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Internet of things placed on English trees to see how cope with climate change Science

Vodafone has partnered with Defra and Forest Research to investigate how Internet of Things (IoT) technology can help monitor tree growth and support research into the role of trees in tackling climate change, with trials currently underway in Surrey and Northumberland.
Nearly plastic free affordable low carbon homes granted planning in Redditch Buildings & Cities

Accord Housing Association has secured planning permission for a ground breaking development of virtually plastic free affordable homes in Redditch.
Throwaway plastic made into roads in Carlisle for Dept of Transport Transport

An award-winning waste plastic roads company, MacRebur, who got the idea for using waste plastics in roads and car parks after witnessing landfill waste pickers in India melting the scavenged material for pothole infilling, is working with Cumbria County Council to lay the UK's first waste plastic highway in Carlisle.
First batch of 60,000 wildlife and climate-friendly seagrass seeds cultivated in Plymouth lab Nature

The first batch of 60,000 seeds of seagrass, one of the UK's most ecological and climate-friendly habitats, have been planted in a cultivation laboratory at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth.

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Bluesky

Bluesky National Tree Map Helps Dudley Council Protect Urban Trees

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is utilising Bluesky's National Tree Map data to help ascertain numbers for a borough wide inventory of trees to help with their management and protection.

EarthSense Systems has published MappAir – the first ever high resolution nationwide map of air pollution. It shows how air nitrogen dioxide changes across the country and within towns and cities, highlighting likely sources and potential clean-air refuge areas.

Bluesky

BLUESKY COMPLETES PROJECT TO LASER MAP VEGETATION ON ELECTRICITY NETWORKS IN EAST ANGLIA AND SOUTH EAST

Bluesky has completed a multi-million pound aerial mapping project to assess the impact of vegetation on the electricity network of East Anglia and the South East of England.