There is a war going on in the parks, gardens, ponds,
rivers and greenhouses of Britain. At stake is the future of the country's
native flora and fauna.
The feeding patterns of seabirds around the UK coastline
can be can used to help identify the location of possible marine protection
areas, a study says.
Northamptonshire’s Upper Nene Valley is Europe’s
newest Special Protection Area
Following four years of close cooperation between
local authorities, developers and key stakeholders, 1386 hectares
of Northamptonshire’s wetland and surrounding areas across
the Upper Nene Valley were designated last July by Defra.
Public asked to count stars to help map light pollution
Rural campaigners and astronomers are looking to
recruit amateur star-gazers to help them map light pollution during
their national Star Count Week starting on Friday 20 January.
Large tracts of Tasmanian native forest have secured
legal protection from logging in the tortuous process aimed at ending
the state's forests dispute.
An Indian government agency has agreed to sue the developers
of genetically modified (GM) eggplant for violating India's Biological
Diversity Act of 2002.
Thousands of Bulgarians protested throughout the Balkan
country on Saturday against exploration for shale gas, worried it
would poison underground waters, trigger earthquakes and pose serious
public health hazards.
Greenhouse gases, livestock and grass – not
such a simple story
For those of you who follow us on twitter, you may
have spotted my tweet last week on the statistics of Caroline Spelman
the Environment Secretary’s speech to the influential Oxford
Farming Conference.
An international team of scientists says that governments
can significantly reduce global warming, and prevent millions of
premature deaths, by targeting emissions of methane and soot.
Global investment in clean energy reached a new high
of $260bn (€203bn) last year ... a United Nations investors'
summit was told on Thursday (12 January).
South England coastal towns told to prepare for climate
change
Newhaven, Seaford and Lewes in the south of England
are to take part in an initiative that will identify the best ways
of adapting to the long-term threats of coastal climate change.
