“Widespread insect declines globally are likely to have far-reaching effects on wildlife. Beyond reducing an essential food source, losses of insects risk changing ecosystems, disrupting pollination ...

Our land, air, and freshwater environments are dynamic systems that interact in complex ways. Understanding them means studying these connections, not only the parts in isolation. Yet the data and ...

Developed by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), it identifies landscape features in every three-metre-square area of land across the country, meaning it shows previously hidden detail, ...

The Land Use/Woodlands Collection project will scope the preservation and digitisation of records documenting changes in the UK's landscapes and woodlands since the mid-20th century. The project will ...

Rivers across the world in 2025 had one of their driest years in recent decades, reflecting an ongoing trend that has serious future implications for people and economies. That is according to the ...

The Rio Conventions each have a distinct role to play, and that distinction remains important. The opportunity offered by the Rio Synergies Agenda is not to make the conventions the same, but to bring ...

This list presents all the reliable recordings of freshwater and terrestrial cyanobacteria and photosynthetic algae in the British Isles (with the exception of some diatoms). Brackish water and ...

Three of the UK’s worst harvests on record have occurred in the past six years due to extreme weather, with 2026 set to continue the trend. It has never been more important to help people understand ...

UKCEH scientists have contributed to a new report, published on 2 September by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) which states that global temperature rise is set to cross 1.5°C, likely ...

Dr Jan Dick, who carries out transdisciplinary research at UKCEH, reflects on how long-term monitoring and international collaboration provide important insights into how climate change is affecting ...