Climate change and biodiversity @ COP26
Tomorrow sees the start of the COP26 event in Glasgow – and David Attenborough will be there making the case for nature: “It’s not too… Read More »Climate change and biodiversity @ COP26
Tomorrow sees the start of the COP26 event in Glasgow – and David Attenborough will be there making the case for nature: “It’s not too… Read More »Climate change and biodiversity @ COP26
” Action and restructuring are what is needed. Our hope is for a greener, healthier and more balanced world, where nature is allowed to thrive… Read More »Climate change and biodiversity: nature-based solutions for Devon
“Something wrong there.” . The Sid Valley is very keen to promote ‘nature recovery’: Our Plan – Sid Valley Biodiversity Group As is East Devon:… Read More »Nature recovery, biodiversity net gain and the Environment Bill
Monday 28 June – Sunday 4 July “Help us celebrate the rich diversity of wildlife in the Sid Valley by joining in with our programme… Read More »Biodiversity Week in the Sid Valley
“Humans need to get much better at developing climate solutions that work in favour of nature.” . Simply ‘planting trees’ is not going to solve… Read More »‘Green’ measures are “epic fails” for climate and biodiversity
A talk from Dr Debbie Hemming, Scientific Manager of the Vegetation-Climate Interactions group at the Met Office . Planting trees is clearly a good way… Read More »Climate change and biodiversity in the South West
Some years ago, the VGS put together an initiative to promote biodiversity: Biodiversity Group – Vision Group for Sidmouth . One of the projects was… Read More »Biodiversity
“The research makes clear that this can be done – but only if the world immediately embraces bolder, more ambitious conservation efforts, and also makes… Read More »“Bending the curve” of biodiversity loss
The link between biodiversity loss and the emergence and spread of infectious disease is well-established. The Dasgupta Review on the economics of biodiversity seeks to… Read More »The economics of biodiversity
The new Environment Bill would require any development to increase biodiversity. And yet new planning proposals “would allow an increasing number of residential developments to… Read More »Biodiversity Net Gain: of newts and planning
Educate and collaborate! Let wildlife move uninhibited through your garden! . Earlier this month, a new group dedicated to helping wildlife was formally set up:… Read More »Ideas on how the Sid Valley can enhance its biodiversity
“You can encourage flower-rich verges and ensure visible management. The key to realising this lies in ‘cut and collect’ whereby highways authorities remove the grass… Read More »Biodiversity on the roadside
Zoom talks from local experts: Tuesday 16th June . Biodiversity has become the focus for a lot of thinking and activity of late: Biodiversity Net… Read More »How can the Sid Valley enhance its biodiversity over the next decade?

The VGS is an organisation of three parts: What do we do? The Vision group is … We are a voluntary organisation and have no… Read More »About the Vision Group for Sidmouth
With links to full CAPS and VGS reports. Members of the public are invited! … This coming Monday sees the regular quarterly meeting of Sidmouth… Read More »Town Council Environment Cttee meets – Monday 8th December: all welcome!