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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Urbanisation Edinburgh 2015
Urbanisation costs Edinburgh over 11 hectares of green land each year
Phosphorus 350 birthday cake
Anniversary event focuses on benefits and challenges of phosphorus
Betony (Betonica officinalis) flower
CEH analysis informs extensive health check on UK wildlife
Ruffe fish
Non-native ruffe found in Windermere for the first time

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Woman in a field looking through binoculars (photo by Ben Andrew, rspb-images.com
Volunteer recorders play vital role in monitoring the state of nature
Prof Andrew Millar talking to CEH scientists
Visit by Scottish Government Chief Scientific Adviser for Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture
Ilfracombe harbour Picture: Gill Ainsworth
UK marine environment contributes to fulfilled human life
Water Resources Portal screenshot1
New portal tracks UK hydrological situation as it happens
Toxic warning sign
New research into the impacts of climate change on harmful algal blooms in lakes
Map showing sea around UK and Ireland
Progress in UK Environmental Prediction research
Thermometer hitting 39 deg celsius
Analysis of climate volatility provides important insights on potential for rapid warming
Kestrel chicks being fed
Meeting the kestrel family
Carbon Game leaderboard at Edinburgh Climate Festival
Bringing CEH science to the Edinburgh Climate Festival
June 2019 rainfall UK for blog
UK Hydrological Status Update - July 2019

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

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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