After decades of warnings, Climate Change is beginning to bite. Fires, floods, storms and the impacts of sea level rise are becoming the commonplace backdrop of daily life. Yet the collective human response remains muted. Some people, including senior political figures, persist in denying the...
Across different coffee production systems there are multiple interactions and trade-offs between productivity, carbon footprint, biodiversity and resilience. Sustainability certifications such as Organic, Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance aim to compensate or recognise the investments by...
The IES celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science with Sheryl Lee, PhD student and Research Assistant at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Throughout this webinar, Sheryl gives an insight into her PhD thesis 'Educational interventions to improve...
The National Quality Mark Scheme (NQMS) for Land Contamination Management is a scheme that has been developed by the National Brownfield Forum to provide visible identification of documents that have been checked by a Suitably Qualified Person (SQP).
Seamus Lefroy-Brooks, chair of...
Crossrail is delivering a new railway to add 10% to central London’s rail capacity. When complete, the Elizabeth line will offer a high frequency, high capacity service linking 41 stations over 100 kilometers transforming travel in London and the South East.
In this webinar Rob...
environmental SCIENTIST | Reframing and responding to natural disasters | December 2019
Kimberley Thomas challenges over-simplified approaches that frame climate change as the only relevant stressor on socio-ecological systems. ...
Researchers, professionals and members of the IES team provide in depth analysis of news stories, topical issues and emerging science.
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