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Research reveals how Earth got its ice caps

The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet’s history and require many complex processes working at once, according to new research.

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A joined-up approach to wetland restoration

WaterLANDS is an initiative to improve biodiversity, ecosystems and the climate through wetland restoration. Its UK team is supporting the Great North Bog.

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Understanding sustainable palm oil policies

Professor Jon Lovett collaborated with Indonesian researchers to investigate how Indonesia has developed effective sustainability regulations for its palm oil industry.

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Protecting the vulnerable Congo Basin

A project to protect the world’s second-largest area of tropical rainforest has received £9.1m from the government.

A temperate rainforest in Ennerdale, Cumbria. Credit: Simon Webb

Climate change threatens rare temperate rainforests

Up to two-thirds of the world’s temperate rainforests could fall victim to climate change by the year 2100 according to a new study.