Wetlands, including marshes, swamps, bogs and fens, exist at the intersection between land and water. Many of these landscapes are beautiful, ethereal places, and a source of inspiration to artists, poets, writers and photographers. They are...
WetlandLIFE writer Victoria Leslie reflects on her visit to the Croatian island of Mljet where she attended a conference exploring the collaborative potential between artists and scientists, organised by PowerProgressiveArt.
Bringing views from the arts, humanities, natural and social sciences, this October five members of the WetlandLIFE team joined a diverse array of participants at the Mosquitopia Symposium in Landshut, Bavaria, to tackle a question that is perhaps...
Last week, over the 28th and 29th October 2019, the final Valuing Nature (VN) Programme Conference was held at the Royal Society in London, under the watchful gaze of Sir Isaac Newton. The VN Programme, supported by a consortia of UK Research...
Peter Coates, Professor of American and Environmental History at the University of Bristol, and a co-investigator on WetlandLIFE, reflects on a paper he gave recently at the 3rd World Congress of Environmental History in Florianópolis, Brazil. The...
There are 34 known species of mosquitoes in the UK, with an array of appearances, behaviour, favourite meals and preferred habitats. A type of landscape known for its association with mosquitoes are the wetlands, which include marshes, swamps, bogs...
Dr Sharanya Basu-Roy, a wetlandLIFE Research Assistant in Economic Valuation from Cranfield University, shares her thoughts on recent field work visits to Alkborough Flats in North Lincolnshire and the Somerset Levels, two of the project's main...