18 Sep 2025
Image description: Aerial shot of the Amazon river. Severe drought hit the Amazon basin, peaking from July to September. Photo by Ivars Utināns on Unsplash Two thirds of the world’s river basins experienced abnormal conditions last year as the climate crisis drove extremes of drought and flood, sometimes both in the same region. In […]
18 Sep 2025
Image description: an image of a caddisfly, which look similar to moths and have hairy wings, against a white background. Image by Natural Resources Wales. A species of caddisfly, thought to have been extinct in Britain since 2016, has been found during a species survey at Cors Goch, Anglesey. How the species was discovered Natur […]
18 Sep 2025
Image description: Close up shot of dry cracked earth, indicating drought conditions. Photo by Photoholgic on Unsplash Following a National Drought Group (NDG) meeting this week, the group issued a warning that despite recent rainfall, the current drought is far from over and is causing significant environmental impacts. August’s rainfall was just 42% of […]
18 Sep 2025
Image description: A woman wild swimming in the Lake District. Image by Jaz Blakeston-Petch on Unsplash A group of Labour MPs have said wild swimming and wild camping should be a right for all people to enjoy in the English countryside. In a report from the all-party parliamentary group for outdoor recreation and access […]
17 Sep 2025
Marine Recovery Project Development Manager (Britain’s South Coast) Closing date: Wednesday 8 October 2025 Salary: £37,500- £40,000 per annum Contract type: Fixed term / Working hours: Full time Location: Cornwall Wildlife Trust HQ, Five Acres, Allet, Truro, Cornwall , TR4 9DJ Flexible (working from home and/or the office of a participating Wildlife Trust) We’re looking for […]
17 Sep 2025
Coastal Community Engagement Officer Closing date: Sunday 12 October 2025 Salary: £28,000- £31,000 per annum Contract type: Fixed term / Working hours: Full time Location: Cornwall Wildlife Trust HQ, Five Acres, Allet, Truro, Cornwall , TR4 9DJ Flexible (working from home and/or the office of a participating Wildlife Trust) We’re looking for two Coastal Community […]
16 Sep 2025
Matthew TenBruggencate The UK Government has launched the parliamentary process to ratify the High Seas Treaty, a landmark international agreement designed to protect biodiversity in areas of the ocean beyond national jurisdiction. Announcing the move, the Foreign Office minister Seema Malhotra said: “Our oceans are under pressure, it’s undeniable. Unsustainable fishing, global warming, pollution—all threaten to deplete the […]
16 Sep 2025
Photo by Christian Paul The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) long-awaited agreement aimed at curbing harmful fisheries subsidies has entered into force. The deal — struck after more than two decades of negotiation — prohibits subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, as well as those supporting fishing in overfished stocks. At a special […]
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