Press Trust of India: Malaria will increasingly be found in upland areas by the end of the century due to climate change — exposing millions in previously unaffected areas of Asia and Africa to the deadly disease, new research has warned. (chimalaya.org)
John Thornley OBE, BASC vice-chairman, said: «The West Pennine Moors is a spectacular upland area of national significance and its conservation value is thanks to centuries of sustainable land management by local communities. (politics.co.uk)
William Powell AM has reiterated his call for the Welsh Government to use the Rural Development Plan (RDP) to deliver a dedicated Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) support scheme which will target those farming in the Moorlands (Upland areas above 400m). (welshlibdems.wales)