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A warm summer's day in June - when better to initiate a new group of farming and wildlife industry professionals to the ...
This week during London Climate Action Week we were delighted to meet Minister for Climate, Kerry McCarthy MP at the flagship sustainability event, Reset Connect.
Outline The National Vegetation Plot Database for Great Britain (GBNVPD) acts as the centralised repository for vegetation plot data from Great Britain, the Isle of Man, the Bailiwick of Guernsey, and ...
We are excited to be recruiting eight interns for our National Capabilities for Global Challenges internship scheme! Eight different research internships are available and you can apply for more than ...
New research will investigate how pollution impacts our country’s rivers, develop better monitoring methods and put forward solutions for better chemical management to improve water quality. The ...
Key findings Laser scanning shows a total of 390,000 km of hedgerows (1-6 metres tall) exist on field boundaries in England – enough to go round the world almost 10 times. These important habitats ...
A new report on trends of grassland butterflies across Europe shows numbers declined by over a third in just a decade. The European Grassland Butterfly Indicator, led by the Butterfly Conservation ...
The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) is leading a major new five-year research programme to support the UK’s transition towards home-grown food production that is sustainable, carbon-neutral ...
The UK will be increasingly tested by more droughts like 2022, emphasising the importance of being prepared for similar extreme weather in future, say scientists who have analysed that summer’s events ...
Restoring Our Seascapes, a report published by Blue Marine and involving UKCEH scientists, highlights the importance of coastal habitats around the UK. It lays out clear recommendations for UK and ...
A UKCEH-led study investigates how humid heat extremes are influenced by soil moisture, particularly from recent rainfall, in regions vulnerable to heatwaves. It highlights the potential for ...
Professor Laurence Jones, Wetlands Grasslands and Croplands science group leader at UKCEH, shows how planning tools can help design better outcomes for young people in cities... Young people care ...