With over a month still to go, 2013 has been a record-breaking year for illegal rhino deaths. New figures reveal that 31 rhinos were illegally killed...
The okapi, a close relative of the giraffe and the national symbol of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is on the brink of extinction,...
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...
Global warming has finally reached one of the last untouched refuges of the Arctic region, according to new findings. Researchers from Ontario universities say that the...
Many palm oil companies that promise to act sustainably have failed to do so, and so continue to destroy rainforests and displace local communities, according to...
London Gateway hopes to host Europe’s largest logistics park, as David Thorpe, community manager of Sustainable Cities Collective, writes. This article originally appeared on Sustainable Cities Collective. ...
A £28m flood realignment scheme at Medmerry in West Sussex has been unveiled by the Environment Agency and the RSPB. The defences are expected to provide...
The government has launched a consultation on how to spend £20 billion of subsidies for rural development over the next seven years. The Department for Environment, Food...
Talks to create two protected marine reserves in the Antarctic have failed, as Russia, Ukraine and China refused to commit to the plans. Delegates from 24 countries...
The Department for Transport (DfT) has said that the proposed HS2 high speed rail network is “crucial” in helping meet Britain’s future transport needs. However, a...
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...
A collaborative project is aiming to measure the value of different ecosystems using a ‘toolkit’. It is hoped the project will improve decision making in regards...
Only one in five children in the UK has a “realistic and achievable” connection to the natural world, a three-year study by the Royal Society for...
Paul Hawken is a Californian civil rights activist, environmentalist, businessman and author. Fortune named him the “original hippie entrepreneur” in 2002, and he coined the phrase...
More than 725 rhinos have been illegally killed in South Africa so far this year, according to the latest figures from the conservation charity Save the...