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A new study, led by researchers at Nelson Mandela University, which monitored the breeding success of African penguins for 12 years across South Africa has found that artificial nests outperforme...

https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/artificial-nests-boost-penguin-breeding-success-but-theres-no-one-size-fits-all-design/

What is a novel ecosystem? The definition of novel, sometimes also called ‘emerging’, ecosystems has evolved over the last two decades, but there are a number of characteristics that are help...

https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/novel-ecosystems-the-new-normal/

Honorary membership, the highest honour given by the society, has been awarded to two eminent ecologists whose illustrious careers continue to advance our understanding of the natural world: Prof...

https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/bes-awards-2024-meet-the-winners/

Could you help us understand what synthesis research is? Sure! Synthesis research combines separate, often disparate, components into a coherent whole to gain new insights. These components could...

https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/bes-synthesis-grant-funds-research-into-forest-restoration-biases/

The public discourse on the impacts and rights of what can be included under the umbrella term ‘access to nature’ is rumbling on in newspapers and across social media. Kate Humble commented r...

https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/access-to-nature-what-to-do-when-both-sides-are-right/

A new study by researchers at The University of Edinburgh and Yale University quantified annual nutrient losses from the removal of deer carcasses by utilising nationwide Scottish cull reports. T...

https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/removing-culled-deer-carcasses-in-scotland-may-be-draining-environments-of-nutrients/

How would you characterise pedagogical research? Pedagogical research refers to the study of education, that being, research which aims to develop understanding of the learning or teaching experi...

https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/tackling-climate-anxiety-through-pedagogical-research/

Read on to find out more about the research and lives of ecologist from across the LGBTQIA+ community. Numair Masud “This article is a call to action. For this Pride series, we must learn to se...

https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/pride-month-2024/

In a recent blog for Green Alliance, Lord Debden, Chair of the Climate Change Committee, argues that climate and nature have not had the prominent position or detailed exploration they need in th...

https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/where-are-climate-and-nature-in-this-election-campaign/

Reorganising land use in the UK to secure a sustainable future that works for both people and nature will require coordinated action and systems level changes with profound ramifications for food...

https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/transform-uk-land-use-approach-for-a-sustainable-future/