Thousands of bees found dead in a car park in Oregon, US, were inadvertently killed by pesticides used to rid trees of aphids, according to the...
Shortlisted at the recent 2013 Observer Ethical Awards, Zoe Palmer is a role model for young people who want to engage with sustainability, wildlife and entrepreneurship....
The construction of a £30 billion tidal barrage across the river Severn might not bring about the environmental and economic advantages it suggests, according to a...
An Australian team of 46 people will repeat the journey that Sir Douglas Mawson made in Antarctica from 1911-14 in order to register the changes that...
The Woodland Trust has announced its plans to restore 52,000 hectares of damaged ancient woodland, and warned that some of the UK’s most treasured trees are...
The European commission has confirmed that an EU-wide ban on three neonicotinoid pesticides, that research shows are harmful to bees, will come into place on December...
A coalition of wildlife organisations has undertaken a ‘health check’ of a selection of wildlife from the UK and elsewhere. The study, the first of its...
Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has raised $38.8m (£25.5m) through a charity art auction event, as the rich and famous bid dug deep to help fund environmental...
1972 was an historic year for the embryonic environmental movement. As well as the UN Conference on the Human Environment, which took place in Stockholm in...
Conservation group the National Trust has unveiled a £3.5m deal, in conjunction with renewable electricity supplier Good Energy, which will see it make its first steps...
Campaign group the Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) has revealed how Bayer, Sygenta and other pesticide producers have put pressure on the European commission to fight against...
A committee of MPs has criticised lethargic action from the government over making 127 sites around the UK marine conservation zones (MCZs). The Department for Environment,...
UN member states will meet in Istanbul over the coming days to discuss the role of forests in ensuring social and economic development. With the ‘Earth’s...
A team of scientists has revealed that increasing temperatures in the northern hemisphere have led to significant changes in the growth of vegetation in the region....
Prince William has this week called upon world leaders to support a full ivory ban in Thailand, in order to address the so-called ‘killing frenzy’ of...