More than half of the world’s large lakes and reservoirs have shrunk since the early 1990s – chiefly because of the climate crisis and human consumption – intensifying concerns about water supply for agriculture, hydropower and human consumption, a study has found. More via The Guardian.
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Old trees have many ecological and socio-cultural values. However, knowledge of the factors influencing their long-term persistence in human-dominated landscapes is limited. Read more via Nature.Com.
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Construction sites face a summer of checks from health and safety inspectors clamping down on dust control. The Health and Safety Executive announced that from 15 May until July, it will visit sites to ensure that employers and workers are using the right controls to protect workers from inhaling harmful dust. Read more via Construction […]
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In recent decades, many of Germany’s animal populations in agricultural landscapes have experienced sharp declines, both in terms of the number of species and the number of individuals. Fallow land is considered an effective measure to slow this decline. Researchers from the Thünen Institute, the University of Göttingen and the Dachverband Deutscher Avifaunisten (DDA) have […]
The Grenfell Tower Inquiry will not publish its much-anticipated second and final report into the disaster until next year, it has been revealed The report will detail the causes of the 2017 fire, which killed 72 residents in the 24-storey residential tower block in North Kensington. But its publication, which was due later this year, […]
For the first time, scientists have mapped almost 10 billion individual trees in Africa. The international team, including experts from Nasa, used satellite images and artificial intelligence in order to estimate how much carbon is being stored in parts of the continent. Keep reading via BBC Newsround.
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Supported by HSE’s Dust Kills campaign, which provides free advice to businesses and workers on the control measures required to prevent exposure to dust, the inspections throughout May, June and July will focus on respiratory risks from exposure to dust. Each year in the construction industry, there are thousands of preventable cases of irreversible lung disease due […]
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It’s that time of year where Bank Holidays are coming thick and fast and Brits are thinking of BBQs and garden parties – especially with the coronation of a King imminent. But even if you’re planning to host a special day in your garden this spring, experts are warning you not to cut your grass […]
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The energy industry has sounded a warning bell, urging the government to accelerate the pace of its net zero targets. Regen’s Chief Executive Officer Merlin Hyman, responded to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee’s report on the decarbonisation of the power sector, warning that policy uncertainty and the lack of a clear delivery plan could put the 2035 […]
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