Millions more at risk from dangerous summer temperatures if climate goals aren’t met
Health-threatening heatwaves will become more intense due to climate change, putting millions more people at risk from dangerous summer temperatures, new research has revealed.
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Over half of threatened species require targeted recovery actions
A staggering 57% of threatened species need targeted recovery actions to ensure their survival, new research has shown.
The world’s governments are presently negotiating a...
Households in Manchester take part in The Big Plastic Count which reveals we throw...
35,295 pieces of plastic were thrown away in one week by 583 households in Manchester, according to the UK’s largest ever survey of household...
Scientists challenge claim British rivers are “cleanest since Industrial Revolution”
Water quality is still ‘unacceptably poor’ in many British rivers, research has shown
The study challenges recent claims from UK government that water quality in...
Scientists embark on world-first study to reveal carbon stored in UK seas
The UK will become the first nation to produce a complete map of its blue carbon stores, thanks to a new, pioneering project.
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People are becoming “disconnected from the botanical world” at a time when plants could...
People are becoming “disconnected from the botanical world” at a time when plants could help solve global environmental problems, warn a group of research...
42,000 jobs can be created making UK schools safer, greener and more energy efficient
Making UK school buildings energy efficient and fit for the future is a win-win, according to a new report published by the TUC.
The report...
New plan calls for urban wetlands to help ‘level up’ inequalities in wellbeing
Creating wildlife-rich wetlands like ponds, streams, wetland parks and rain gardens in deprived urban communities could help level up inequalities in wellbeing across the...
Coppice Primary School awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag certificate
Oldham-based Coppice Primary School has been awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag Certification having demonstrated its commitment to encouraging good environmental behaviour amongst pupils and...
Transform UK farmland to boost food resilience and tackle nature crisis says report
A WWF report published today reveals that - at a time of global food insecurity - half of the UK's wheat harvest each year...