Nature > Wildlife
Transformative Change - What does this approach to conservation mean for the UK?
9 monthes ago | By British Ecological Society
The event will kick off with short talks from experts with views on what transformative change could mean for conservation in the UK. This will be followed by a short Q and A after which you will get a chance to express your views in an informal setting in the workshop-style discussions.
After the group work, there will be a chance to catch up with colleagues over a free pie and a pint. A blog of the event and a report capturing the key points and recommendations made by speakers and attendees will be made available on the BES website. The event is free but places are limited- book your...
Read more ...
Search by Tags
Wildlife US Style Short Expert UK Book Conservatives Conservation IPBES Nature recovery Policy Transformative changePost-COVID, should countries rethink their obsession with economic growth?
In 1968, a small group of elite academics, industrialists, and government officials gathered at a Roman villa to discuss “the predicament of mankind.” They called themselves... Read more ...
Hate oil companies? ‘We get it,' says BP
If you think the fossil fuel industry is “bad,” there's at least one oil company CEO out there who hears you: Bernard Looney, the recently installed chief of BP. In a recent... Read more ...
Bright deposits in Ceres' Occator Crater hint at ongoing cryovolcanism
Occator Crater on Ceres, as imaged by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, features the brightest areas on the dwarf planet, evidence of past and possibly ongoing cryovolcanism. Image... Read more ...
Ariana Grande gets back to nature with beau Dalton Gomez and pals in photos...
Ariana Grande and her boyfriend Dalton Gomez - as well as a few of their closest pals - recently escaped the city to enjoy a stay at the Amangiri resort in Canyon Point, Utah. Read more ...
Linford Lakes NR Moth Report for July 2020 - Gordon Redford
Photos by Gordon Redford. Above: a Crescent moth If someone had asked me on the 31 st July how I thought the past month had been for mothing at Linford Lakes Nature Reserve I... Read more ...
An overlooked threat to the honey bee: Air pollution
It's no secret that living near a highway, a power plant, or some other source of air pollution can slowly kill you. Health impacts related to the toxic emissions spewing from... Read more ...
Urgent warning as thousands of pounds lost to ‘fake police' scam
Residents across North Yorkshire are being relentlessly targeted by a scam caller claiming to be DC Mason Greenwood from West Yorkshire Police, with over 20 reports in the last... Read more ...
Expert reaction to study of insect numbers in the US
A study, published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, looked at insect numbers in the USA. Prof Jane Hill, Professor of Ecology, University of York, said: “This new study... Read more ...
How fish stocks will change in warming seas
The study, which generated future projections of climate impacts on fish in a rapidly warming sea region, suggests changes in the availability and catchability of commercially... Read more ...
Genomic sequencing to screen newborns raises more false alarms than routine...
With advanced technology, clinicians can now sequence the genomes of apparently healthy newborn babies, seeking to turn up hidden inherited diseases that aren't caught by... Read more ...