New research network seeks to link the health of nature in towns and cities...
A new research network aims to discover more about how the quality of our urban parks, gardens, rivers and canals can affect the health...
Solar parks could boost bumble bee numbers in a win-win for nature
New research shows that simple changes to how UK solar parks are managed could boost ground nesting bumble bee populations in the parks and...
Tameside award for successful recycling campaign
A TAMESIDE campaign that reduced blue bin contamination by 92% has won a national recycling award.
The Sort it Out campaign, jointly launched by Tameside...
A new strategy to revitalise Manchester’s river valleys launched
A strategy to revitalise Manchester’s river valleys and put them at the heart of regeneration has been launched
The Our Rivers, Our City strategy...
Plastics in soil threaten food security, health, and environment
Plastic pollution has become pervasive in agricultural soils, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the UN agriculture agency, posing a threat...
British trees are under threat from an increase in the severity and frequency of...
Pathogens like ash dieback, Phytophthora ramorum and acute oak decline could have an even bigger impact across the British landscape as the effects of...
Kellogg’s Corn Flakes cereal packaging is going fully paper based
Kellogg’s Corn Flakes cereal packaging is going fully paper based with the trial of a paper liner in the UK that can be widely...
New research shows alarming decline in small mammals in the UK
In the first study of its kind in the UK, researchers have demonstrated a worrying decline in small mammals in Britain. The species found...
Green Homes Grant scheme “underperformed badly” say MP’s
The Public Accounts Committee says the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme “underperformed badly”, upgrading only about 47,500 homes out of the 600,000 originally envisaged...
New UK Red List for birds: more than one in four species in serious...
The UK Red List for birds now stands at 70 species and is almost double the length of that of the first UK review...