Tag Archives: Pollution

Water Friendly Farming, a landscape-scale research initiative for protecting water bodies

The BES Policy Team attended the launch of Water Friendly Farming, a new research initiative on sustainable water management in the Portcullis House today. The programme is run by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, Pond Conservation, Syngenta and other … Continue reading

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Recent research may require adjusted thinking on the topic of greenhouse gases and climate change

Climate change and the continual rise in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are well established in the environmental policy agenda. However, although the general scientific evidence for climate change is now rarely refuted, the issue continues to be a very large, … Continue reading

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The state of our oceans

A panel of scientists has today concluded that the planets oceans are in an even worse state that previously considered, with some referring to the results as “shocking”. The report, written by experts on coral reefs, fisheries, climate and pollution … Continue reading

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The true cost of nitrogen pollution

The European Nitrogen Assessment (ENA), a major new investigation, today released its findings revealing the environmental and economic cost of nitrogen pollution in Europe. The ENA, conducted by over 200 international experts, estimated that nitrogen pollution is already costing Europeans … Continue reading

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