Merseyside farmers help wild birds in pioneering new scheme
Merseyside farmers have stepped up for nature by getting
involved in a conservation project aimed at helping a struggling bird
that has suffered huge declines in recent years.
New study reveals Slavonian grebes’ breeding
must-haves
Stopping the introduction of pike into Scottish lochs
could help ensure the future of one of Scotland’s rarest birds,
according to research by RSPB Scotland.
The Environment Agency is making life a little easier
for the Mersey’s eel population. To help them migrate further
upstream a new ladder (eel pass) is being installed so they can scale
Woolston Weir, Warrington with ease.
DNA tests could confirm big cat presence in Gloucestershire
Experts are carrying out DNA tests on the carcass of
a roe deer found at the National Trust’s Woodchester Park, near
Stroud, amid speculation that it could have been brought down by a
big cat.
Political and economic theorists could learn lessons
from studying how an ant colony allocates food resources, according
to the authors of a new paper recently published in the scientific
journal The American Naturalist.
We all know it has been mild recently – but butterflies
think it's spring
Here's a remarkable butterfly story. When you first
become interested in butterflies, you naturally enjoy their vivid
colours and concentrate on recognising them, but as you become more
involved, you start to look at subtler things.
A sleepy surprise has been discovered at an RSPB nature
reserve. For the first time in the wildlife charity’s 40-year
ownership of Wolves Wood in Suffolk, signs of the rare and elusive
dormouse were discovered last week.
Wind farms plan 'faces years of legal challenge',
AMs told
Opponents of wind farm developments in mid Wales
have predicted a "Pandora's box" of legal challenges to
the Welsh government's policy encouraging them.
Windfarm south of Inverness could power 18,600 homes
An energy company has lodged an application for a
13-turbine windfarm five miles south of Inverness on a hillside
overlooking the picturesque community of Daviot.
Nuclear power needed to fight climate change, says
Al-Khalili
The scientist, author and broadcaster Prof Jim Al-Khalili
says "we have to change our views on nuclear power" as
he addressed concerns after the Fukushima plant leak in Japan.
Secret forest sell-off 'shopping lists' drawn up
by conservation groups
Secret "shopping lists" of public woodlands
were handed to the government by the National Trust and the Wildlife
Trusts before huge public anger halted the proposed sell-off, the
Guardian can reveal.
Frack away, there's no reason not to. Two of the
main objections to "fracking" for shale gas have been
blown out of proportion, according to British geologists.
Labour TD calls for ban on fracking pending reports
Minister for Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte, has
come under pressure from a fellow Labour Party TD to halt the controversial
practice of fracking until further reports on the safety of the
system are conducted.
Anti-whaling activists and ships of the Japanese fleet
have skirmished as the conflict stretches across a wide swathe of
the Southern Ocean.
Greens whale patrol bill ready
The Greens expect a proposed bill requiring Australia
to send a patrol boat to the Southern Ocean to monitor the activities
of Japanese whalers could be passed by Federal Parliament in the next
two months.
The latest Red List of the International Union for
Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reveals that myriad factors are wreaking
havoc on amphibian populations around the globe.
New Zealand sea lions could be extinct within decades
if the Government accepts Agriculture Ministry advice on how to manage
the species, a University of Otago expert says.
'Climate farmers' highlight green agriculture practices
Breaking with an older generation of agricultural
practices, a group of young European farmers is encouraging a shift
to sustainable agriculture and hopes Brussels policymakers take
note.
Report: US airlines may net €2 billion ETS 'windfall'
Far from damaging US airlines, the EU’s Emissions
Trading System (ETS) could deliver it a €2 billion windfall
profit, according to a new report by a US Federal Aviation Administration-funded
group of academics.
A proposal allowing eastern European member states
to bank some €3.2 billion of unused carbon credits if they
agree to extend the EU’s emissions reductions target from
20% to 30% was made in a policy paper at the Durban Climate Summit
last month, seen by EurActiv.
The most detailed data yet on emissions of heat-trapping
gases show that U.S. power plants are responsible for the bulk of
the pollution blamed for global warming.
Leadership changes this year among some of the world's
heaviest polluting countries should not undermine progress towards
setting up a new global legally binding climate deal by 2015, the
United Nations' climate chief said on Wednesday.
China's lead negotiator on climate change said Wednesday
that the world's largest emitter is considering imposing a tax on
carbon to reduce the use of dirty energy as its economy grows.
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has undertaken
a study of the impact of climate change on the state in order to
identify critical areas of concern and to come up with solutions
to mitigate the loss.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday chaired
the first working session of the National Committee on Climate Change,
two days after its official establishment.
