The IPBES (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) report which came out earlier this year, made difficult reading, as it described the decline of nature to be ‘unprecedented’, and that species extinction rates are ‘accelerating’. Dr Kate Brauman, from the University of Minnesota and a coordinating lead author…
A recent report, by Professor Dave Goulson, summarises the available evidence of the decline in insect populations, and also outlines actions that can be taken at all levels – from the individual to government – to help insects recover, and increase their numbers. The report is brief, well-written, and anyone…
Many articles published in the mainstream media over the past few years have spoken of the urgent need to plant more trees in the UK. Earlier this year a report by Helen Harwatt & Matthew Hayek, ‘Eating Away at Climate Change With Negative Emissions’, was published. It recommended that “Restoring…
The UK Government has created a new scheme, called the Woodland Carbon Guarantee, ‘to help boost tree-planting rates in the fight against climate change’. The launch of a new scheme to encourage more trees is to be welcomed. ‘For the purposes of the Woodland Carbon Code, we define woodland creation…
The State of Nature Report 2019, published by the National Biodiversity Network shows that there continues to be an overall decline of species and habitats in the UK. The key findings set out in the summary document are: The indicator for 696 terrestrial and freshwater species shows a significant decline…
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