Standing up for Nature
Here in east Northants we are a bit lacking in coastal habitats and my nearest coast is muddy and sandy rather than rocky. If I lived at the coast I would love to explore the wildlife making its living, or temporarily made captive in the pools between the tidelines. As the author explains here so…
Press release: New species extinction target proposed for global nature rescue plan The upcoming future strategy for conserving biodiversity must include a prominent target to lower extinction rates, say scientists. Biodiversity loss has continued unabated at an alarming rate, and so far, action to deliver on the global agreements in place has failed to prevent…
This is an up-to-date atlas of the distribution of mammals in the UK, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. All such books are fascinating. The book is well produced and looks attractive. It follows a well-worn path of such books: some information at the front about the scope, history, methods and those involved…
Mark Robins – a more or less full working life in and around nature NGOs and agencies various – mostly in South West England and especially for the RSPB. Moved to Ireland in 2018 and for a year led the BirdWatch Ireland Conservation & Policy team and is now a freelance natural environment and sustainable…
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I am delighted to welcome Ian Dunn as Plantlife’s new Chief Executive starting on 17 February. Having trained originally as an environmental scientist, Ian is passionate about nature conservation. He is a board member of UK Antarctic Heritage Trust and the Scottish Association for Marine Science, and is a…
Jean-Luc Solandt is a marine biologist struggling to get out of a policy expert. He worked on coral reef ecology for 15 years, providing diving survey data for the creation of Marine Protected Areas. He’s been working in the UK at the Marine Conservation Society for over 15 years on developing networks of MPAs, making…
August is always a busy month and this was no exception. Wild Justice organised the biggest Hen Harrier Day event ever – attended by at least 1500 folk. And it was fun. This was closely followed by a meeting with Natural England during which the Petitions Committee, after a curiously long delay, published the latest…
Decision due on fate of protected nature site at Coul Links Final report now with Ministers The fate of Coul Links, the globally important wildlife site on the Sutherland coast under threat from golf course proposals, is now in Ministers’ hands. The coalition of conservation organisations (including Buglife, Butterfly Conservation, Marine Conservation Society, Plantlife, RSPB…
This report, launched at 11am today at an event hosted by the Green Party, is different. It is written by a small group of wildlife enthusiasts, none of whom has worked at a high level in nature conservation but all of whom are respected authorities on the natural world. The authors are Patrick Barkham (Guardian…
Celebrating the champions of Scottish Nature Last night the winners of the Nature of Scotland Awards 2019 were announced by Gordon Buchanan. RSPB Scotland and co-sponsor Scottish Natural Heritage were proud to celebrate some of the people and projects from across the country that are doing their best to save nature, at the eighth annual Nature of Scotland Awards. The awards presentation was held at the Sheraton…