Badger vaccinations could mean an end to culling as the government announces plans to roll out such schemes across England. Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a devastating...
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and advertising firm WWP were both expected to face a shareholder revolt relating to executive remuneration packages at their annual...
Chemicals giant Syngenta has applied for an “emergency” exemption to use a banned neonicotinoid pesticide on oilseed rape in the UK, a day after a panel...
A booming business in environmental crime, including illegal logging and the ivory trade, worth up to $213 billion (£125 billion) a year is funding terrorist groups...
China’s use of water for agriculture has come under scrutiny, with crops grown in water-stressed regions later exported to areas that experience lots of rain. Experts...
Investors and financial institutions are, and will continue to be, exposed to risks associated with climate change, according to a new report. However, the study notes...
The mainstream investment community does not see sustainability as a “priority”, according to the chief executive of leading sustainability-focused retailer Marks & Spencer. Marc Bolland, who...
Some threatened species could be better protected from the impacts of climate change if more is done to prevent competition with rival species in the same...
Animal charities have praised a University of Oxford college on its decision to serve only vegan food for five nights a week, in order to help...
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, who owns News International, is to be interviewed “under caution” as part of an inquiry into crimes committed by his British-based newspapers....
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has called on the world to strengthen its forest policies so that they “put people at the centre”, recognising...
A new report has warned that businesses and economies stand to lose billions if inaction on climate change continues. Despite the stark warning, it argues that...
The UN has rejected a proposal from the Australian government to revoke the special protection afforded to 74,000 hectares of Tasmanian rainforest, in order to allow...
May 2014 was the warmest since records began in 1880, with land and ocean temperatures across the world hitting an all-time high, according to the latest...
As the group stages of the World Cup draw to a close, a report from the US has highlighted the impact major sporting events can have...