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Mowing urban lawns less intensely increases biodiversity, saves money and reduces pests
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Study suggests economic growth benefits wildlife but growing human populations do not
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Greening the City: Payment for Ecosystem Services in Urban Environments
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Fisheries outcomes maximized through traditional practice
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BES response to the IPBES biodiversity report: This matters
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New research a game changer for fox control
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Food safety: Dung beetles and soil bacteria reduce risk of human pathogens
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Wind turbines cause habitat loss for migratory soaring birds
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Nematode odours offer possible advantage in the battle insect pests
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Rewilding: Can it foster human coexistence with nature?
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Experts warn against mega-dams in lowland tropical forests
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New study on grassland-bird nest survival published in the Journal of Applied Ecology
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Hen harriers and red grouse: Finding common ground in a persistent conflict
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Warmer winters threaten UK blackcurrant farming
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