News and Opinion - British Ecological Society

Making space for agriculture and rewilding in England

Opportunities to adopt rewilding practices across England’s agricultural countryside.

Caffi Ecology: Net Benefits for Biodiversity

The inaugural Welsh Policy Group Caffi Ecology event focused on Net Benefits for Biodiversity

Protecting little brown bats from white-nose syndrome

Scientists examine bug buffets as a conservation effort to protect little brown bats from white-nose syndrome

British Ecological Society calls for greater funding for ecological research and sets out research agenda

Two landmark reports by the British Ecological Society reveal that ecological sciences are losing out on funding compared to other sciences.

How disgust-related avoidance behaviours help animals survive

An international team examines how animals utilise disgust-related avoidance behaviour to combat diseases

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.

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.

Cephalopod food system sustainability improvements

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

Soil transplantation internationally explored for land restoration

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

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.

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.

Queen bees face death in commercial colonies

Wild queen bee deaths in commercial hives, including risk-mitigation efforts investigated

Trees for Climate Change, Biodiversity and People – a joint symposium

Abstract submission and registration are now open for our latest event, organized in collaboration with the Woodland Trust and the University of Kent.

BES response to the UK's Environment Improvement Plan

The British Ecological Society welcomes commitments made Environment Improvement Plan to give everyone access to natural space within fifteen minutes’ from their home.

Frog pathogen has different impacts on species according to new study

A new meta-analytic study investigates the lethal pathogen causing biological disruption for frog species worldwide.