The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology is a world-class research organisation focusing on land and freshwater ecosystems and their interaction with the atmosphere.

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Small plastic particles
Microplastics ban is ambitious but only tackles part of the problem
English pond and farmland CCO
‘Big data’ can support better management of global natural assets
Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) is a threatened species across Europe due to loss of habitat Picture: Martin Warren
Butterfly monitoring project will enable improvements to Europe’s environment
Decision on the future ownership and governance of CEH
Milestone met on CEH's journey towards independence

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Storm clouds over fishing boats in Mumbai
Sharing international flood and drought science
People standing on a mountain side in Colombia
Preparing the ground for PARAGUAS field work
Covers of two reports from the National Hydrological Monitoring Programme
30 years of the National Hydrological Monitoring Programme
Landscape-scale species monitoring of agri-environment schemes
Dry soil
Drought and Water Scarcity: addressing current and future challenges
The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology carries out a variety of long-term environmental monitoring, including air quality
UK-SCAPE: UK Status, Change and Projections of the Environment
Map showing Shivamogga (formerly Shimoga) district of India
Mapping Monkey Fever Risk
Coconut crab on Diego Garcia. Photo c. W Rabitsch
Predictions and priorities to prevent new invasive non-native species arrivals
Black and white photo of a pine tree on a slope
Ecological data of the past: a vast early warning system
Forest mist
Estimating transpiration in climate models
Getting together to fight plant health problems
What's Flying Tonight moth app screengrab
New app makes identifying moths easier
STEM Ambassador medal
Becoming a STEM Ambassador
River Thames at Swinford
How do we manage water resources in the future to best protect water quality?
Bridge over Scottish river
Scottish Freshwater Group 100th Meeting (April 2018)
Taking a pill - image by Shutterstock
Why Defra, the Environment Agency and the Water Industry should take notice of the CMO Report
The back of a person outdoors in the Cairngorms
Putting the concept of ecosystem services into practice
By Oxfam East Africa (A family gathers sticks and branches for firewood) [CC BY 2.0]
Will droughts in East Africa become more common?
Wildlflowers including oxeye daisy and knapweed
In-field wild flower strips
Crossness sewage treatment works
Chemicals in our wastewater...and our rivers - closing the water cycle loop
Rills descend through light soils
How is land use change altering global patterns of soil erosion?
Pictures of an algal bloom, bee, land cover map and microplastics with 2017 written over the top
2017 CEH News Review of the Year
Holding an Arctic charr
Arctic charr environmental challenges explored on film
Detail from Land Cover plus Crops Map 2015 showing crop types
CEH Land Cover® plus: Crops
Loch Flemington with algae in the water
Scottish Freshwater Group
Guillemot and chick on the Isle of May
Isle of May Long-Term Study
Agricultural landscape aerial view
National Capability
Himachal Pradesh, India. Photo - Shutterstock
UK Committee for National and International Hydrology

Data

Environmental Change Network
Environmental Change Network
Biological Records Centre (BRC)
Biological Records Centre (BRC)
Environmental Information Platform
Environmental Information Platform
Environmental datasets
Environmental datasets
NRFA
NRFA
Land cover map
Land cover map
Turning world-class research into practical action
Innovation and commercialisation

Our science

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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
Flooding damage amid poor housing
International

Blog posts

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Small plastic particles
Microplastics ban is ambitious but only tackles part of the problem
Storm clouds over fishing boats in Mumbai
Sharing international flood and drought science
People standing on a mountain side in Colombia
Preparing the ground for PARAGUAS field work
Top five species groups with the highest number of records added to iRecord in 2018 (butterflies, moths, flowering plants, birds, dragonflies) Pictures: Martin Harvey
Landmark reached as one million wildlife encounters recorded in a year