I routinely draw on a very wide range of newsletters and websites. This latest edition of the SCOPE newsletter is a mine of information. Sign up here. N° 121 of the SCOPE Newsletter is now online at www.phosphorusplatform.eu Under: SCOPE Newsletter ESPP input to EU Fertilisers Regulation revision proposal Improve-P: Fertiliser value of composts and digestates ESPP proposed […]

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EAC Soil Health Report published Report: Soil Health Report: Soil Health (PDF 761KB)  EAC ‘Healthy soils (both urban and rural) are important for food production and human wellbeing. Soil health cannot be measured directly, so indicators (physical, chemical, and biological properties, processes, or characteristics) are generally used. These measurable properties of soil or plants provide […]

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Lamprey Watch    We need your records of lampreys    Lamprey website ‘We wish to encourage anyone with access to suitable rivers to look out for lampreys during the spawning season and submit observation records. We would like outdoors enthusiasts and other river users to locate suitable stretches of habitat and spend a little time watching for […]

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Marine Stewardship Council: MSC certified fisheries are having lasting, positive impacts on the way our oceans are fished. Our 2016 Global Impacts Report provides a quantitative analysis of the progress made over the last five years. Since 2010, the volume of global wild seafood catch that is MSC certified has almost doubled from 5% to […]

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An impressive case study of conservationists and fishermen working together. To mark World Oceans’ Day, the RSPB and Birdlife International are celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Albatross Task Force.  This is one of our most successful conservation programmes and serves as a powerful reminder of what can be achieved through hard work, expertise, creativity […]

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