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Our Planet. Decoded.

UKCEH makes sense of environmental complexity to power decisions that shape a better future.

We don’t just examine our planet, we decode it – working out how to build a better tomorrow.

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😍 Great to see some lichen love from April Windle of the @britishlichensociety.org.uk, plus our own Bill Bealey explaining how our LicheN app is used for measuring sensitivity to nitrogen pollution

Featured on BBC News ⤵️

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How lichen hold the secret to a breath of fresh air
An app uses lichen to help monitor air quality in places like the New Forest.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Latest monthly summary from @cosmosuk.bsky.social soil moisture monitoring network - as featured in this week's episode of our Counting the Earth podcast 🌧️🎧
cosmos.ceh.ac.uk/sites/defaul... The January 2026 soil moisture summary is now available. Higher-than-average rainfall in many regions has led to a soil moisture recovery across the COSMOS-UK network after a drier end to December.
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February 12, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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The work, led by Kenya Meteorological Department’s Jemimah Gacheru and UKCEH’s Guillaume Chagnaud, links the event to the strong 2023 El Niño, clear skies from anticyclonic conditions, & unusually dry soils.

Full study in @rmets.org Weather: rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Heat stress in tropical highland regions: the case of Kenya during February 2024
Understanding and awareness about heat stress remain low in sub-Saharan countries despite high exposure and vulnerability. After the national media in Kenya reported that people had complained about ...
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February 12, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Many tropical regions sit close to dangerous heat thresholds, yet heat stress awareness remains low across sub-Saharan Africa.

A new study sparked by the intense Feb 2024 heat in Kenya shows daily max temps & Heat Index values were 3–4°C above normal, driven by dry heat, not humidity.

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February 12, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Our Counting the Earth podcast has a new episode! 🎧

Celebrate #WomenInScience Day with senior hydrologist Lucy Barker in conversation with Sue Nelson and Alice Hope, as they explore the UK’s whiplash weather.

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February 11, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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Happy #WomenInSTEM day! 👩‍🔬

The Molecular Ecology group at @ukceh.bsky.social comprises of many fantastic women👩‍🔬 conducting research on all things #molecular #ecology, #AMR, #microbes 🧬🦠🧫

Stay tuned as we introduce you to some them over the course of today ⬇️
February 11, 2026 at 8:48 AM
A new study describes how climate change & human pressures are increasing fragility in alpine regions, fast-growing cities, and coastal and island systems. It proposes prioritising sustainable development in these ecologically sensitive areas.

spj.science.org/doi/10.34133...

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February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
From drought to downpour, 2025 brought the UK
whiplash weather 🌦️

New on our Counting the Earth podcast, we delve into the UK's weather extremes.

After a dry spring & four heatwaves we had
significant rainfall later in the year. By December, total
rainfall reached ~90% of the UK average.

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February 10, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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🗓️ It's January wrap up time!

Our researchers have been busy kicking off the new year with lots of different activities including sampling, presentations, project meetings, training and lots of lab work!

Check out what we've been up to ⬇️

@ukceh.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Developing innovative low-emission fertilisers 🚜

We're involved in new research to convert farm waste into high-performance, low-emission fertilisers, which will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and farmers’ costs.

Funded from the Farming Innovation Programme.

www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 🧪
Developing innovative low-emission fertilisers
The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology is involved in new research to convert farm waste into high-performance, low-emission fertilisers, which will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and farmers’ costs. ...
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February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
🎉 Exciting collaboration!

UKCEH & @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social have joined forces on the @undaunted-hq.bsky.social Green Innovation Challenge to turn research into climate solutions.

Teams met for an ideathon on themes like biochar, nitrogen & urban flooding. They'll pitch ideas in March!

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February 6, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Latest UK Hydrological Outlook 🌧️

River flows in eastern Scotland likely normal to above normal over next 3 months; flows elsewhere in the normal range except southern England. Here, river flows & groundwater levels likely above normal to notably high.

See more: hydoutuk.net/latest-outlook 🧪
February 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM
We need to talk about drought. Yes, that's right, drought! Our weather is experiencing extremes – from flooding to drought – so on the next episode of Counting the Earth, we'll be delving deeper into this whiplash weather.

🎧 Subscribe now and never miss an episode: www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...
February 5, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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Open call for authorities interested in technologies to collect and valorise #plasticwaste #microplastics in rivers💦. Check eligibility in this post ⬇️. Not open to regions involved in the project, inc. UK but you can follow our progress @upstream-project.bsky.social

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#upstreamforrivers #eumission #opencall #plasticfreerivers #cleanwater #circulareconomy #horizoneurope #missionocean | Upstream Horizon
🌊 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐔𝐏𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 1 𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍! Are you a local or regional authority looking to implement advanced systems for collecting and valorising river waste? Today, we officially lau...
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February 4, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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🪰 Meet the Oxycera soldierflies!

Small, coloured, and tied to clean streams & wetlands, these tiny flies are amazing habitat indicators.

Join @kitenet.bsky.social for our Soldierflies entoLEARN on 16 April 🧪🌎

🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1976906539...

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February 4, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Recent algal blooms on Lough Neagh have highlighted the urgent need for tools to better identify the sources and movement of #pollution across the lake and the rivers that are linked to it.

Read more about the new UKCEH-led CLEAR-Neagh project: www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 💧🧪
February 4, 2026 at 9:20 AM
IPBES Insights – the value of taking part 🧩🗨️

On the eve of #IPBES12, we were thrilled to welcome 80+ guests to the UKCEH networking event at Manchester Art Gallery.

Thanks to all for a terrific evening of learning, connection & inspiration for the next generation of IPBES scientists!
February 3, 2026 at 1:17 PM
We're excited to lead the new CLEAR-Neagh project, a collaborative effort to support the restoration of Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland, one of the UK’s most important #freshwater systems 💧🧪
📢An exciting £920,000 research project kicks off next month to help restore one of Northern Ireland’s most threatened lakes — Lough Neagh.

Congratulations to the @ukceh.bsky.social team who will use state of the art technology to generate evidence to tackle its pollution @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 10:04 AM
UKCEH is excited to be part of #IPBES12 in Manchester, the first IPBES Plenary in the UK. This brings scientists, policymakers & business together to connect #biodiversity science with policy.

Tonight we welcome IPBES Fellows and early career researchers to our Pathways to IPBES networking event.
February 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Great to have Ruth Davis OBE, the UK Special Representative to Nature, visit UKCEH last week. We talked everything from nutrient management and forest finance to saltmarshes and coastal resilience.

A really positive, motivating visit for everyone involved with future collaborations to be explored.
February 2, 2026 at 11:47 AM
A nice aerial view of our Whim Bog site for #WorldWetlandsDay!

At this site in the Scottish Borders, we study the effects of different levels and combinations of elevated nitrogen on the peatland bog vegetation and on ecosystem services such as carbon storage and greenhouse gas emissions.
February 2, 2026 at 10:24 AM
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Happy #WorldWetlandsDay!

Traditional knowledge has long guided the sustainable use of wetlands. As the Convention on Wetlands marks 55 years, #WorldWetlandsDay2026 calls on us to protect wetlands and honour cultural heritage.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_Mc...
World Wetlands Day 2026
YouTube video by The Convention on Wetlands
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February 2, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Partnering for nature 💧🌿

UKCEH coastal ecologist Angus Garbutt joined the launch of The Crown Estate’s Marine Nature Principles, which set out how nature will be prioritised across its marine portfolio.

Angus highlighted highlighted strong UK & global collaborations in coastal conservation.

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January 30, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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We’ve launched the UK Saltmarsh Carbon Database webtool, to explore carbon accumulation and GHG flux data, and support future climate reporting.

🔗 connect-apps.ceh.ac.uk/saltmarsh/

#BlueCarbon #SaltmarshScience #UKCEH

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January 29, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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While it is known that #drought affects #CarbonSequestration, it is unknown how the #soil is affected if they occur frequently.

A new paper on the #LongTermExperiment Clocaenog in Wales shows that drought frequency affects carbon sequestration more than the duration of it: bit.ly/3NCLGis
Frequent Droughts Reduce Carbon Stabilisation in Organo‐Mineral Soils
Climate change is increasing drought frequency, threatening the stability of soil carbon sinks. Using a biogeochemical soil model, we simulated carbon cycling in an organo-mineral soil to understand ...
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January 30, 2026 at 10:52 AM