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The hidden conservation costs of renewable energy
March 27th, 2013
by Luke Dale-Harris
Ecologist writer Luke Dale-Harris questions the ability of Natura 2000 to work as an effective environmental regulatormore...
Why we all need to worry about the decline in native butterflies
Faye Dobson
2nd August, 2012
Butterfly populations are an important gauge of the health of local habitats and wider climate change. Faye Dobson explains what population changes mean, and how you can get involved in helping monitor them. more...
Get a grip! Population growth impacts biodiversity
Jonathon Porritt
17th September, 2012
Tackling the population explosion is critical to avoiding environmental disastermore...
Union: the British perfume that’s boosting biodiversity
Ruth Styles
1st June, 2012
Making the most of the UK’s bountiful flora, Union’s four fragrances are an olfactory celebration of the British countryside, says Ruth Styles more...
Greener gardening at Chelsea 2012
Rebecca Campbell
From boosting biodiversity to gardens that are helping to tackle climate change, Chelsea Flower Show 2012 will be green in more ways than one. Rebecca Campbell went behind the scenes more...
Why bees & biodiversity benefit from indigenous wildflowers
Hazel Sillver
20th March, 2012
Filling your garden with wildflowers helps honeybees and butterflies, and creates a relaxed mood. And, from the Easton Walled Garden to Sissinghurst, there's plenty of inspiration more...
Can biodiversity be accommodated in today's urban environment?
Austin Brown
10th January, 2012
A bold new initiative is designed to raise public awareness of the issue of biodiversity and the need to incorporate native species back within London more...
Has the ski industry got its head in the snow about climate change?
Ben Hudson
29th November, 2011
With mountainous regions under threat from global warming, is the winter sports business doing enough to protect the delicate eco-system in its care? more...
PHOTO GALLERY: The British Wildlife Photography Awards
Ruth Styles
20th October, 2011
From robins to red deer; the British Wildlife Photography Awards showcases the best of Britain’s biodiversitymore...
Can the common agricultural policy save England's green and pleasant land?
Matilda Lee
11th October, 2011
As reform of the EU's agriculture policy gets underway, Miles King of the Grassland Trust tells Matilda Lee how intensive farming has all but destroyed England's 'rainforests' and why it's time we started asking for more from our farmers more...
Europe's prawn obsession 'devastating' local communities in Bangladesh
Tom Levitt
30th September, 2011
Campaign group calls for a consumer boycott of tropical prawns to stop environmental pollution and human rights abuse in Bangladesh more...
Can the palm oil we eat ever be wildlife-friendly?
Tom Levitt
12th July, 2011
Conservationists battling to save Indonesia's rainforests are locked in a dispute over moves to make oil palm plantations more wildlife-friendly. Tom Levitt reports more...
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CAMPAIGN HERO: Richard Scott of Landlife
Matilda Lee
12th July, 2011
The senior project manager at Landlife, the charity working to bring people and wildlife closer together, on 'principled' dealings with corporations and why it's important to make politicians jealous more...
Greenwash and spin: palm oil lobby targets its critics
Alex Helan
8th July, 2011
The spread of oil palm plantations has come at the expense of vast swathes of tropical rainforest. But the billion-dollar palm oil industry is now mounting a major PR offensive. Alex Helan reports more...
Homeless gardeners provide makeover for iconic Southbank building
Helena Drakakis
14th June, 2011
They used to sleep beneath London's Queen Elizabeth Hall. Now a pioneering collaboration between the Southbank Centre and a housing association is giving a group of ex-homeless a chance to create a rooftop garden more...
Warning over REDD projects excluding rural poor from forests
Tom Levitt
16th June, 2011
Global study finds forests provide one-fifth of household income in rural communities and says access for them should be prioritised in REDD-type conservation projects more...
Nature isn't a commodity that should be bought, sold and traded
1st May, 2011
Dr Kate Rawles
Defra's attempt to put a price tag on nature with its National Ecosystem Assessment may reinforce the dangerous conceit that our own place in ecosystems is more important than any other, argues Dr Kate Rawles more...
When The Killing’s Done
Jeff Holman
7th April, 2011
T.C. Boyle’s latest opus might be a bit of a bonkbuster but it makes a serious point about the threat posed by non-native species to the world’s ecosystems more...
Why invasive plants are the 'second biggest threat to biodiversity' after habitat loss
Carrie Madren
23rd March,2011
As experts gather in London for a major conference addressing the often overlooked threat of invasive species to biodiversity, Carrie Madren gets a briefing from those on the frontline in the battle against 'pest plants' more...
Tanzania urged to accept World Bank funding of alternative Serengeti highway route
William McLennan
3rd March, 2011
World Bank offers to help fund the cost of road if it avoids bitterly opposed route through the Serengeti National Park more...
Do indigenous peoples hold the key to tackling global hunger?
Peter Giovannini
22nd February,2011
Competition for land, water and energy are increasing, exacerbated by climate change and a growing population. But why does the Food and Agriculture Organisation now believe indigenous people could provide a solution? Peter Giovannini investigates more...
The truth behind India's nuclear renaissance
Praful Bidwai
9th February, 2011
Jaitapur's French-built nuclear plant is a disaster in waiting, jeopardising biodiversity and local livelihoods, says activist Praful Bidwai more...
UN forest protection plans failing because of land scarcity and demand for food
Tom Levitt
24th January, 2011
REDD-type forest agreements ignore indigenous populations and are seeing a scramble for forest 'carbon credits' by governments and individuals, warns study more...
Huge majority oppose England forest sell-off plans, poll finds
Damian Carrington, guardian head of environment
23rd January, 2011
YouGov poll finds 84 per cent of British public agree that woods and forests should be kept in public ownership for future generations more...
Last refuge of rare fish threatened by Yangtze dam plans
Jonathan Watts, guardian asia environment correspondent
18th January, 2011
Developers of hydroelectric plant have redrawn the boundaries of a crucial freshwater reserve for rare and economically important species more...Members
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