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BES informs House of Lords' inquiry on reaching the 30x30 target

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BES informs House of Lords' inquiry on reaching the 30x30 target

Prof. Rick Stafford and Prof. Jane Hill summarised the key findings of the BES report on protected areas for the Environmental and Climate Change Committee.

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UN High Seas Treaty agreed after decades of talks

UN High Seas Treaty agreed after decades of talks

A crucial agreement for the protection of marine life has been reached, with countries pledging to protect 30% of international waters by 2030.

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Peregrine falcon diets affected by human activities according to new study

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Peregrine falcon diets affected by human activities according to new study

A UK based team explored the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on peregrine falcon diets

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BES Statement on Russia's war on Ukraine

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BES Statement on Russia's war on Ukraine

Our thoughts are with ecologists and everyone affected by the war on Ukraine.

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Natural seed banks cannot protect biodiversity from the effects of climate change

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Natural seed banks cannot protect biodiversity from the effects of climate change

Researchers have found that natural soil seed banks are not as effective in northerly plants - meaning they lack a survival strategy in our warming climate.

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Plantation design features to increase pollination

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Plantation design features to increase pollination

A new collaborative study explores how to improve pollination using plantation design techniques

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Cephalopod food system sustainability improvements

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Cephalopod food system sustainability improvements

Researchers explain how the IPBES framework can be used to address sustainability within the cephalopod food system.

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Part 2: Will ELMS achieve their environmental objectives?

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Part 2: Will ELMS achieve their environmental objectives?

In part 2 of this series, we ask whether ELMS will be able to achieve their environmental objectives.

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Robotic bird created to study animal communication

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Robotic bird created to study animal communication

Researchers have created a hyper realistic bird to study communication in zebra finches

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Soil transplantation internationally explored for land restoration

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Soil transplantation internationally explored for land restoration

An international study reveals the benefit of soil transplantation in restoring natural landscape areas.

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High-intensity fires do not reverse bush encroachment in new long term study

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High-intensity fires do not reverse bush encroachment in new long term study

A decade long study from South African National Parks examines the use of high-intensity fires to reverse bush encroachment

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Hen harrier row could help in other conservation conflicts

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Hen harrier row could help in other conservation conflicts

The long-running row over Britain’s hen harriers could offer lessons for other conservation conflicts.

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Local nature associated with greater sense of wellbeing, according to new study

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Local nature associated with greater sense of wellbeing, according to new study

A new study from Cornell Lab of Ornithology investigates the effect of different nature excursions on wellbeing

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Part 1: What will the Environmental Land Management Schemes pay for?

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Part 1: What will the Environmental Land Management Schemes pay for?

The first blog in this series looks at ELMS, and the aims of this new policy.

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Wellbeing benefits of citizen science projects revealed in first of its kind study

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Wellbeing benefits of citizen science projects revealed in first of its kind study

A first of its kind study explores the wellbeing benefits of participating in citizen science

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