Category Archives: Greening
Green Policy in the Debt Crisis
Rather than spelling disaster for environmental funding, the current debt crisis could provide an opportunity to create a win-win scenario for the environment and economic recovery – that was the message from an Aldersgate Group panel debate in December last … Continue reading
EU Budget Announcement: Implications for Ecology and Biodiversity
Last week the European Commission announced their plans for the new EU budget. The new budget, known as the Multi Annual Financial Framework (MFF) sets how much will be spent over the years 2014 to 2020, and how this money … Continue reading
A dose of nature
The results of a meta-analysis conducted by researchers at the University of Essex show that a ‘dose’ of nature is good for your health and well-being. Professor Jules Pretty and Dr Jo Barton analysed ten studies conducted by the university … Continue reading
A new model could improve success of ‘greening’ projects
Researchers analysing the success of urban ‘greening’ projects have concluded that projects tend to ignore the social and environmental impacts of the schemes, focusing instead on economic outcomes; often from the perspective of the developer. Continuous and focused monitoring of … Continue reading
How do we make a city sustainable?
Last night saw the second event organised by the Natural Capital Initiative, a joint partnership between the BES, the Institute of Biology and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. The topic under discussion was ‘Sustainable Cities’, with high-profile speakers presenting … Continue reading
Town Planners Must Act to Safeguard Green Space
New research published in Biology Letters indicates that real efforts must be made to maintain green space in our towns and cities as human society becomes ever-more urbanised. Researchers Richard Fuller, University of Queensland, and Kevin Gaston, University of Sheffield, … Continue reading
Mayor of London Launches New ‘Green’ Strategy for the Capital
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has today launched a new strategy for the UK’s Capital, aimed at better preparing the city and its people for the challenges of climate change. The strategy is claimed as a first for a … Continue reading
Recycling “as complicated as Sudoku”
Researchers at the University of Sussex have concluded that recycling household waste is a complicated as completing a Sudoku puzzle. The scientists conducted a study into the effort and complexity of recycling; monitoring participants’ brainwaves as they sorted their waste … Continue reading