Biodiversity and Eco Services
MPs who sit on the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee are warning that the fashion industry is depleting the world’s water resources, polluting rivers and other surface waters with chemicals and adding to ocean microplastic pollution.
Last year, a partnership of regional and local organisations including South West Water successfully applied for £2million funding from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to restore 1,680 hectares of damaged peatland on Bodmin Moor, Dartmoor and Exmoor.
Scheme to create woodlands to reduce flood risk and improve water quality open for 2019 applications
Expert advice on creating woodlands that will reduce flood risk and improve water quality is once again being offered in Yorkshire and North East England as part of a pioneering project run by the Forestry Commission and the Environment Agency.
An environmentally-friendly herbicide is keeping tracks and taps flowing up and down the country thanks to a partnership between water companies and Network Rail.
A new study is warning that insect biodiversity of is threatened worldwide and that 40% of world's insect species could become extinct over next few decades.
- Environment Agency saves thousands of fish saved from salt water during tidal surge
- New catchment management app eases cover crop verification for farmers
- Report says forest restoration could save Rio de Janeiro $79 million in water treatment costs
- Yorkshire Water partnership starts project to plant 1 million trees
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