An intensive study of the flora of one meadow in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado over 39 years reveals a consistent long term pattern of change: first flowers 6 days per decade earlier, last flowers 3 days per decades later.
… consistent long term pattern of change: first flowers 6 days per decade earlier, last flowers 3 days per decades later. Two thirds of alpine flowers have changed their pattern of bloom in …
The TV cameras were diligently trained on the cyclists competing in the annual Tour of Flanders. But their footage has provided *yet further* evidence that climate change is having a dramatic impact on nature. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports
… Montague | 3rd July 2018 News Climate Change Flowers And Plants Tour Of Flanders Tour of … changes. They estimated how many leaves and flowers were present on the day of the course … and even whole ecosystems. “Some of the flowers growing under these trees may not be …
A low carbon Britain rests on the electrification of our energy supply. But new research by the University of Surrey has highlighted the challenges facing government, market and civil society-led pathways to reducing emissions
… and a civil society-led pathway, Thousand Flowers, all politically and socially distinct … Rules, Central Coordination and Thousand Flowers respectively, despite a 30 per cent … Coordination but only 38 GW in Thousand Flowers, compared to 57 GW so far this winter. …
An increase in air pollution is destroying floral aromas, meaning pollinators such as bees and butterflies may soon be struggling find pollen sources.
… Environment, indicates that aroma from flowers has decreased by as much as 90 per … pollution. ‘The scent molecules produced by flowers in a less polluted environment… could … in molecules that no longer smell of flowers. Because of this, bees and other …
The Ecologist's Lorna Howarth reports on news and action from the environmental frontline
… change causing the early blooming of Spring flowers? The Ecologist's Lorna Howarth reports … www.shutterstock.com The early blooming of flowers has serious implications for the …
A warming climate and the loss of natural areas are driving Indian bee colonies to the brink, writes Premila Krishnan. Losing this cousin of our European honeybee could be disastrous, as rural communities depend on their honey for food and income, and the bees perform vital pollination services.
… in the forests, and several varieties of flowers have disappeared." He says tourism is … large scale. "Instead of visiting the natural flowers, the bees are attracted more by the … in the forests, and several varieties of flowers have disappeared …
From boosting biodiversity to gardens that are helping to tackle climate change, Chelsea Flower Show 2012 will be green in more ways than one. Rebecca Campbell went behind the scenes
… & biodiversity benefit from indigenous wildflowers Filling your garden with wildflowers helps honeybees and butterflies, and …
Butterfly populations are an important gauge of the health of local habitats and wider climate change. Faye Dobson explains what population changes mean, and how you can get involved in helping monitor them.
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Climate change may be affecting the normal breeding patterns of frogs, salamanders and other amphibians leading to fears of future population loss of some species
… found that climate change could be causing flowers to open before bees emerged from … pollination Climate change may be causing flowers to open before bees emerge from …
Warmer weather and reduced frosts linked to climate change are giving a boost to spring mushroom numbers in the UK and Europe
Spring mushrooms show long term effect of climate change The Ecologist | 9th December 2009 News Mushrooms Gardening Food And Farming Climate Change Waste And Recycling Natural World …
The world we inhabit is a miracle of billions of years of evolution as life has unfolded in its full beauty and diversity, writes Grant A. Mincy. But human activities - deforestation, mining, urbanisation, pollution, climate change - are tearing away at the functioning fabric of the living biosphere. A mass extinction is under way, and it must be halted, and reversed. But how?
… and colorfully vibrant with bursting wildflowers in the spring. I love to breathe deep …
Dr Tony Whitbread tells the Ecologist why, despite serious declines in much of Britain's wildlife, he remains optimistic that nature conservation can provide the tools to reverse these negative trends......
The plan was a simple one: Climate Camp would "swoop" onto the main road on Bishopsgate directly outside the European Climate Exchange (the biggest carbon trading hub in the world) on April 1st, just as the G20 circus rolled into town. But we were never sure precisely how it would work.
… trays of fruit and even armfuls of fresh flowers. The road was clear, journalists …
An innovative new project aims to raise a global army to replant old growth trees to stop climate change
Diana Beresford-Kroeger: the woman who speaks for the trees Matilda Lee | 8th April 2011 Activism Climate Change Natural World Forestry Deforestation Archangel Ancient Tree Archive Diana …
The Arctic is a special place, teeming with life, but it is under threat like never before, writes Robert Spicer - not just from climate change, but from oil drilling, industrial fishing and shipping, as receding ice creates now commercial opportunities. We must designate an Arctic Sanctuary where nature can reign undisturbed.
We must keep the Arctic clean, wild and free! Professor Robert Spicer | 17th November 2014 Comment Arctoc Oceans Ecology Climate Change Transport Fishing arctic-shipping-cut.jpg The Arctic is a …
The growing popularity of olive oil has driven more intensive systems of olive tree cultivation, writes Kieran Cooke. But they are vulnerable to the kind of extreme weather that has brought pests and disease to olive crops across southern Europe, damaging crops and pushing up prices.
Climate turbulence deals costly blow to olive oil yield Kieran Cooke | 2nd December 2014 News Food Farming Climate Change Italy Spain olives_carolyn-lyons-cut-2.jpg The growing popularity of olive …
Two things are new in the Pacific Northwest, writes Stephyn Quirke: abnormally hot, dry weather that has even killed Chinook salmon on their run upriver to spawn; and 'bomb trains' a mile more long carrying thousands of tonnes of oil, with just a single sleep-deprived driver on board. What could possibly go wrong?
… Is our weather getting funny? Some bushes and flowers started to bloom near the end of …
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The Karen Indigenous People in Myanmar founded the Salween Peace Park to protect their mega-diverse territory and their culture from extractivism and conflict.
… foods like bamboo shoots, banana fruits and flowers, honey, mushrooms, and edible ferns in …
The National Food Strategy is a huge opportunity to transform England's food system.
The plant-based transition Tim Thorpe | 20th August 2021 | Comment National Food Strategy Food And Farming Climate Change Veganism Editor’s Picks flower-burger-menu_25052021113236.jpg The National …
If you want evidence that global warming is happening, you need only look to China. Unseen by the rest of the world, much of the north of the country is turning into a land of droughts, dust storms and deserted villages.
… fruit trees blossomed with pink and white flowers. Further on, the terrain flattened …
Springwatch Unsprung presenter Lindsey Chapman talks poetry, Blue Planet II and why we need to amplify diverse voices in the fight against climate change in the first of our new Voices for Nature interview series from our nature editor ELIZABETH WAINWRIGHT
… around me, creating records of birds and wild flowers. I relished the changing of the …
A vicious cycle of climate change, cattle diet and rising methane has been revealed in a new scientific study: as temperatures rise, forage plants get tougher and harder to digest, and cause more methane to be produced in bovine stomachs. And with cattle numbers rising and methane 85 times more powerful a greenhouse gas over 20 years, that spells trouble.
Spiral of doom: hotter world increases cattle methane emissions Oliver Tickell | 27th March 2017 News Climate Change Farming Ecology cattle-india-cut.jpg A vicious cycle of climate change, cattle …