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Eco Environment News feeds
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AI scanning helps Scottish conservation project turn tide for flapper skate
Anglers who campaigned for protected area off Oban and Mull are providing key data on critically endangered species
Sea anglers will tell you that catching and landing a large flapper skate is the equivalent of running a four-minute mile. The fish can weigh 100kg and stretch the length of a dinner table.
The first thing anglers will reach for when they land one is their camera or mobile phone, to capture the unique pattern of white spots ranged across each skate’s mottled brown back.
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‘An exciting moment’: England’s urban and rural trees mapped for first time
‘Groundbreaking’ tool aims to help tree-planting efforts and identify areas to create nature-rich habitats
England’s non-woodland trees have been mapped for the first time, using cutting-edge methods of laser detection and satellite imagery.
Tree scientists at the UK’s Forest Research agency have built a comprehensive picture of trees in urban and rural areas in a “groundbreaking” map that goes live on Saturday.
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What next for climate activism now Just Stop Oil is ‘hanging up the hi-vis’?
After three years, thousands of arrests and a state crackdown on protests, the group is ending direct action after a polarising campaign
On the morning of Valentine’s Day 2022, Hannah Hunt stood at the gates of Downing Street to announce the start of a new kind of climate campaign, one that would eschew mere protest and instead move into “civil resistance”.
Last week, three years and thousands of arrests later, in a neat tie-up exemplary of Just Stop Oil’s (JSO) love of media-savvy stunts, Hunt went to the same spot again – this time to announce the group would be “hanging up the hi-vis”.
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Farmers in England fear for nature after sustainable farming funding frozen
Government also considering blocking more profitable farmers from a revised future scheme
Farmers fear they will no longer be able to afford to restore nature in England and reduce their carbon footprint after government funding for doing this was frozen.
The environment secretary, Steve Reed, recently announced that the sustainable farming incentive (SFI), which pays farmers for making space for nature on their land, would be paused and overhauled before June’s spending review. The scope of the scheme – and its budget – are being reassessed.
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Mining firm withdraws plan for UK’s first deep coalmine in 30 years
Move ends bid for site near Whitehaven, Cumbria after planning permission was quashed by high court
The Whitehaven coalmine’s planning application has been withdrawn, bringing an end to a process that could have created the UK’s first deep coalmine in 30 years in Cumbria.
Planning permission for the mine was quashed in the high court last year which meant the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government had to reassess the planning application. However, the company has now written to the government withdrawing its planning application.
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Extension of huge offshore windfarm in Sussex approved
Plan to add 90 turbines to Rampion will create 4,000 jobs in construction and could power 1m homes
The government has approved plans to build an offshore windfarm capable of powering about 1m British homes before the end of the decade.
The plan to extend the Rampion offshore windfarm by adding 90 turbines off the Sussex coast is expected to add about 1.2 gigawatts of clean power for British households and businesses.
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Millions of Americans believe they’re safe from wildfires in their cities. New research shows they’re not
Many of the suburbs and cities hit hardest in recent years were caught off-guard, and key stakeholders are racing to understand the dynamics that drive these fires
Communities across the US that were once considered beyond the reach of wildfires are now vulnerable to disaster. As fires increasingly spread deep into neighborhoods, researchers estimate roughly 115 million people – more than a third of the US population – live in areas that could host the next fire catastrophe.
The understanding that many more Americans are at risk of losing their homes to wildfires comes as the climate crisis turns up the dial on extreme weather, drought and heat. But it’s also the result of new research that has exposed deep and dangerous gaps in our understanding of the threat.
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‘This is ideal for them’: business is booming for Birmingham’s ‘rat king’
The Guardian joins a pest controller on the city’s streets as residents fear a rise in rodents during bin workers’ strikes
“They’re not fussy,” said Martin Curry, describing the far from epicurean appetites of the scurrying rodents that the residents of Birmingham fear could flood the streets of their city.
“Rats all have their own personal tastes but if food is scarce they’ll eat anything,” he said. Curry, who has been called the “rat king” locally, runs MC Environmental Pest Control. He has been on the frontline of stamping out the rodent threat amid a weeks-long bin strike that has caused bins to pile up on Birmingham’s streets.
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Is the Silvertown tunnel a bridge to the future or a step backwards?
As the £2.2bn tunnel prepares to open, opinions are divided: will it reduce congestion, or is it a relic of transport planning that worsens pollution?
From high above the Thames, the distinctive portals of the new Silvertown tunnel are clearly visible: a black arch on the North Greenwich peninsula, a green conical building a mile across the water in Newham.
On Monday, tens of thousands of cars and lorries will start passing between them, almost directly below the cable car built by Boris Johnson, as if on a mysterious ley line that induces London mayors to embark on unloved transport projects.
This is a 1990s project that’s coming to fruition 30 years later
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Dirty laundry: what really happens to your clothes when you donate them to charity?
Only a fraction gets resold on the domestic secondhand market, but there are ways consumers can help reduce waste
- Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint
- Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.com
Every year, Australians donate the equivalent of 250m pairs of jeans to charity (around 200,000 tonnes of textiles) and send another 200,000 tonnes to landfill.
But only a fraction of donated clothes get resold in Australia. So what happens to your old jeans when you donate them? And how can consumers play their part to minimise waste in the process?
Get Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an email
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Eco Health News feeds
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Woman contacted by stranger on DNA site - and the truth about her birth unravelled
An NHS trust has paid compensation after a woman, now in her 70s, discovered she had been swapped at birth.
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'I could live 30 years but plan to die': How assisted dying law is dividing Canadians
BBC News reports on assisted dying in Canada, where some say it's now easier to choose to die than get support to live
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No drinks with sweeteners for younger children, say UK advisers
Drinks such as sugar-free squash are off the menu for young children, say health advisers.
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Women to continue having babies later, says ONS
The ONS also projects women will continue having smaller families than previous generations.
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Don't deport us over health issue, say British couple in Australia
A Macclesfield woman fears she will have to leave Australia due to her medical condition.
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Public satisfaction with NHS hits record low
A fifth happy with NHS in Britain, finds long-running poll, with waits and staffing of major concern.
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Who can get an NHS Covid booster this spring?
The NHS Covid spring booster campaign is under way, but vaccines are also available privately.
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Are my braids doing more harm than good?
Research suggests the synthetic hair used for braiding could be bad for you - but will that stop women using it?
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California man invites BBC to witness his death as MPs debate assisted dying
Wayne Hawkins believes terminally ill people should be able to die when they choose, but others in the state disagree.
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'I fear I'll be dead before I get justice for my son'
Tony Summers' son Paul was diagnosed with HIV and Hepatitis C and died in 2008 aged 44.
Eco Nature News feeds
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Ahead of pandemic talks, this doctor has nature on his mind
Human health, animal health and environmental health are interconnected. A new article published in the Lancet argues for an approach to pandemic threats that embraces this idea.
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‘It protects us from them’: In new film, Indigenous traditions persist amid loss
A new short film follows a boy as he seeks comfort in the Indigenous traditions, prayers and guidance of his grandfather, whose help is sought after a community member disappears.
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News spotlight: Report warns of growing human toll as planet warms
Last year was the hottest on record — sparking major climate disasters across the globe that left a trail of destruction, including lost lives, destroyed infrastructure and decimated crops.
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AI-based tool for nature wins big
Data is key to solving some of the world’s toughest problems, but it’s often scattered and disorganized. An AI-powered tool from Conservation International can help.
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‘We’re just trying to adapt’: Coffee farmers face down climate change
For one of the world’s most important crops, a project supported by Conservation International is grounds for optimism.
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What on Earth is ‘HFLD’? (Hint: It’s about forests)
From “blue carbon” to “ecosystem services,” environmental jargon is everywhere. Conservation International looks to make sense of it in an occasional explainer series. In this installment, we explore the role “HFLDs,” play in storing climate-warming carbon.
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News spotlight: Sea creatures could harbor the next generation of medications, but are they at risk?
In case you missed it: Scientists are sourcing new, lifesaving medications from the sea. But deep-sea mining explorations could risk critical marine ecosystems before their potential is understood.
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That UN climate report wasn’t all bad news
The recent IPCC climate report was bleak, but there are silver linings. Our expert weighs in.
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Thomas Lovejoy, ‘godfather of biodiversity,’ dies at 80
The conservation movement has lost one of its giants. Renowned ecologist Thomas Lovejoy died Dec. 25 at the age of 80, National Geographic reported.
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New NASA maps will help Liberia chart course for a sustainable future
In partnership with Conservation International and NASA, the government of Liberia recently mapped the country’s diverse ecosystems — from lush forests to coastal mangroves — and analyzed how they have changed over time.