CJS News, Headlines from week beginning 12 December 2022

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

Restoring life to the Solent’s seascape - Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

Human activity devastating marine species from mammals to corals - IUCN Red List

Survival of one of UK’s rarest bumblebees given hope through successful conservation programme - Bumblebee Conservation Trust

EU project MARCO-BOLO launched to better understand marine biodiversity decline and restore ocean health - Marine Biological Association

Racial diversity in environmental charity sector reaches 7% but remains below national average - Students Organising for Sustainability

UK’s only polar bear cub celebrates first birthday at Highland Wildlife Park - RZSS

North Wales seagrass meadows will help tackle the climate crisis - National Lottery Heritage Fund

£2 m water quality project to protect river ecosystems - James Hutton Institute

Searching for Shrews - Mammal Society

Beaver release at new Loch Lomond site approved - NatureScot

Further insect number declines in 2022 – a long-term trend or the result of record summer temperatures? - Kent Wildlife Trust

Protecting habitats and species - Scottish Government

Wakehurst forced to close 150-acre nature reserve in fight against deadly ash dieback disease - Wakehurst Palace, RGB Kew

Increased investment in net zero an ‘economic, environmental and political necessity’ says new report - Institute for Public Policy Research

The Wildlife Trusts call on the Government to bin the ‘Bulldozer Bill’* - The Wildlife Trusts

New legally binding environment targets set out - Defra

Beaver kits born in Nottinghamshire! - Nottinhamshire Wildlife Trust

Scientific Publications

Office for Official Statistics: Woodland habitat, natural capital accounts, UK: 2022

Natural capital accounts containing information on ecosystem services for woodlands in the UK

Woodland habitat, natural capital accounts, UK: 2022

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