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Lucy Rowland

Innovative wildlife monitoring: the rise of ecoacoustics

Friday, 8 December 2023

small bird sitting on microphone outdoors

Traditional ways of monitoring the species around us will always be of vital importance to ecological surveyors. Taking into account the sounds and sights in the field, experienced surveyors – ornithologists in particular – are experts at work, drawing on their extensive education, skills and...

Recent reports

Salary and Workplace Satisfaction Report 2023

The Salary and Workplace Satisfaction Report provides a valuable insight into salary trends and job satisfaction across the environmental science sector.
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Transforming the planet: Our vision for the future of environmental science

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Before you dig: What's beneath your feet?

This guide provides a brief description of the functioning of fuel forecourts, in particular the retail facilities used for the fuelling of road vehicles.

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Progressing or regressing: The future of environmental science under new UK governance

Over the past 50 years, emerging environmental crises have made clear that the relationship between environmental governance, environmental science, and...
Annual Report 2022

Our annual report provides an opportunity for our members and stakeholders to find out more about the IES and our activities over the last year.

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Recent journals

Seeking Natural Justice

How we respond to matters of environmental justice in the present will shape our society well into the future, as the world grapples with the intensifying effects of climate change and countless...
Unearthing Global Megatrends in Land Condition

No profession operates in a vacuum and it is imperative that we pay attention to emerging drivers of change.

This edition of environmental SCIENTIST explores how the European...
Watt plan for energy?

The continuing energy crisis, in the midst of an ongoing fight against climate change and movement towards renewable power, has brought the importance of energy systems into...
Environmental risk: At bursting point?

By understanding risk, we can see potential futures and pathways for the society and economy we want to create for future generations. As the global community makes decisions about which...
Ecosystem restoration: Securing biodiversity, complexity and resilience

The case for ecological restoration goes way beyond reasons of biodiversity recovery for the sake of biodiversity alone; it is also fundamental for our health, wellbeing and economy, and tackling...