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Ellie Savage and Ethny Childs
October 2024
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environmental SCIENTIST | Counting on Net Gain | September 2024


Ellie Savage and Ethny Childs consider the challenges, opportunities and next steps for this ambitious policy.


Mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) came into...

K M Smart
August 2024
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IES Environmental Policy Team · From the Archive 10 - Proposed planning reforms & economic growth

Listen to more episodes of 'From the Archive' on the series hub.



This article discusses the proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) that were announced...

Benjamin C. Evans, Marcus Rowcliffe et. al
August 2024
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environmental SCIENTIST | Where Green Meets Machine | June 2024


Benjamin C. Evans, Marcus Rowcliffe, Chris Carbone, Emma L. Cartledge, Nida Al-Fulaij, Henrietta Pringle, Richard Yarnell, Philip A. Stephens, Russell Hill, Kate Scott-Gatty, Chloe Hartland and...

Gareth Leonard
August 2024
A photo of a river's edge with foam pollution visible on the surface of the water

PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) contamination of groundwater is a widespread problem on a massive scale, impacting the water sources that 65% of Europeans1 use for drinking, bathing, and cooking. 


According to the European Environment Agency, human biomonitoring has...

Bea Gilbert and Lucy Rowland
June 2024
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In this interview, editors of environmental SCIENTIST Bea Gilbert and Lucy Rowland discuss how they experimented with AI software ChatGPT and DreamStudio for the latest issue of the journal.



You decided to use ChatGPT to guest edit and write the editorial for the June issue of...

Joseph Lewis & Ellie Savage
June 2024
Woodland fading into UK Parliament with overlaid text "How to transform the UK for sustainable wellbeing: Priority actions for the next UK Government"

The UK requires urgent action to address environmental challenges and begin the transformation towards sustainability. At the interface between science and policy, evidence from environmental scientists is critical to help communities and the Government co-create a sustainable society...

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