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Hydrologist Jamie Hannaford of the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), who led the research, said: “Our projections have significant implications as they suggest potential future water scarcity ...

With ever increasing interest in the benefits that the natural environment provides to people, there is a need to know where our natural capital is. Natural England and UKCEH have collaborated on this ...

The results from one of the longest ever woodland vegetation surveys are now available. The unprecedented 50-year dataset gives unparalleled insight into the major drivers of change in Britain’s ...

Farmers with pasture-fed livestock systems are increasingly adopting agro-ecological approaches to deliver profits for their business as well as potential environmental benefits. But what is the ...

Pollinators are central to our environment and economy – it is estimated that 80% of British plant species rely on insect pollination, and pollinators are estimated to contribute up to £650 million ...

We harness data and digital technologies to provide solutions to environmental challenges, and are a major custodian of environmental datasets. The long-term environmental data hosted by UKCEH inform ...

The project estimated national changes in river flow indicators using the perturbation method with climate change factors extracted from the Future Flow Climate projections for the 2050s for each of ...

At times of flood and drought, water managers need good estimates of current and future rainfall amounts and soil wetness. The Joint Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Research (JCHMR) brought together ...

Citizen science is defined as the involvement of volunteers in science, so it has the dual benefits of making a contribution to ‘real’ science, while also engaging many people with science. There are ...

The Flood Estimation Handbook (FEH) and the earlier Flood Studies Report (FSR) are a set of methods and associated data to enable recognised standard national methods for rainfall and flood estimation ...

Blooms of algae in freshwaters can produce potent toxins, potentially making water bodies unsafe for recreational activities and restricting their access to the public and their suitability as a ...