ecosystem services Archives

Towards unravelling the ‘Black Box’ of peatland carbon: linking peatland habitat condition and management to water chemistry and quality

SEI report / SEI researchers and partners presented insights on the physical and chemical properties of peat relevant to management decisions on 'at source' drinking water.

30 April 2021 / About Ecosystems, Land use and Water resources

Male red grouse peeps above heather, Whipperdale, North Yorkshire, UK

Peatland-ES-UK: a long-term, deep and holistic look at climate and management impacts on grousemoor managed UK blanket bog peatlands – carbon, water, biodiversity

SEI report / SEI researchers and partners presented insights into blanket bog ecosystem functioning based on data from a peatland management project in Northern England.

30 April 2021 / About Ecosystems and Land use

Nyayo Gardens Park, Nakuru, Kenya provides shade and respite to workers and local residents

Assessing inequalities in wellbeing at a neighbourhood scale in low-middle-income-country secondary cities and their implications for long-term livability

Journal article / This article describes a mixed methods approach to understand inequalities in urban wellbeing in two rapidly changing cities in Kenya and Thailand.

10 November 2021 / About Cities, Participation, Pollution, Public policy and Wellbeing

Navigating the (yet) unseen waters of Cerrado, the Brazilian savanna

Perspective / Water-related conservation efforts, such as the Water Producer Programme, help to align ecosystem systems maintenance with sustainable agricultural practices.

22 November 2021 / About Bioeconomy, Climate services, Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Geopolitics, Sustainable lifestyles, Water resources and Water-energy-food nexus

Assessing inequalities in wellbeing at a neighbourhood scale in low-middle-income-country secondary cities and their implications for long-term livability

Journal article / To ensure future sustainability, cities need to consider concepts of livability and resident wellbeing alongside environmental and economic development equity.

8 November 2021 / About Cities, Participation, Pollution, Public policy and Wellbeing

Logs in forest with machine and trees in background, Katashina villag, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

The UK Soy Manifesto – virtual launch

Past event / The UK Soy Manifesto is a commitment from UK industry to source deforestation and conversion-free soya by 2025, and to support wider industry to do the same.

09 November 2021 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests and Supply chains

British food firms vow to stop soy imports from deforested areas

Media coverage / On 9 November 2021, the UK Soy Manifesto was launched, with 27 companies already signed up to this new industry commitment. Bloomberg covers the story.

9 November 2021 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests and Supply chains

Drone aerial view of deforestation in Amazon rainforest, trees cut and burned on illegally to open land for agriculture and livestock in Jamanxim National Forest, Para, Brazil

UK industry leaders unite to cut deforestation- and conversion-linked soy from supply chains by 2025

Press release / The UK Soy Manifesto is a commitment from UK industry to source deforestation and conversion-free soya by 2025 and to support others to do the same.

9 November 2021 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests and Supply chains

Summer landscape with reflection of Nenets dwelling in water, northern Siberia, Russia

Resilience & Management of Permafrost Wetlands

Past event / This event takes up why wetlands are a key for climate change and traditional livelihoods and discusses strengthening their restoration and conservation.

05 November 2021 / About Climate services and Ecosystems