Tag: RSPB

Scientists embark on world-first study to reveal carbon stored in UK seas

Stuart Mitchell

The UK will become the first nation to produce a complete map of its blue carbon stores, thanks to a new, pioneering project.   The Blue Carbon Mapping project – led by the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) and funded by WWF-UK in collaboration with The Wildlife Trusts and RSPB – builds on the blue carbon mapping that began in Scotland.   The final report will be produced by the summer of 2023, with initial findings expected later this year.   There is currently limited information about how much carbon is stored…

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Training the countryside guardians of tomorrow as apprenticeship donations top £2m

Stuart Mitchell

Some of the UK’s largest conservation organsiations have joined forces to find the countryside guardians of tomorrow, as new figures show record amounts have been donated for apprenticeships. At the start of National Apprenticeship Week (8 – 14 February), eight major land managers, including the National Trust, Natural England, National Park authorities, Canal and River Trust, RSPB, Wildfowl and Wetland Trust, Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust and Dorset Council, have launched a new government-backed apprenticeship which sees new countryside rangers achieving the equivalent to a foundation degree through on-the-job training. The new…

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Ecotalk + RSPB launch new mobile phone contract

Stuart Mitchell

The RSPB have joined forces with Ecotalk, one of Britain’s most sustainable phone providers that’s committed to change, to create Ecotalk + RSPB. Ecotalk + RSPB will invest 100% of its profits in to nature, paying for new reserves, creating new homes for wildlife under threat, while powering all calls, texts and data with green energy from the wind and the sun. Ecotalk and the RSPB – a match made in heaven Ecotalk state they’re excited about the work they can do together with the RSPB. The RSPB manages over…

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