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Natural colonisation is the process by which trees colonise new ground from existing local sources. This can happen through seed which has been dispersed by birds, mammals, wind or gravity, or by vegetative colonisation where new growth sprouts from the...
The Institute supports global food security, sustainable development and poverty reduction through research, advice, teaching and training. It’s been independent of the UK government since May 1996, when it became part of the University of Greenwich.
Find out how to become a volunteer to support nature conservation where you live or work.
The Natural History Museum (NHM) is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 70 million items within 5 main collections: Botany, Entomology, Mineralogy, Palaeontology and Zoology. The museum is a world-renowned centre of research, specialising in taxonomy, identification...
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Guidance for policy and decision makers to help them consider the value of a natural capital approach.
Bradford Pennine Gateway National Nature reserve launched, creating huge boost for countryside access
Understand the role of Natural England, local authorities and partnerships when designating or managing AONBs in England.
• Environment Secretary Steve Reed has brought business leaders and investors together to scale up private investment in nature
The NCC was responsible for designating and managing National Nature Reserves and other nature conservation areas in Great Britain between 1973 and 1991.
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