A widespread and general loss of natural or semi-natural habitat has occurred throughout England over the past 100 years, intensifying since the 1940’s, resulting in fragmentation and loss of biodiversity. In order to redress some of these losses...
We now have a full programme for this year’s conference to be held at the Telford campus of the University of Wolverhampton from 5th September 2011. The theme of landscape ecology and ecosystem services clearly struck a chord and as a result we have 32 oral presentations and 12 poster presentations scheduled...
The Environment Agency is supporting a new trading scheme that will pay farmers to convert their land into a threatened coastal habitat.Use of conservation credits in the UK has come a step closer, with the Environment Agency entering into an agreement with the Environment Bank, a small company set up to promote the concept four years ago.
Environment secretary Caroline Spelman has revealed that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is to invest £110m in overhauling England's rivers. The funding is to be used to...
ialeUK is in the process of organising a PhD workshop. The focus is likely to be on 'GIS and spatial data' and also 'Environmental research and policy'.
The Woodland Trust Scotland has recently completed the purchase of Maryland Farm a 240 hectare (600 acre) site, the first step towards creating the largest new native woodland on Glasgow’s doorstep at Lang Craigs.
Buckinghamshire County Council in partnership with Milton Keynes Council, Natural England and BMERC has produced a habitat map covering all of rural Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes. The project has now completed its main phase and a report detailing the progress, methodology and analysis of findings is now available.
Current agri-environment schemes are central to meeting the Government’s target of reversing the decline in the ‘farmland bird index’ (based on population trends in 18 species) by 2020. The Entry Level Scheme (ELS), implemented in England in 2005, is a key delivery mechanism and it is therefore extremely important to...
A wealth of evidence suggests that set-aside has had benefits for farmland biodiversity, particularly birds, for which it can provide valuable foraging habitat in summer and winter, as well as breeding habitat for some ground-nesting species. A review of recent studies suggests that, on average, set-aside can support...
Demand for land in Europe is high. Food and biomass production, housing, infrastructure and recreation all compete for space, with impacts on our climate, biodiversity and ecosystem services. In a recent assessment, the European Environment Agency (EEA) analysed land use change in Europe, concluding that we need an integrated policy approach...
The JNCC have recently completed an assessment of the state of UK peatlands. The report provides estimates of extent and condition of peatlands in each of the four UK countries. There is little consistent UK-wide information on peatlands (maps or statistics) as...
Coed Cadw Cymru (The Woodland Trust) announced the launch of its new manifesto - Growing Wales' future – to coincide with the National Assembly elections on 5 May.
Scotland's Marine Atlas, launched in March, must help protect areas important for wildlife, says RSPB Scotland. The Atlas features maps and information about Scotland's waters to inform planning decisions at sea.
The Grasslands Trust is thrilled to announce a 10 year tenancy agreement to secure future management on 33ha of the Arcot Hall grasslands and Ponds SSSI, near Cramlington.
Spring always seems to end up being the busiest time of the year. Not only are there many things to finish at the end of the academic/financial year but it is the season of new activities and possibilities as we look forward to the summer. This year...
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