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Areas of wetland should be managed so that biodiversity, wildlife and millions of people can thrive, according to a report released as part of World Wetlands...
A living cold-water coral reef has been discovered by chance off the coast of Cape Desolation in south-west Greenland. The findings have been published in the...
A record number of children will be in British schools by 2020. Meanwhile, the number of people living in urban areas is due to double by...
Nantes sits on the Loire river in north-west France, and is the capital city of the Pays de la Loire region. It is a city passionate...
The environmental audit committee has criticised the government for failing to adequately protect biodiversity in UK overseas territories (UKOTs). These areas are seeing “immediate and significant...
As three-quarters of the world’s largest carnivores are declining because of habitat loss and human intolerance, scientists warn that they play a crucial ecological role. A...
In order to meet global food demand sustainably, a long-term holistic approach to farming is necessary, according to a new report from Dutch bank Rabobank. It...
Let’s face it, says Jonathan Foley, too many of our systems are broken, and we seem unable to fix them. An extended version of this article...
Around 4.5 million people in Britain are members or supporters of environmental groups, a new report has revealed. It adds that the majority of charitable funds...
The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) has published the policies that will underpin its investment strategy. It says each investment will be assessed, continuously monitored and...
New roads and housing developments require “trade-offs” between economic and environmental benefits, the environment secretary Owen Paterson has said. Biodiversity offsetting – where infrastructure developers commit...
A new competition has been launched, offering £250,000 to the person who can create the best design of a new garden city to help solve Britain’s...
Government proposals to compensate for natural habitats destroyed in building developments through “biodiversity offsetting” need to be improved, a committee of MPs has warned. The UK...
The government’s new indicator for priority species – described by conservationists as the FTSE index for threatened wildlife – has been unveiled. The data shows a...