Wildlife

Funding announced at COP29 for 20 projects to support marine protection and fight poverty

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Today, we have announced the 20 projects that have been successful in the first round of funding of our Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature Grant Programme (also referred to as OCEAN). Read this post to find out more.

A call for feedback on the indicators of species abundance in England

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image of a yellow clouded butterfly sitting on a pink flower.

In this post, Clare and Claire, from the Environmental Statistics and Reporting team at Defra, share what the species abundance indicator is, and how you can get in touch to give feedback on the statistic in development. 

How the National Forest has transformed a scarred mining landscape to a thriving haven for nature 

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image of wildflower meadow at the National Forest

In this post, Stuart Dainton, Head of Land Management and Estate at the National Forest, tells us how the Minorca Wood is being transformed to create a haven for nature and people.