Rockdust spreading to mitigate climate change and boost crop yields (Plynlimon demonstrator) UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2023-05-31 | Adding crushed rock dust to farmland has the potential to remove and lock up large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. In the first trial of Enhanced Rock Weathering on upland grasslands in the world, UKCEH scientists applied 56 tonnes of finely ground basalt rock from quarries to three hectares of farmland in Plynlimon, Powys in May 2023 and will repeat this at the same time in 2024.The basalt rock dust particles, which are less than 2mm in size, absorb and store carbon at faster rates than occur with the breaking down, or weathering of the naturally occurring rocks at the sites, reducing the timescale from decades to just months.Read more: ceh.ac.uk/press/trials-will-investigate-if-rock-dust-can-combat-climate-crisis#GreenhouseGases #ClimateChange #NetZero
Blue-green algae and reporting harmful blooms with the Bloomin Algae app 📲 UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-10-01 | Blue-green algae are a type of bacteria, known as cyanobacteria, which can produce toxic chemicals that are very harmful to the health of people and animals. Keep people and pets safe by recording algal blooms with the free Bloomin' Algae app.ceh.ac.uk/our-science/projects/bloomin-algae
Introducing the Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure (FDRI) UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-08-30 | Floods and droughts cause significant economic, social, and environmental impacts and they are predicted to increase in intensity, frequency, and duration in response to changes in climate and human activity. The need for new science to underpin the UK’s preparedness and resilience to these extreme events has never been more pressing. FDRI is a new 5-year capital investment by the UK Government enabling essential science and innovation to improve the country’s resilience to hydrological extremes. It will enable focused observations of water input, movement, and storage in three river basins, one in England, Wales and Scotland, with mobile instruments available for UK-wide deployment.
Discover the Oxford Rivers Portal (walkthrough) UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-08-22 | Discover more about the Oxford Rivers Portal, developed as part of the GOVAQUA project. oxfordrivers.ceh.ac.uk#WaterQuality #rivers #data
The Oxford Rivers Portal introduction UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-08-22 | Use the Oxford Rivers Portal to find out current and past information about local rivers and streams within Oxford and the surrounding area. Explore the data portal to find out about the river conditions today. Delve deeper to investigate river water quality in the area. The Oxford Rivers Portal has been developed as part of the GOVAQUA project (Governance transitions for sustainable and equitable water use in Europe). oxfordrivers.ceh.ac.uk/aboutGOVAQUA is a pan-European project, co-funded by the European Union.
Puffin patrol on the Isle of May, Scotland #seabirds UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-07-23 | For our Counting the Earth podcast, we journey to the Isle of May to learn about the long-term monitoring of the seabird colonies that live there, including the iconic puffin, and uncover the history of this National Nature Reserve. audioboom.com/posts/8545141-puffin-patrol-on-the-isle-of-may-52-000
Grand opening of UKCEHs West Africa Office in Accra, Ghana UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-07-22 | See the memorable moments including speeches and other highlights from the official opening of UKCEH's West Africa Office in Accra, Ghana in July 2024.ceh.ac.uk/west-africa-office@NanabanyinStudios
Sassocier pour un avenir durable en Afrique de lOuest UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-07-11 | Le Centre britannique d'écologie et d'hydrologie (UKCEH) est ravi d’annoncer l’ouverture de son bureau d’Afrique de l’Ouest, une étape cruciale dans notre collaboration avec les communautés de cette région.
Grand opening of our West Africa Office 🌍 #global #science UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-07-10 | 🎉 Our West Africa Office in Accra is officially open! We’re hugely excited to work with our fantastic partners in the region to tackle the major environmental challenges that affect us all 🌍 Thank you to everyone who attended our grand opening ✂️🎗 💚ceh.ac.uk/west-africa-office
Partnering for a sustainable future in West Africa UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-07-10 | The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) is delighted to announce the opening of its office in West Africa, marking a significant step in our collaboration with communities in the region.ceh.ac.uk/west-africa-officeLe Centre britannique d'écologie et d'hydrologie (UKCEH) est ravi d’annoncer l’ouverture de son bureau d’Afrique de l’Ouest, une étape cruciale dans notre collaboration avec les communautés de cette région.
COSMOS-UK Data Guide UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-06-14 | The cosmic-ray soil moisture monitoring network provides near-real time soil moisture data for use in a variety of applications including farming, water resources, flood forecasting and land-surface modelling. This video is a guide on what data is available, how it is collected and how to access it.At UKCEH, we are dedicated stewards of environmental data. The data, tools and models we host are essential to preserving our environment. We are committed to managing these datasets for the long term, so they can easily be accessed by all and used to inform environmental research, policy, innovation and conservation efforts around the world. This series of videos being released over the coming months, will help guide our community to what data is available and how to access it.00:00 – Introduction to COSMOS-UK01:06 – Option 1: COSMOS-UK Website02:40 – Option 2: Data requests and the API03:23 – Option 3: Quality Controlled Dataset on the EIDC
Countryside Survey Soil data guide UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-06-14 | The Countryside Survey Soil data provides a robust and representative insight into soils across Great Britain and provides a soil repository for rapid assessment on emerging issues. This video is a guide on what data is available, how it is collected and how to access it.At UKCEH, we are dedicated stewards of environmental data. The data, tools and models we host are essential to preserving our environment. We are committed to managing these datasets for the long term, so they can easily be accessed by all and used to inform environmental research, policy, innovation and conservation efforts around the world. This series of videos being released over the coming months, will help guide our community to what data is available and how to access it.
Thames Initiative data guide UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-06-14 | The Thames Initiative data provides weekly water quality and ecology data for the river Thames and it's main tributaries, including chlorophyll cell counts, alkalinity and suspended sediment measurements. This video is a guide on what data is available, how it is collected and how to access it.At UKCEH, we are dedicated stewards of environmental data. The data, tools and models we host are essential to preserving our environment. We are committed to managing these datasets for the long term, so they can easily be accessed by all and used to inform environmental research, policy, innovation and conservation efforts around the world. This series of videos being released over the coming months, will help guide our community to what data is available and how to access it.
National River Flow Archive data guide UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-06-14 | The National River Flow Archive (NRFA) is the UK’s official record of river flow data. Data is collated and curated from over 1,600 gauging stations all around the UK, including the extensive networks operated by the Environment Agency (England), Natural Resources Wales, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and for Northern Ireland, the Department for Infrastructure - Rivers. These data are used in many ways; for example, to assess water availability and to assess the impacts of climate change over time. Some of our records go back to the nineteenth century, and many go back to the 1960s, allowing identification of long-term trends in river flows.At UKCEH, we are dedicated stewards of environmental data. The data, tools and models we host are essential to preserving our environment. We are committed to managing these datasets for the long term, so they can easily be accessed by all and used to inform environmental research, policy, innovation and conservation efforts around the world. This series of videos being released over the coming months, will help guide our community to what data is available and how to access it.
Countryside Survey Veg data guide UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-06-14 | UKCEH Countryside Survey provides a uniquely powerful lens on the way common plants are distributed across the countryside and how they have changed in abundance over time. Common plants are important because they make a disproportionately large contribution to ecosystem functioning and therefore to the delivery of services that benefit humans (grassland agriculture, carbon storage, nectar provision, soil stabilisation, noise mitigation, air pollution and lowland flooding reduction and provision of a breeding habitat for many bird species). It is therefore vital to know how they are changing and why.At UKCEH, we are dedicated stewards of environmental data. The data, tools and models we host are essential to preserving our environment. We are committed to managing these datasets for the long term, so they can easily be accessed by all and used to inform environmental research, policy, innovation and conservation efforts around the world. This series of videos being released over the coming months, will help guide our community to what data is available and how to access it.
💙🪰 Did you know, caddisfly larvae help monitor our #rivers! #WaterQuality #RiverHealth UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-05-31 | This cased caddis larva sampled from the river Kennet has used little bits of gravel to make its case. There are ~200 species of caddisflies in the UK. If water quality goes down, numbers of caddis and other riverflies will plummet. 🌊 River water quality has been hitting the headlines but the picture is more mixed than you might think. In our new podcast episode, we dive into what it really means for 14% of English rivers to be in good ecological health. And we learn all about riverflies and how these tiny invertebrates are an indicator of river health.Search for Counting The Earth wherever you get your podcasts!
Protecting Scottish lochs from climate change UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-03-22 | There is a policy focus at national and international levels on mitigating climate change impacts by reducing carbon emissions and increasing carbon sequestration. However, even if we can slow climate change down, we cannot prevent or reverse it. So, alternative approaches must be used to lessen its effects. These include adaptive interventions that increase the resilience, and reduce the vulnerability, of people and nature to weather extremes and other climate change impacts. Scottish standing waters are already warming at an alarming rate and are projected to continue warming into the future. This is likely to cause more frequent and/or more intense algal blooms unless measures to reduce their growth are put in place. Since we cannot cool our water bodies, and increasing their flushing rates is unlikely to be a widely applicable solution, this study explored other options for reducing the likelihood of algal blooms worsening under climate change. The main aim of this study was to inform fit for purpose strategies for mitigating the effects of climate change on Scottish standing waters.
Science for tropical forest restoration UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-02-13 | Global deforestation means the loss of services that forests provide, from climate regulation to clean water, clean air and biodiverse habitats to timber and recreation. UKCEH works with partners around the world to tackle the challenges facing forests.
🤔 Why is it called a bullet ant? #biodiversity #wildlife #costarica UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-02-12 | Fieldwork diaries from UKCEH biologist Dr Jenna Lawson who is in Costa Rica to set up a set of biodiversity monitoring systems.
Costa Rica Fieldwork Diaries: #Biodiversity monitoring UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-02-09 | Join biologist Jenna Lawson behind-the-scenes on fieldwork in Costa Rica in a series of video diaries.Jenna and collaborators at @TropicalStudies are testing and deploying a number of innovative systems to monitor Costa Rica's diverse wildlife🦋🦇🐦🐵Watch out for further episodes!#bioacoustics #fieldwork #FieldworkDiaries
Improving hedgerow management UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-01-30 | Jo Staley from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology discusses why hedgerow management is important and when is the best time to cut a hedge.Part of our AgZero+ series of guides to sustainable farming. Find out more and get involved via agzeroplus.org.ukSee our news about Land Cover Plus Hedgerows map for England: ceh.ac.uk/press/high-tech-aerial-mapping-reveals-englands-hedgerow-landscape00:00 Introduction to the video series00:27 Let's talk hedges00:48 Why we should improve hedgerow management01:40 Advice on hedgerow cutting02:45 Overcut hedge03:07: Incremental trimming04:20: Carbon storage in hedges#hedgerows #hedgerowmanagement #AgZeroPlus
Science for drought resilience UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-01-29 | The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology is working with partners around the world to improve drought monitoring and early warning, enhance understanding of how droughts develop and behave, and inform action to reduce vulnerability to drought.
Counting the Earth - our new #podcast! #environment #science UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-01-26 | In Counting the Earth, award-winning science journalist Sue Nelson and UKCEH’s Alice Hope explore the numbers behind nature, picking apart the statistics surrounding climate and biodiversity, and tallying up the contributions that the natural world makes to our lives.Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts!
Science for sustainable nutrient management UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-01-24 | More sustainable nutrient management could reduce pollution, support food security and save farmers and growers billions in annual fertilizer costs. The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology is at the heart of global efforts to tackle nutrient pollution.
Innovative science for global hydrology UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-01-19 | Accurately measuring river flow is vital for assessing and managing water resources and water quality, especially during flood and drought events. The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology is collaborating globally on innovative developments using satellite imagery to transformriver flow monitoring completely.
Soil carbon on your farm | AgZero+ UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-01-05 | Marek Nowakowski chats to Arezoo Taghizadeh Toosi from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology about soil carbon, including how to increase and measure it.Part of our AgZero+ series of guides to sustainable farming. Find out more and get involved via agzeroplus.org.ukMeasuring soil carbon: agricarbon.co.ukSee research on the potential to increase grassland soil carbon stocks: sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479723002530?via%3DihubChapters:00:00 Introduction to the video series00:26 A hot topic00:41 Benefit for farmers01:12 What is soil carbon capture?01:28 How do we increase soil carbon capture?01:55 Not a quick fix02:22 Measuring soil carbon03:06 Example results03:40 Shorter-term vs longer-term#AgZeroPlus #farming #SustainableFarming #agriculture #wildlife #NetZero
Study uncovers major hidden human-driven bird extinctions #birds #ornithology UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2024-01-04 | New research shows humans have wiped out ~1,400 bird species – twice as many as previously thought.The modelling study led by Dr Rob Cooke from UKCEH addresses a key knowledge gap: records about bird extinctions have been limited because birds’ light bones disintegrate over time. This conceals the true extent of global extinctions.Read more: ceh.ac.uk/press/study-uncovers-major-hidden-human-driven-bird-extinctions#science #biodiversity
Cumbrian #Lakes Monitoring Programme #freshwater #waterquality #LakeDistrict UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2023-12-07 | Science tells us how the Cumbrian Lakes are changing… our monitoring, dating back to 1945, reveals the day-to-day, month-to-month and decade-to-decade story of these sensitive ecosystems – resulting in one of the world’s most comprehensive lake datasets. Lake ecosystems are extremely sensitive to environmental stressors and act as ‘sentinels’ of environmental change – on global, regional and local scales. Our scientists undertake fortnightly visits to four basins in the Cumbrian Lakes including North and South Windermere to record a range of physical, chemical and biological variables. We also operate automated monitoring stations.Only with regular monitoring can we distinguish day-to-day variations from decadal-scale directional change, and provide insights into the underlying causes. Data from nature, for nature 💙ceh.ac.uk/data-nature?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=data
Encouraging beneficial insects on your farm UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2023-12-06 | Marek Nowakowski chats to Ben Woodcock from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology about the importance of beneficial insects on farmland for pest control and pollination.Chapters00:00 Introduction to the video series00:27 We can increase beneficial insects00:48 What are beneficial insects?01:34 How does a farmer get beneficial insects?02:03 Some examples of beneficial insects03:14 Good pollination and a bump in yieldPart of our AgZero+ series of guides to sustainable farming.agzeroplus.org.uk#AgZeroPlus #farming #SustainableFarming #agriculture #wildlife #NetZero
E-Surveyor: Monitoring farmland biodiversity UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2023-11-06 | Marek Nowakowski chats to Tom August from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology about the E-Surveyor app and how it helps farmers identify and monitor biodiversity on their land.Chapters00:00 Introduction to video series00:31 Demonstrating farmland biodiversity01:23 A new app to make it easier02:39 Not just taking a picture...Part of our AgZero+ series of guides to sustainable farming.agzeroplus.org.uk#AgZeroPlus #farming #SustainableFarming #agriculture #wildlife #NetZero
E-Planner: Enhancing farm environmental decisions | AgZero+ UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2023-10-16 | Marek Nowakowski meets John Redhead from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology to talk about the free E-Planner tool and how it helps farmers make environmental decisions on their land.Chapters00:00 Introduction to video series00:27 Considering how to make best use of less productive farmland00:45 Marek meets John Redhead from UKCEH 00:54 The E-Planner app01:36 Habitats in E-Planner02:20 Using E-PlannerPart of our AgZero+ series of guides to sustainable farming.agzeroplus.org.uk#AgZeroPlus #farming #SustainableFarming #agriculture #wildlife #NetZero
Saltmarsh research in the Ribble Estuary #NetZero #CarbonCapture UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2023-10-12 | Our saltmarsh research on the Ribble Estuary includes measurements of greenhouse gas fluxes, analysis of soil cores, and measurements of tidal water flowing into the saltmarsh. Our video shows a floating pH logger on the estuary at spring tide and neap tide and the installation of a flux tower. All this monitoring will contribute to the first full carbon balance of a saltmarsh. This will provide key data for future incorporation into the UK GHG inventory and development of a UK Saltmarsh Carbon Code. The research platform on the Ribble Estuary is funded by WWF-UK and Aviva.News: ceh.ac.uk/press/new-monitoring-assess-ability-uk-saltmarshes-suck-co2Project: ceh.ac.uk/our-science/projects/wwf-saltmarsh-research-platform #saltmarsh #carbon #GreenhouseGas #GHG #Ribble #RibbleEstuary #NetZero #BlueCarbon
Feeding farmland birds in winter - a practical guide to sustainable farming | AgZero+ UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2023-10-04 | What can farmers do to help birds in winter? Marek Nowakowski offers practical advice.Chapters0:00 Introduction from Marek Nowakowski0:29 What is the hungry gap?1:55 Nature's harvest - a hedge in mid-January2:46 A sown seed mixture3:27 Supplementary feeding3:46 Supplementary feeding in practice4:29 SummaryPart of our AgZero+ series of guides to sustainable farming.agzeroplus.org.uk#AgZeroPlus #farming #SustainableFarming #agriculture #wildlife #NetZero
In-field wildflower strips and hedges - a practical guide to sustainable farming UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2023-09-25 | Marek Nowakowski meets farmer Julian Gold to discuss the benefits of planting in-field strips within crop fields.Chapters00:00 Introduction to the video series00:26 Marek introduces farmer Julian Gold00:57 Overview of the farm01:08 In-field flower strips01:45 Thoughts on agroforestry02:27 Managing the strips02:53 "It gladdens the heart" - Why farmers should do itPart of our AgZero+ series of guides to sustainable farming.agzeroplus.org.uk#AgZeroPlus #farming #SustainableFarming #agriculture #wildlife #NetZero
Introduction: A practical guide to sustainable farming UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2023-08-24 | Marek Nowakowski is your guide throughout our video series offering practical guides to sustainable farming. See the full playlist!Part of the AgZero+ project: agzeroplus.org.uk #AgZeroPlus #SustainableFarming #farming
Inside a mesocosm UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2023-08-18 | We can simulate shallow lake ecosystems in our mesocosm facility. Here we carry out experiments to study the effects of climate warming on freshwater communities, or disentangle how different external stressors influence the structure and function of lake ecosystems.Understanding how inland freshwater lakes work is important because they provide us with ecosystem services such as water supply, flood regulation, fishing and tourism, as well as supporting our health and wellbeing 🐟🦐🦢🏊♀️🚣♂️🚰Our Aquatic Mesocosm Facility at Hazelrigg on the Lancaster University campus comprises 32 outdoor tanks, each 2m diameter and 1m deep (holding around 3000 litres of water exposed to air at the water surface).catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/e99f9531-3d46-46fd-9bda-6e7900d4c07b#science #EnvironmentalScience #freshwater #lakes #water #wellbeing
Can crushed rock dust added to farmland help combat the climate crisis? UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2023-06-06 | We've started the first trial of Enhanced Rock Weathering on upland grasslands in the world, at Plynlimon in mid-Wales.Adding crushed rock dust to farmland has the potential to remove and lock up large amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere.Enhanced Rock Weathering could remove up to 2 billion tonnes of CO2 a year from the atmosphere globally by 2050. This would include up to 30 million tonnes in the UK, ~30% of annual greenhouse gas removal targets as part of national #NetZero plans.Our news: ceh.ac.uk/press/trials-will-investigate-if-rock-dust-can-combat-climate-crisisProject page: sheffield.ac.uk/uk-enhanced-weathering#ClimateChange #ClimateChangeAction #EnvironmentalScience3d
UKCEH Hedge Survey UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2023-05-10 | Dr Lisa Norton from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) explains more about a survey of hedges being undertaken this year (2023). #biodiversity #HealthyHedges
Nature-based citizen science activities - get involved! UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2023-05-10 | A little bit of nice weather is all we need for some #CitizenScience ⛅️😎 We have a few suggested activities ⤵️🐝 Monitor pollinators with a 10-minute Flower-Insect Count for the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme🦋 Send in butterfly sightings with iRecord Butterflies📲 Record any wildlife sightings with our iRecord app for science.FIT Counts take ~10-15mins - you are asked to count every insect that lands on the flowers of your chosen target flower species. A FIT Count should be completed in good weather.The iRecord Butterflies app, developed with @savebutterflies, will guide you through the identification of any butterfly that you see in the UK and allow you to add your sighting to millions of other valuable records.And our iRecord App allows you to record any species on the go! Get involved with biological recording and provide data contributing to nature conservation, planning, research and education.💚 What's more, being in and around nature is good for your wellbeing as well as for science. In a recent study, we showed that focused, active engagement with nature is just as important – whether that is ‘mindful moments’ in nature or taking part in citizen science.
Science for flood resilience | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2023-05-02 | Floods cause widespread damage and loss of life across the world and are increasing in frequency and intensity due to climate change. UKCEH is working with partners across Africa and Asia to generate research, data and insights into floods that will save lives and protect communities. Our cutting edge science to understand and predict these devastating events combines real-world data with advanced modelling and analysis.#floods #EnvironmentalScience
Science for reducing greenhouse gas emissions | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2023-04-27 | The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) works with researchers and government bodies around the world to provide monitoring and analysis supporting the delivery of national and international net zero goals.#peatland #NetZero
Science for sustainable cities | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2023-04-19 | UKCEH science is informing better ways to develop and manage cities all around the world, so they enable people and nature to thrive. We provide government departments and agencies, local authorities, consultancies and relevant industries with expertise, data, toolkits and models to tackle a wide range of urban environmental challenges. These include:- reaching net zero- achieving biodiversity net gain- informing planning- reducing air pollution- measuring urban cooling- predicting, preventing and mitigating floods- reducing noise pollution- monitoring water qualityFind out more at ceh.ac.uk/cities
Science for clean air | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2023-04-18 | The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) works with researchers and government bodies around the world to provide evidence and solutions for effective clean air policies.#CleanAir #AirPollution #AirQuality
The Datasets Dream UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2023-03-28 | What is lost and what is gained when we turn nature into data? The Dataset's Dream is a curious, sorrow-full, hope-full, data-full installation by artist Bryony Benge-Abbott and poet Thomas Sharp, created in collaboration with scientists at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Poetic narrative and illuminated glass ‘cocoon-caskets' guide us on a journey into the world of big data, exploring the importance of both cataloging the natural world and of touching it with our imaginations. Filmmaker: Minyung ImMusic: Meydän - AwayDECIDE project (Recording nature where it matters): ceh.ac.uk/our-science/projects/decide#nature #biodiversity #ArtandScience
Measuring river flow from space - overview of FluViSat UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2023-02-24 | The Fluvial Video from Satellite (FluViSat) innovation project provides a breakthrough in satellite monitoring of rivers. It enables the accurate determination of flow rates in medium and large rivers almost anywhere on the planet, with no requirement for people or equipment on site. ceh.ac.uk/our-science/projects/Fluvisat#floods #rivers #water
Behind the scenes at the National Honey Monitoring Scheme 🍯🔬 UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2023-02-10 | Dr Jenny Shelton, molecular ecologist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, talks through the process of what happens to honey samples sent for analysis to the National Honey Monitoring Scheme.
💚 Wildlife recording is good for people, as well as for science UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2023-02-09 | 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 led by UKCEH. Dr Michael Pocock tells us more.
Agri-environment measures boost wildlife UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2023-01-26 | Linnets are a seed-eating bird whose habitats include grassland, farmland and heathland. Though widely distributed across the UK, their numbers have fallen in recent decades. Abundance of the common linnet more than doubled at Hillesden arable farm during our 10-year study of the effects of agri-environment scheme (AES) implementation.Our monitoring at Hillesden revealed that populations of all bird species increased by a third in 2006-2016 compared to an average of just under 13 per cent at other comparable sites without AES. Despite the loss of agricultural land for habitat creation, yields at Hillesden didn't suffer.ceh.ac.uk/press/agri-environment-measures-boost-wildlife-populations-long-term-farm-study#wildlife #birds #farming #food #biodiversity #sustainability #naturefriendlyfarming
E-Planner: Environmental Planner tool supporting agri-environment decision-making UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2023-01-10 | The Environmental Planner tool (E-Planner) has been produced by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology to help farmers make decisions on which agri-environment options to introduce and where these are likely to work best. It uses detailed environmental data at a resolution of just five metres on all two million-plus fields across Great Britain.ceh.ac.uk/e-planner#farming #SustainableAgriculture
Increasing the UKs drought resilience UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 2022-11-10 | How will climate change affect drought risk in the UK? Our eFlaG database of hydrological projections will support good forward planning by the water industry to increase drought resilience. ceh.ac.uk/our-science/projects/eflag-enhanced-future-flows-and-groundwater#ClimateChange #Drought #Water
