Conservation & Environment News - Week 20/05/08 - 26/05/08

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Natural England announces an extra £5 million for England’s wildlife on International Biodiversity Day - Natural England 22/05/08

The dormouse, rare orchids, orchards and even ponds are just some of England’s most threatened species and habitats set to benefit as Natural England announces today (Thursday 22 May) an extra £5 million to support wildlife recovery.

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Natural England leads the way on greater access to nature - Natural England 26/05/08

Natural England has announced its £25 million Lottery funded grant programme ‘Access to Nature’ is now open for business.

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The RSPB: North-south divide revealed - RSPB Online 22/05/08

The publication today by Defra of bird trends across regions of England shows that the UK government will face difficulty in meeting its target of halting wildlife declines by 2010, says the RSPB.

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Climate Change Explained In New Free Booklet - Medical News Today 20/05/08

The National Academies have released the 2008 edition of "Understanding and Responding to Climate Change," a booklet designed to give the public a comprehensive and easy-to-read analysis of findings and recommendations from expert consensus reports on climate change. These reports have provided helpful analysis and direction to decision makers and stakeholders by evaluating the state of climate change science, identifying promising new avenues of research, and exploring opportunities to more effectively respond to climate change. Now in its third edition, this booklet includes updated figures and graphics and an expanded section on climate change impacts.

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The RSPB: Wildlife needs a 'Health Check' too! - RSPB Online 21/05/08

Yesterday’s proposals for farm policy 'reform' largely ignore the role agriculture must play in reversing wildlife declines. Changes arising from the European Commission’s ‘Health Check’ of the CAP, have been watered down in time for implementation in 2009.

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EARLINET, European Research For Climatic Change Analysis - Medical News Today 25/05/08

The prediction of future climate is, undoubtedly, one of the main challenges of our time, marked by the concern about climatic change and its effects, such as drought and natural disasters, poles thaw, rise of the sea level, diseases, etc. Climatic change poses different scientific challenges to researchers from all over the world, which must be tackled with new ideas, reliable data and advanced instruments.