UKEconet is the international portal of the Biodiversity and Landscape History Research Institute (BALHRI), working in conjunction with Sheffield Hallam University and the South Yorkshire Biodiversity Research Group (SYBRG). It provides research-based information on ecology, history, archaeology and landscape change that will be of interest to all. Much of this information has come through the long-established research umbrella, the South Yorkshire Biodiversity Research Programme. To celebrate this unique project, a large proportion of the research output and presentations will be placed on this website and will be free for all to use. We believe that this will be a unique and invaluable resource for other researchers, but especially for school, college and university teachers and students.
UKEconet Environmental Information Portal
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Newsflash
Close the Loophole to Save Britain's Ancient Forests. In the last decade, Britain's last few stretches of ancient woods have come under increasing threat. According to the Guardian newspaper, 100 areas of ancient woodland have been damaged or destroyed and another 500 threatened by development. to develop ancient woodland should be refused, unless "unless the need for, and benefits of, the development in that location clearly outweigh the loss". It means that it only takes a few local government officials to decide that a new supermarket provides more "benefits" than a stretch of forest to doom that woodland for good. They need real protection, not vague promises. |
