15 Aug 2019

Major collaboration between Government, Business & NGOs – 40 groups (continue) Aiming to raise the public’s awareness of water resource and pollution issues (continue) Defra: There has been positive coverage of the launch of the Love Water campaign . The ‘Love Water’ campaign aims to raise awareness of the importance of water and the role everyone […]

15 Aug 2019

The Natural Capital Committee (NCC) recently reviewed the principal natural capital terms used in its advice. This paper provides a summary of this terminology, recognising that in some cases the definitions may differ from the literature. This guide will be reviewed and updated periodically and is intended to be used primarily for NCC purposes. Click […]

13 Aug 2019

Alaska’s sea ice has melted The exceptionally warm summer has left no sea ice within 150 miles of the Alaskan coast. Long-time Arctic researcher Jeremy Mathis told Mashable “I’m losing the ability to communicate the magnitude [of change]. I’m running out of adjectives to describe the scope of change we’re seeing.” Greenland heat wave amplify […]

13 Aug 2019

Groundbreaking video by Exeter University team from the Hebrides – various feeds Researchers attempting to look at behaviour of backing shark aggregations underwater in areas where they also aggregate on the surface. Will they find evidence of mating? BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-49237808 Guardian Fin tech: underwater robot monitors sharks in Scottish waters 1.  ECO Magazine The ground-breaking […]

13 Aug 2019

BusinessGreen “We need to gear policy more towards human ways of decision-making behaviour rather than the hypothetical actor,” argued Toby Park, head of energy and sustainability at the Behavioural Insights Team.   But what might this mean in practice? How can businesses and policymakers convince people not only that reducing their greenhouse gas emissions is a […]

13 Aug 2019

Wreck fish video: A NOAA Remotely Operated Vehicle came across a dead swordfish being eaten by two species of deep sea shark, one of which is only recently know to science. This is upstaged by a large wreck fish which uses the ROV to ambush and eat one of the sharks. Remarkable footage from the […]