Search Results for: biodiversity group

Who will benefit from the new South West 660 tourist route? . The West Country undoubtedly has some wonderful places to explore: Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s… Read More »The overwhelming impact of tourism

“Few of us can make sense of the mishmash that’s currently under development.” “It won’t take too long to run out of land, curtailing landscape… Read More »The end of farm subsidies

Off the southwestern city of Plymouth, seagrass seeds were sown in March on a 2.5-acre (one hectare) patch of seabed owned by the Duchy of Cornwall, the… Read More »Seagrass in Plymouth Sound: ‘new milestone’

Why Southwest England is emerging as a hotbed of aquacultural innovation. “The importance of a sustainable ocean economy – or ‘blue economy’ – is growing… Read More »Could seaweed become a major part of the economy of the South West?

A place for “raising awareness and providing a spot for folk to give feedback.” “This could be a real chance for real engagement on the… Read More »A pop-up green hub for Sidmouth’s high street?

“Optimise the balance between food production, resource use and environmental impact.” . There’s been a bit of hysteria lately about the future of farming: People… Read More »Avoiding a food crisis through research

“Regrettably, environmental laws and government strategy and policy have not yet proved successful in significantly slowing down, halting or reversing biodiversity decline or the unsustainable… Read More »‘Taking Stock’ of the government’s 25 Year Environment Plan

“Making efficient use of land for production of resources such as food and timber, while conserving biodiversity and safeguarding the environment for future generations.” .… Read More »Farming with trees

“We are striving to improve biodiversity and support nature recovery across all of our greenspaces.” A blue heart symbol is staked in the ground over… Read More »Nature recovery at East Devon

“Turning the least productive fifth of our farmland towards nature recovery would lead to a less than 3 per cent reduction in food production.” .… Read More »Landscape Recovery: “rewilding landscapes”

“Biomass burning power plants emit 150% the CO2 of coal, and 300-400% the CO2 of natural gas, per unit energy produced.” “It’s hypocritical for countries,… Read More »Biomass is not ‘carbon neutral’

A new research report with input from environmental scientists, ecosystem modellers, human geographers, humanities scholars “To reach the net zero goals we need to make some challenging… Read More »Climate change: looking at the whole picture

complexity, diversity, variety, richness from Kerala to Devon . There are urban forests: Urban forestry – Vision Group for Sidmouth Urban Forests uses the Miyawaki method to… Read More »Multi-storey forests

“Looking to find the best ways to maximise ecological health in agricultural spaces.” . Agriculture is seeing huge changes – and will be seeing more… Read More »Transitioning to net-zero farming

“There isn’t one green new deal, there are many versions – and that’s a strength, not a weakness.” “The current cost-of-living crisis, largely driven by energy… Read More »Levelling up: a green new deal for the UK?