Nat Commun 11, 3125 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16899-x

Bob Swann & Ivan Brockway (2019) Evidence of Common Eiders re-laying clutches at a Scottish colony, Ringing & Migration, 34:1, 60-62, DOI: 10.1080/03078698.2019.1777708

Derryberry, EP, Coomes, CM. Providing urban birds nutritious food to feed chicks reduces urban versus rural breeding success disparities. J Anim Ecol. 2020; 89: 1546– 1548. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13277 (open access)

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