Press releases

Scientists are calling for a raft of urgent measures – including a dedicated Global Green Finance Fund – to help restore degraded freshwater lakes, at the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York. The...

An online portal to help local people, policy-makers and regulators understand the ecology of Loch Leven better has been created by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH).

Science is not the only beneficiary of nature-based ‘citizen science’ projects – taking part also boosts the wellbeing of participants and their connection to nature, according to research published...

Protected natural areas of the UK are struggling to halt declines in insects and spiders that have occurred over the past 30 years, according to a study led by researchers from the UK Centre for...

Dr Stuart Wainwright OBE, Director of the Government Office for Science, has been appointed Chief Executive of the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and will take up leadership of the...

Researchers have shown - for the first time - that less intensively managed British grazed grasslands have on average 50% more plant species and better soil health than intensively managed grassland...

On average, about half of trees planted in tropical and sub-tropical forest restoration efforts do not survive more than five years, but there is enormous variation in outcomes, new research has found...

Wheat yields in the UK have largely been resilient to varying weather over the past 30 years but the future security of our most widely grown food crop is uncertain due to climate change, says a new...

A new Europe-wide awareness campaign is calling on everyone to prevent the spread of invasive alien species. A series of materials including posters, animations and social media graphics, to get the...

A report into the global status of ladybirds reveals the threats they face and lays out a roadmap for conservation. The research was compiled by international experts from institutes including the UK...