Natural Networks will provide 32 year-long placements in green network skills such as species identification, biological recording and habitat conservation techniques.

BBC: Heritage Lottery Fund backs skills projects

At the moment, when a suspected wildlife crime is reported, police carry out the investigation using various experts for issues such as the identification of species.

BBC: Gamekeepers reject claims eagle died due to trap

It is probably fair to say that deep-sea research today is equally important to both pure and applied research, since the discovery of new species not only nurtures basic knowledge but is also likely to lead to the identification of new chemicals, which in turn tend to lead to new applications and new economic markets.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES