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Significant UK air quality improvements over past 40 years cut death rates
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Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform visits Auchencorth Moss
Migneint blanket bog, Snowdonia Picture: Chris Evans
Human activity means UK peatlands contribute to climate change
A honeybee on Oilseed Rape Picture by Lucy Hulmes
High-tech study shines light on varied diet of honeybees

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Artificial Intelligence can enable better understanding of flora and fauna
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International negotiations on greenhouse gas emissions reporting go to the wire
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Summer Soilstice Kickoff
Scots pine at Beinn Eighne Picture: Stephen Cavers
Strategy will help trees to survive climate change, pests and diseases
Helen Roy working with other biodiversity experts in St Helena
CEH ecologist is honoured to help lead global study into invasive alien species
Cyclists competing during rain
CEH scientists receive Innovation Award for system forecasting surface water flooding and impact
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Urgent action is needed to protect the natural world
Tractor spraying insecticide
ChemPop: What are the impacts of chemicals on wildlife populations?
Scots pines at Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve ©Lorne Gill SNH
Protection of unique forest is a big step for UK biodiversity
Covers of two reports from the National Hydrological Monitoring Programme
30 years of the National Hydrological Monitoring Programme

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Environmental Change Network
Environmental Change Network
Biological Records Centre (BRC)
Biological Records Centre (BRC)
Environmental Information Platform
Environmental Information Platform
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Environmental datasets
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NRFA
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Land cover map
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Strengthening Thailand's Agricultural drought Resilience (STAR)
Polar ice
Understanding the Pathways to and Impacts of 1.5C Rise in Global Temperature
Smallholding farmer in India
SUNRISE
Air Pollution and Human Health in Developing Megacities

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Hand holding a mobile phone in front of flowers and a butterfly
Artificial Intelligence can enable better understanding of flora and fauna
Auditorium with big display
International negotiations on greenhouse gas emissions reporting go to the wire
Compost bin in a garden
Summer Soilstice Kickoff
Scots pine at Beinn Eighne Picture: Stephen Cavers
Strategy will help trees to survive climate change, pests and diseases