News and Opinion - British Ecological Society

Did you know ecology helps solve crime?

Apart from solving crime, what other everyday applications of ecology do we take for granted?

Peer Review Week 2016

Help us celebrate Peer Review Week and #RecognizeReview

State of Nature 2016 – new analytical approaches and knowledge gaps

State of Nature 2016 report analysed over 50 datasets over 40 years of monitoring by 50 conservation and research organisations.

Why Brexit matters for more than just European Research

Lewis Bartlett considers some of the unintended consequences of the vote to the leave the EU for international collaborations and early career researchers

BES Policy Internship open for applications

An opportunity to join the BES policy team for a 6 month intern placement

Press Release: Forest elephants among the world’s slowest reproducing mammals, spelling trouble for populations threatened by poaching

A new study published in Journal of Applied Ecology indicates that forest elephants will take almost a century to recover from poaching.

BES Annual Meeting - Workshops

BES Annual Meeting 2016 Workshops

Don’t forget about the (other) bees…

The honeybee is not the only pollinator. There are about 20,000 species of bee worldwide and 250 species in the UK alone yet for the vast majority of people the honeybee springs to mind when thinking of a bee.

Policy engagement support for mid-career ecologists: share your views

Help shape our new policy award program

Press Release: Biodiversity begins at home: saving old villages helps save farmland birds

New research in Journal of Applied Ecology shows preserving old villages and farm buildings could help save farmland birds.

Press Release: Hedges in agricultural areas protect biodiversity on Madagascar

New research in Journal of Applied Ecology investigates ways to protect biodiversity in Madagascar.

Undergraduate Summer School: an invaluable experience

Becky McCerery reflects on her week at Malham Tarn

Press Release: Stowaway frogs being stopped by border security

New model in Journal of Applied Ecology demonstrates the efficacy of biosecurity activities to reduce risk of wildlife disease introduction.

Policy Committee vacancy - Early Career representative

Help shape our work at the science-policy interface

The first EU list of 37 invasive alien species comes into force

The first 37 invasive alien species have been listed under the IAS Regulation and their associated restrictions now come into force. This is a welcomed step to stop the loss of biodiversity.