14 Feb 2019
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Ecology Briefing:
Having different species of trees by urban areas can reduce pests and boost biodiversity, says Dr Nina Bassuk, of the Urban Horticulture Institute.
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14 Feb 2019
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Ecology Briefing:
According to the trust, the development site provides functional supporting habitat that has been used by breeding and feeding bird populations.
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14 Feb 2019
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Ecology Briefing:
The water utility reveals its ambitions to protect local natural capital from the effects of climate change and growth.
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7 Feb 2019
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Ecology Briefing:
The small-scale development will incorporate a range of sustainable building measures while also restoring local habitat.
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7 Feb 2019
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Ecology Briefing:
Questions raised include the capacity of local authorities to deliver the scheme and the workings of the cash tariff.
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6 Feb 2019
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Ecology Briefing:
The investment in the Global Peatlands Initiative will help ensure that peatlands remain as carbon sinks rather than carbon sources.
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31 Jan 2019
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Ecology Briefing:
The research aims to identify and understand climate change effects across a range of environments.
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31 Jan 2019
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Ecology Briefing:
Further development is needed to enable the adaptive management of our ecosystems, according to the James Hutton Institute.
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28 Jan 2019
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Ecology Briefing:
Group of wildlife trusts has been denied a Judicial Review of the Oxford-Cambridge Expressway route.
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27 Jan 2019
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Ecology Briefing:
Allotments and urban gardens are particularly good for pollinators, says researchers at the University of Leeds.
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27 Jan 2019
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Ecology Briefing:
The narrow definition of environmental law by policymakers presents a post-Brexit risk, says Environment Agency chair Emma Howard Boyd.
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21 Jan 2019
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Brownfield Briefing:
Adverse impacts to local special protection areas contribute to refusal of watersports centre planning application.
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Europe, UK
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13 Jan 2019
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Ecology Briefing:
Consultation could see local communities play a greater role in the management of local urban trees.
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13 Jan 2019
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Ecology Briefing:
The Environment Agency has called on Omex Agriculture Ltd to repair the River Witham, in Lincolnshire, following a pollution incident that killed 100,000+ fish.
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13 Jan 2019
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Ecology Briefing:
Housing developments proposed in the West of England Joint Spatial Plan threaten bat habitats, claims the Avon Wildlife Trust.
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Europe, UK
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13 Jan 2019
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Ecology Briefing:
EDF’s Sizewell C project could impact local nature reserve, according to RSPB.
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13 Jan 2019
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Brownfield Briefing:
Scientists have listed 66 alien plant and animal species that could threaten biodiversity and ecosystems in the EU.
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15 Dec 2018
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Ecology Briefing:
Wildlife groups highlight a potentially damaging gap in biodiversity and natural capital project finances, post-Brexit.
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Europe, UK
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15 Dec 2018
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Ecology Briefing:
Biodiversity has trumped development pressures in a popular, biodiverse woodland setting in the West Midlands.
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15 Dec 2018
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Ecology Briefing:
Welsh government backs the black route but there have been 335 official objections.
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15 Dec 2018
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Ecology Briefing:
Cheshire East Council takes a precautionary approach with planned time limits and exclusion zones.
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15 Dec 2018
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Ecology Briefing:
Council’s 15-year strategy will see 100,000 trees planted, helping Sheffield retain its title as the UK’s greenest city.
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15 Dec 2018
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Ecology Briefing:
The working draft environmental statement for HS2 phase 2b needs more information regarding its vibration and noise impacts, according to Nottinghamshire County Council.
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7 Dec 2018
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Ecology Briefing:
Natural England advises against the trial introduction of the species, highlighting a number of issues with the project’s license application.
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6 Dec 2018
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Brownfield Briefing:
It could now be applied in a standardised, mandatory form with a minimum 10% improvement suggested.
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Europe, UK
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6 Dec 2018
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Ecology Briefing:
Swindon planners say the site is previously developed with no development on the flood plain.
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30 Nov 2018
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Ecology Briefing:
Campaign group raises ecological concerns over launchpad development.
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23 Nov 2018
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Ecology Briefing:
Environment secretary Michael Gove outlined his philosophies and thinking which influence current policies at the Theos’ annual lecture 2018, last night.
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Europe, UK
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15 Nov 2018
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Ecology Briefing:
Even with Brexit coming, the prospect of weakened European water quality protection measures could harm UK wildlife, claims the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust.
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15 Nov 2018
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Ecology Briefing:
Some 50 staff have been seconded from Natural England to EU exit posts as EAC chair Mary Creagh questions the impacts on the agency’s primary purpose.
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