On 27 August 2022, the Government announced a new £5m fund to promote the use of peatlands for sustainable farming – the Paludiculture Exploration Fund (PEF), which seeks to unlock barriers to making commercial paludiculture a reality. Natural England, the government’s adviser for the natural environment, helping to protect England’s nature and landscapes for people […]
Paludiculture – the future of farming on peat soils? Read More »
Fenland SOIL are pleased to announce that we have secured funding from the Natural England Paludiculture Exploration Fund (PEF) with a grant of £450,000 to run until April 2025. Fenland SOIL is an East Cambridgeshire based not for profit members’ organisation that aims to inform and develop ‘whole farm’ land use policies, aimed at achieving
Carbon Offsetting, Capture and Removal are big pieces of the net-zero jigsaw which are still to be finally shaped and cemented into place. As a sector in development, it has undergone some of the growing pains seen during the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s, suffering from a lack of clarity, stability and reliability leading
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Investors in the Environment (iiE) is a national environmental accreditation scheme designed to help organisations save time and money, reduce their impact on the environment, and get recognition for their progress. iiE is an accessible and proven route to help organisations get started on their sustainability journey and keep going. It was developed by Peterborough
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On the 12 September 2023, in Ely Cathedral Julia King, The Baroness Brown of Cambridge DBE FREng FRS FMedSci, gave a presentation on “Net Zero: Critical, but not Enough” This is now recorded and can be accessed from the link at the bottom of this article. Climate change impacts depend on the level of greenhouse
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New report by the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) and Lloyds Bank finds three key changes needed to help business hit Net Zero: Government should review its support and advice to SMEs on moving to Net Zero Large businesses and institutions must continue to drive behaviour change in their supply chains Government should demonstrate commitment and consistency in its Net Zero plans The recommendations are
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On Tuesday 12 September 2023 @ 17:00 hrs Cambridgeshire ACRE, the local rural development charity, is hosting an online session via Zoom exploring how communities can make use of their outdoor spaces to help boost their local wildlife, creating a more diverse, wildlife friendly local environment. The event “Conserving nature and boosting biodiversity by greening
The release of the new Barbie film is just the excuse the RSPB have been waiting for to bring on the “Barbie birds” together for a star-studded premiere of pink prancers. Come and see the top ten. But it is worth thinking about the impact of Climate change on birds in the UK. The 2017
From Barbie Girls to Barbie Birds how climate change impacts Birds Read More »
What’s East Cambs District Council doing about climate change? East Cambs District Council has set a long-term vision for a Cleaner, Greener East Cambridgeshire. This includes reversing the decline in nature, delivering net zero carbon emissions for the Council’s operations and helping others reduce their emissions. Under it’s Environment Plan for 2023-24. The Environment Plan
What’s East Cambs District Council doing about climate change? East Cambs District Council has set a long-term vision for a Cleaner, Greener East Cambridgeshire. This includes reversing the decline in nature, delivering net zero carbon emissions for the Council’s operations and helping others reduce their emissions. Under it’s Environment Plan for 2023-24. The Environment Plan
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