Adapting to extremes - animals
When we hear on the news about devastating floods or heatwaves it's usually the human suffering that's reported but in the “Western” world at least we can usually find shelter, or turn…
Blog: climate change
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Adapting to extremes - plants
A lot of plants have clever ways to help them survive extreme conditions: think of yew trees or gorse with their narrow waxy needle-like leaves, designed to minimise moisture loss; or stonecrops…
From curlews in the British uplands to negotiations in Colombia: why COP16 matters here in the UK
Tomorrow, COP16 - the global UN nature conference - gets underway in Cali, Colombia. But how does it relate to the UK and why should we be interested? Dr Rob Stoneman, director of landscape…
Sea the connection
Wherever we live in the UK, we’re all connected to the sea. For this year’s National Marine Week, we’re celebrating this connection and highlighting why a healthy, thriving marine environment…
UK's energy security must be tackled alongside the nature and climate crises... if not, we shoot ourselves in the foot
The 2020s are a time of great uncertainty and our actions in this decade will determine if we experience, or avoid, a catastrophic collapse in global biodiversity and runaway climate change.…