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Lyme Online ~ The Green Page


Here's the evidence to support the claims made, and links to the organisations mentioned, in our article in Lyme Online, 13th March 2020

Greenhouse gas levels
  • "Greenhouse gas concentrations in atmosphere reach yet another high" - World Meteorological Organization, 25/11/2019

Ocean acidification
  • ​NOAA Ocean Acidification Program
  • Intl. Union for the Conservation of Nature: Oceans are Acidifying Fast

Skylarks
  • "In the UK, the skylark population halved during the 1990s, and is still declining. In the preferred habitat of farmland, skylarks declined by 75% between 1972 and 1996." RSPB
​Cuckoos
  • "Since the early 1980s Cuckoo numbers have dropped by 65%." British Trust for Ornithology
​Curlew
  • "There are now only 300 breeding pairs of curlew in southern England." The Independent
​Fieldfares
  • Fieldfares are on the RSPB's Critically Endangered Red list
Insect populations
  • In 2019 in the Journal Ecology and Evolution found insect populations had dropped by 80% in rural Denmark in the 21 years to 2017
  • Conservation Biology reported an 81.6% drop in the insect population in a German nature reserve between 1969 and 2010.
  • A survey in Kent shows a 50% drop in the insect populations between 2004 and 2019.
Hedgehogs
  • The UK hedgehog population is estimated to have declined by 66% over the past 13 years. BTO
Toads
  • The common toad population in the UK has declined by 68% in the past 30 years. Froglife
Bridport
  • ​Transition Town Bridport
  • Bridport Area Tree Plan
  • Bridport Climate Emergency Action Plan
Char Valley
  • River Char Community project
  • Char Valley Lifelines Project
  • Agroecology
  • The Landworkers' Alliance
  • ​National Trust Golden Cap estate
  • The Land Magazine
  • Prime Coppice
  • Hogchester Farm
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  • How do I?
  • Parish Council
    • PC Meetings >
      • Dorset Council Cultural Strategy 2021-2026 >
        • UK Government's Future of Transport: rural strategy
    • Parish Councillors >
      • Parish Council Committees
    • Parish Council Elections 2019
    • CVPC Policies
    • Parish Meetings Archive
    • Finance
    • Council Election Information
    • Residents' Survey & Parish Plan
  • Environment
    • Climate Action Plan
    • Lifelines
    • Dorset National Park: Chris LOder
    • Hedgehogs
    • Environment: Local action and resources
    • River Char >
      • What You Can Do - River Char
      • River Char Q&A
    • Climate & Environment Reports
    • Our Planet in Crisis
    • CVPC Documents and Resources
    • Environment: DC's plans
    • Septic tanks
  • News
    • Wessex Water consultation
  • Planning
    • The Parish Council's role in planning applications
  • Char Chat
  • History
    • Cider-Making
    • Charles Knight - memories
  • Contact
  • Maps
  • Transport
  • What to See
    • Gallery
  • Archive
  • Updates
  • River Char