The latest environment news from around the globe and what is being done to tackle the most serious issues affecting humans and animals. We look at topics such as biodiversity, animal welfare, conservation, and the impact of climate change on the natural world.
Africa has faced one of its most prolonged and severe droughts in recent years, with large areas across the continent struggling with the devastating impacts of persistent dry weather.
The Institute of Directors has called for the government to review the smart meter programme amidst concerns the scheme is not performing…
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Environment Agency chief Sir James Bevan says waste crime costs England £1 billion a year while offering huge profits for criminals…
According to the head...
Ground-breaking projects to improve agriculture and food production have been awarded funding of £17.8m under the Government’s Agri-Tech Catalyst…
Projects that include lobster farming, scallop...
Arwyn Jones and Alberto Orgiazzi, European Commission Joint Research Centre Sustainable Resources Directorate - Land Resources Unit, discuss the importance of soil biodiversity...
Soil condition underpins food...
Urgent action is needed on air pollution, says OECD Environment Director Simon Upton, particularly in coal-reliant economies like China and India…
Air pollution takes years...
Council budget cuts are behind the continuing decline in the condition of UK parks…
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has warned budget cuts are leading...
James R Steadman, Professor and Head of Plant Pathology Department and Carlos Urrea Florez, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln discuss root and crown rot, a disease of the...
Andrew Green, Programme Manager at the Energy Technologies Institute, outlines the possible role of carbon capture and storage in meeting the UK’s carbon reduction...
Professor Martin Hoelzle from the Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg sheds light in the importance of measuring the increased fever of world’s...
Gunn Sissel Jaklin, Communications director at the Norwegian Polar Institute talks about the Arctic and global warming...
The Arctic is a hotspot – literally, as...
Dr. Stefano Nativi, Project Coordinator, National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research discusses geographic information and how technology can assist in this field...
In the...
Lincolnshire County Council has reminded local residents to take advantage of a scheme to install free central heating systems…
People in Lincolnshire are being urged...
Claire Brook, Partner at law firm Bond Dickinson, asks how the UK’s regulatory regime for unconventional hydrocarbon development might be impacted post-Brexit…
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