Increasing the margins of mudflat, reedbed and saltmarsh along the edges of hardened, urbanised estuaries is what the Estuary Edges project is about. In the case study estuary, the Tidal Thames, South East UK, there has been a loss of 10,000 hectares of saltmarsh since 1860 (Environment Agency,...
Susan Zappala, Joint Nature Conservation Committee and Mark Wilmot, Wing presented this webinar on behalf of the RIVM (Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment).
Ecological assessment of air pollution is under increasing scrutiny due to caselaw challenge and UK...
environmental SCIENTIST | Talking tactics: Environmental protection and armed conflicts | June 2020
Doug Weir examines how citizen science could help to protect both people and ecosystems in conflict zones.
Armed conflicts...
UK seagrasses are under increasing strain and in an unfavourable state, yet these meadows provide critical ecosystem services. Seagrasses are threatened with annual global losses estimated at 7%. The reasons for this decline are complex, but commonly associated with poor water quality and...
Following the launch of the IES’ five principles for a science-led Green Recovery at the start of June, we have been continuing to look at the big challenges and opportunities to build back better, and what we can learn from a broad and interdisciplinary approach as we scrutinise emerging plans...
The environmental sector is at the forefront of addressing global challenges, with environmental professionals and scientists playing an integral role in the transition to a sustainable society. This sense of purpose gives those working in the...
Researchers, professionals and members of the IES team provide in depth analysis of news stories, topical issues and emerging science.
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