Environment Journal

In a first-of-its-kind trial above the Peak District, drones are being used to scatter tree seeds as part of the ‘LIFE in the Ravines’ project. Led by Natural England, the initiative aims to find innovative ways to restore fragile ravine woodlands devastated by ash dieback disease. The Peak District’s…

Over recent years, rivers that once ran clear through the Arctic wilderness have been turning a Trumpian shade of orange and scientists now say they have definitive evidence to explain why. The new study confirms what earlier research had suggested, that thawing permafrost is contaminating remote rivers, discolouring them with…

A groundbreaking study of climate and environmental messaging in the UK has identified the most effective way of advocating reduced consumption. With Britain gradually cooling off after a record-breaking May heatwave, and signs of a ‘super El Niño’ set to hit in the next month — pushing global temperatures to…

From puffins to pine martens, 18 UK animal species are in the running to appear on the next series of Bank of England banknotes. The shortlist, unveiled today (4th June), marks the next stage in a public consultation that found overwhelming support for nature-themed currency. Voters will now have a…

May’s scorching temperatures arrived ahead of a predict ‘super El Niño’, and triggered a rapid rise in air pollution. In the past week, French media has reported on how last month’s unprecedented heatwave triggered a spike in ozone pollution. Temperatures across the county peaked at 37.1C on Monday 24th May,…

Ageing energy infrastructure stands in the way of the steps needed to ready Britain for a near-future of sweltering summer temperatures. It’s the year 2050. The UK is sweltering in 40 degree heat and then some. Water supply is being carefully rationed. Businesses are feeling the squeeze as…

The aim is to ‘transform’ the use of regenerative materials in British and European construction projects. Developed by Reconomy, ROOT To Market Dynamic Market place has been developed by Woodknowledge Wales, a not-for-profit organisation championing the collaborative development of forest-based industries. The platform offers curated supply chains, procurement support, and…

The collaboration revives a partnership that began in 2003 and offers visitors to the UK attraction the chance to ‘buy a plant and save the parents’. Eden Project’s Impatiens Ray of Hope campaign saw tropical plants cultivated in the facility’s Rainforest Biome from Impatiens gordonii seeds which grow naturally in the Seychelles.

Rising ocean temperatures are reshaping marine life in the North Sea, one of the fastest-warming sea regions on the planet. Combined with decades of intensive fishing activity, these changes are driving cold-water fish species toward northern habitats and deeper waters. Researchers have monitored the (legendary) Dogger Bank – which turns…

The climate-cooling benefits once provided by snow-covered wildfire scars in Canada’s northern forests are rapidly declining as rising temperatures shorten winter snow seasons, according to new research. Scientists say a natural process that has historically helped offset some of the carbon emissions released by wildfires is becoming less effective, creating…