Invasive animals outcompete or eat insects while invasive vegetation replaces native plants that insects feed upon. The study ...

A study has found microplastics in greater quantities in rural environments than in urban sites. Scientists at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) estimated that up to 500 airborne particles ...

Professor Helen Roy and Professor Paula Harrison of the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology are co-authors of a new study that sets out a model for sustainable development. They explain that there needs ...

In mid-December, the 7th session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7), the world’s highest-level environmental decision-making body, took place at the United Nations Environment ...

In Summer 2025, the flood estimation team have released an update to the statistical flood frequency estimation methods (the FEH methods), including changes to QMED estimation, donor transfer, the ...

The next UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP30) will be held in Belém, in the state of Pará in Brazil's Amazon region, from 10 to 21 November 2025. UKCEH will be represented at COP30 in ...

Nine varieties of rice are being trialled in the Cambridgeshire Fens, including risotto, basmati and sushi. Scientists and farmers are exploring the best ways to tackle climate change, food security ...

UKCEH has a long history of carrying out research on freshwater lakes - so we're delighted to see the UN mark their importance with the first ever World Lake Day on 27 August! This highlights the ...

Following the driest spring in England for 132 years, the Met Office forecasts for the coming months are uncertain. Hydrological ‘hindcasts’ exploring how weather conditions could have developed in ...

Review of Water Framework Directive points to increased diversity of invertebrates, fish, plants, algae Cunliffe report urges Government to consider scientists’ proposals including a biodiversity ...

Water is one of our planet’s most vital resources, yet managing it sustainably remains a critical challenge. Water shortages are affecting an increasing number of people globally, pollution levels are ...

Saltmarshes are net ‘sinks’ of carbon dioxide, according to pioneering research led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH). A year’s data from our flux tower on the Ribble Estuary in ...