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Plantation design features to increase pollination

A new collaborative study explores how to improve pollination using plantation design techniques

Cephalopod food system sustainability improvements

Researchers explain how the IPBES framework can be used to address sustainability within the cephalopod food system.

Part 2: Will ELMS achieve their environmental objectives?

In part 2 of this series, we ask whether ELMS will be able to achieve their environmental objectives.

Robotic bird created to study animal communication

Researchers have created a hyper realistic bird to study communication in zebra finches

Soil transplantation internationally explored for land restoration

An international study reveals the benefit of soil transplantation in restoring natural landscape areas.

High-intensity fires do not reverse bush encroachment in new long term study

A decade long study from South African National Parks examines the use of high-intensity fires to reverse bush encroachment

Hen harrier row could help in other conservation conflicts

The long-running row over Britain’s hen harriers could offer lessons for other conservation conflicts.

Local nature associated with greater sense of wellbeing, according to new study

A new study from Cornell Lab of Ornithology investigates the effect of different nature excursions on wellbeing

Part 1: What will the Environmental Land Management Schemes pay for?

The first blog in this series looks at ELMS, and the aims of this new policy.

Wellbeing benefits of citizen science projects revealed in first of its kind study

A first of its kind study explores the wellbeing benefits of participating in citizen science

Queen bees face death in commercial colonies

Wild queen bee deaths in commercial hives, including risk-mitigation efforts investigated

Trees for Climate Change, Biodiversity and People – a joint symposium

Abstract submission and registration are now open for our latest event, organized in collaboration with the Woodland Trust and the University of Kent.

Grassland restoration tactics explored to aid biodiversity

A new study examines the recovery of grasslands to inform future restoration tactics and policy

Bird migratory movements predicted by new model

New predictive model allows scientists to anticipate migratory patterns within bird species.

BES response to the UK's Environment Improvement Plan

The British Ecological Society welcomes commitments made Environment Improvement Plan to give everyone access to natural space within fifteen minutes’ from their home.