Large bodies of water can cool cities but small ones can make temperatures and...
Large bodies of water in urban areas can be effective at removing pollutants and heat from cities, but smaller ones can actually make the...
Scotland launches latest round of peatland restoration funding
Farmers, landowners and land managers across Scotland can now access a £22 million fund to undertake peatland restoration projects.
This is the next stage of...
New strategy launched to protect chalk streams
Often referred to as the equivalent of England’s rainforests, 85% of the world’s chalk streams are estimated to be in England and around 29%...
Brits bin more than £1.17 billion worth of fruit and veg each year, says...
£1.17bn worth of fruit, veg and bread is wasted every year by Brits, according to new research from Sainsbury’s.
The news comes as the retailer...
Economic strategy prioritises collaboration to ensure skills for new green workforce
Net zero transition plays a role in Scotland's National Strategy for Economic Transformation.
This Strategy sets out how public, private and third sector partnerships can...
Northern Ireland’s first Environment Strategy under consultation
Edwin Poots, Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, has launched a consultation document on Northern Ireland’s first ever overarching Environment Strategy.
The Environment Strategy...
Government set to support a new five-year review aimed at increasing opportunities for women...
The government has announced that it would back a new five-year review to monitor women’s representation in the upper rungs of FTSE companies, namely...
ICON on Demand: Sarah Divall talks about creating sustainable change in her ICON webinar
Last week Sarah Divall from the environmental charity Hubbub sat down with us in a webinar about changing our attitudes towards a more sustainable...
UK space projects that boost global sustainable development receive £3.4m funding
The UK Space Agency has announced £3.4 million of new funding for ten projects that back UK academics using space to tackle global development...
Water companies pledge to protect rare chalk streams
A group of water companies have vowed to invest millions of pounds to protect the country’s chalk streams by reducing the amount of water...
