Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2024

(Text: The Wildlife Trusts) On 18th January 2024, the UK Government’s Farming Minister, Mark Spencer, approved ‘emergency’ authorisation for the use of the highly damaging neonicotinoid, Thiamethoxam, on sugar beet for the fourth year in a row. Today’s decision will put the health of UK rivers at even further risk.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The broadcaster is backing a campaign by CPRE, the countryside charity to rewild the night sky to restore truly dark natural habitats for threatened wildlife. Light pollution disrupts wildlife. It’s time to rewild the night sky and help people, as well as wildlife, reconnect to such a vital part of our heritage.’

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Inhabitat - Innovation

APRIL 20, 2020

The novel coronavirus has undoubtedly impacted the environment. From wildlife conservation to the renewable energy sector, COVID-19's effects can't be ignored.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

A more strategic approach to wildlife-friendly farming schemes is required to recover England’s farmland bird populations, according to a new study led by the RSPB. Agri-environment schemes can only recover farmland birds if sufficient bird-friendly habitat is provided at both the farm and landscape scales.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 31, 2023

Conservation charity The Wildlife Trusts said it is deeply concerned that the River Wye’s official status has been downgraded to ‘unfavourable-declining’, by the Government’s advisor, Natural England (on 30 May). Canoeists on the River Wye, Builth Wells Bridge, Powys, Wales.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 30, 2022

The Dream Fund’s £1.25m award invites 1,500 volunteers to help use space and AI technology to restore Surrey’s wildlife habitats. The three-year project ‘Space 4 Nature’ will see the University of Surrey and the Surrey Wildlife Trust working in partnership with Buglife and the Painshill Park Trust.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2022

And while more than 15 million people live around the Irish Sea and many more visit for holidays, only a small percentage of them realise what wildlife lives there and just how important it is for biodiversity and the environment. Wildlife does not adhere to lines drawn on maps, so we need to think at an Irish Sea scale.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Natural habitats in urban areas provide benefits for humans, wildlife and biodiversity. However, in order to maintain and increase biodiversity, we require new techniques to help identify suitable wildlife habitats so that these spaces can be protected during urban planning and city development.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 15, 2022

The remaining 23 are in the final stages of feasibility work to identify the most suitable locations available to benefit the environment. Dr Robin Price, Director of Quality and the Environment for Anglian Water said: “This is a hugely ambitious programme, the scale of which has never before been delivered by a water company in the UK.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Dr Richard Benwell, CEO of Wildlife and Countryside Link, said: “The Government is making big claims on its achievements for nature’s recovery that simply don’t hold up to scrutiny. It is vital that all political parties commit to a rapid programme of investment and expansion for important wildlife habitats and protected sites.”

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

For the good of future generations, we must retain existing laws and improve protections for nature, writes Joan Edwards, director of policy for The Wildlife Trusts. Instead, the UK Government is pursuing a dangerous agenda of deregulation that puts the very laws protecting wildlife at even greater risk. They defend 18.8

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Since the scheme began in November 2018, 259 birds have been caught and ringed by local BTO volunteer Rob Murray, with the support of National Highways’ Environment Team. This periodic review of bird populations across the UK is used to identify and support conservation around those species considered most at risk.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The first plan for the region’s natural environment has been officially launched on the banks of the River Stour. The first plan for the region’s natural environment has been officially launched on the banks of the River Stour.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The UK government will invest £25 million in projects that use nature to protect communities from flooding, Environment Minister Rebecca Pow announced on 22 September. These schemes are also proven to improve air and water quality, provide habitats for wildlife and create green spaces for communities. A flooded riverbank in Windsor.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 14, 2020

If you think that there is nothing that you can do in order to help preserve the world’s beautiful wildlife, think again. The chemicals and additives in your personal care and cleaning products are contributing to the hardships that the world’s wildlife is currently faced with. Welcome wildlife into your garden. Spread the word.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 16, 2022

From horticulture to hedgelaying, conservation to wildlife monitoring, there are so many exciting jobs out there and Life On The Hedge is the ideal place to start. Listings for environment jobs have increased by 91% compared to five years ago, so career prospects are good.”

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 27, 2024

A black-tailed godwit on the Blackwater estuary in Maldon, Essex (image credit: Stefanie Carter) While the marshes may have meant danger for Pip in Great Expectations , these wetland habitats are important wildlife havens and mitigate climate change.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

Rivers will be vital instruments if we are to tackle more extreme, accelerated and intense periods of drought and flood and manage their impact on people and wildlife.” The Environment Agency recently cleared 700 tonnes of harmful floating pennywort from the Duke of Northumberland River near Twickenham.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2020

Developers must get their strategies right or risk costly delays as they struggle to meet biodiversity net gain requirements set out in the new Environment Bill. Housing developers have been handed the opportunity to play a fundamental role in improving the UK’s environment while addressing the country’s crippling housing shortage.

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Green Living Guy

JUNE 7, 2022

Of course, it helps you relax and gives you reasons to take a picture to post online, but if you’re the kind of person who cares for the environment, you’re doing a lot. Attracts Wildlife […]. The following are five ways your garden benefits the planet.

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The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Eco homes don’t just save energy consumption and the wildlife around them. Oak, timber, organic paint and recycled materials are great ways to incorporate the environment inside your home as well. Living in a green home improves your psychological wellbeing as well as being friendly to the wildlife outside.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 4, 2021

The announcement on 2 March that a banned neonicotinoid will not be used on sugar beet is good news – but does not halt the risk to wildlife in future years. The Wildlife Trusts are delighted that the Government will not be granting an emergency authorisation for the use of a banned neonicotinoid on sugar beet this year.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Three coalitions, representing organisations including National Trust, Friends of the Earth and Woodland Trust, have submitted a letter of complaint to the government’s environment department urging it to publish these targets as soon as possible. The setting of new legal targets is a key part of the Environment Act 2021.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2022

Farming covers around 70% of the land in the UK, and the intensification and industrialisation of agriculture is the leading cause behind catastrophic declines of wildlife in recent decades. The Landscape Recovery schem e will “support more radical changes to land-use change and habitat restoration.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This novel approach will use remote sensing technologies, machine learning and wildlife forensic methods to detect and recognise traces of human activities that negatively affect the environment.”. “As most of the threats and pressures on biodiversity are man-induced, this project will combine ecology and forensic science.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

The British government began passing laws to protect bats back in 1980s, starting with the Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981. It is because bats directly and indirectly protect the environment. A violation of wildlife legislation can result in a fine of up to five thousand pounds and six months in prison. Pest Control.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

To support the many challenges facing the construction industry, ACO has developed a wildlife range to aid the protection of these mainland species. Legislative changes such as the Environment Bill are creating a lot of buzz, and the onus is on developers to understand that the prosperity of natural systems will increase revenue.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

million households – lacking easy access to nature (and the huge health and wellbeing benefits that come from it), the voluntary organisations coalition Wildlife and Countryside Link has warmly welcomed new Green infrastructure Standards from Natural England (announced on 31 January). With one in three people – around 9.4

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Ag-tech innovator AgriSound has provided four bespoke ‘Polly’ bioacoustic listening devices to monitor and produce robust data on the biodiversity and wildlife in areas that Make it Wild manages. The total amount available for such schemes is reportedly anticipated to reach between £700m and £800m a year by 2028.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 7, 2021

However, the impact of climate change – namely, heavier rainfall over winter and hot, dry summers – combined with drainage for historical wood cropping, means that many woodlands are now drying out, resulting in less insect biomass for wildlife such as woodland birds to feed on.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 6, 2023

Planting these wetlands is part of our water positive commitment to return more water to the environment than we use by 2030, and we’re looking forward to seeing them grow and develop over years.” They also offer a green space for both locals and wildlife to enjoy. Both wetlands will be completed by the end of 2023.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2021

Civil engineering specialist Land & Water has completed two new projects on the Somerset Levels, intended to reduce flood risk and improve the environment. It will be used by the Environment Agency to help move water around the Somerset Levels for the benefit of homeowners, businesses, farmers and wildlife.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 15, 2023

Craig Bennett, chief executive of The Wildlife Trusts 7 , who helped fund the publication by Princeton University Press of Plant Atlas 2020 , says: “The decline of our beautiful native plants is heart-breaking and has consequences for us all. But it’s not too late to stop this catastrophe.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Together the two organisations say they are working to maximise the biodiversity benefits of around 5000 hectares – an area broadly equivalent to the size of the city of Dundee – to lock up greenhouse gases and ensure visitors and local communities can continue to enjoy the natural environment in the area.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 29, 2020

The queer appearance of the environment where you are in danger, no longer protected from natural barriers. The conservation of the natural environment , marine, wildlife is not a necessity but our duty. According to my recent R&D, I found many interesting stories about the environment. A few of them are listed below.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2019

Satelliite communications firm Inmarsat has joined forces with RESOLVE, the Washington DC based non-profit environmental and health organisation, to develop a satellite-enabled solution to safeguard endangered wildlife across the African continent. Use of the system in Tanzania, East Africa has already resulted in the arrest of poachers.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2020

“The same human activities that drive climate change and biodiversity loss also drive pandemic risk through their impacts on our environment. This will reduce wildlife-livestock-human contact and help prevent the spillover of new diseases, says the report. This is the path to pandemics.

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