The Tory government in the UK is failing on its promise to protect 30% of land and seas.
… is failing on its promise to protect 30% of land and seas. Just 3.2% of UK land and 8% of its seas are meaningfully … committed to protect at least 30% of land and sea for nature by 2030 – the …
What the Philippines’ biggest land investor doesn’t want you to know.
… Defenders Indigenous Peoples Ayalaland Logistics Holdings Corp Mining Editor’s … family.jpg What the Philippines’ biggest land investor doesn’t want you to know. … for protecting farmers’ rights against Ayalaland’s land-grabbing for eight years. …
'Man of the hole’ protected the Amazon for 26 years: his legacy lives on in a court ruling to protect his ancestral territory.
… the sole survivor, defying the ranchers and land grabbers who waited for his death to … people bear witness to the fact his ancestral land is home to native peoples who choose not … the river that flows through his ancestral land. By living on this land, as a survivor of …
Lord Benyon's estate, it's subsidies, biodiversity and the right to roam. An English fairytale.
… Baron land Brendan Montague | 8th August 2022 | News … Europe and is further suffering in England's deepening drought. Thus it seems that … of the commoners who held rights to farm the land; and looking at archaeological LIDAR data …
Transform UK farmland to boost food resilience and tackle nature crisis, says WWF.
… Transform UK farmland to boost food resilience and tackle … reveals. The report shows the extent of farmland used to grow crops that are being used to … and nature of using more of the UK’s arable land to grow crops for human consumption …
Artisanal fishers are pushing back against a growing wave of land reclamation projects across the Peninsular Malaysia.
… are pushing back against a growing wave of land reclamation projects across the … local economy, dominating communities and the landscape alike. This article has been … for thousands of fishers here as massive land reclamation schemes such as Seri Tanjung …
A visit to the Awa Guajá where people have died from sadness as well as guns since their land became a freight line for the world’s biggest iron-ore mine. Part 1 of 2.
… died from sadness as well as guns since their land became a freight line for the world’s … from the State capital of São Luís, an island that often finds itself flooded because, … who lived in the Araribóia Indigenous Land, has just been shot dead. He was the …
A decade of recording intimidation, violence and murder against environmental defenders reveals war on nature.
… people have been killed protecting their land and communities against environmental … which Global Witness said highlighted how land deals ignored local tenure rights, and … and a lack of independent monitoring. Land disputes and environmental damage can …
'This year we see yet another rise in global fossil CO2 emissions, when we need a rapid decline.'
… the 2019 pre-COVID-19 levels. Emissions from land-use change, such as deforestation, are … the scale of the action required. Land and ocean, which absorb and store carbon, … half of the CO 2 emissions. The ocean and land CO 2 sinks are still increasing in …
Rewilding Britain will offer up to £15,000 each for projects that create new opportunities for large-scale restoration of nature.
… charity to boost locally-led projects to help land and sea habitats recover. Rewilding … wood pasture at several rewilding sites in England and Scotland, and a seagrass restoration feasibility …
With climate breakdown fueling world hunger, the revival of ancient food forests could help renourish the earth and feed future generations.
… When walking around a forest, woodland or rainforest, we witness a body of … A generation of farmers are abandoning their land in desperation, fleeing to overcrowded … cities and leaving their once-cherished land depleted. Thanks to the work of two …
The UK’s most valuable import from Brazil – gold – is fuelling deforestation in the Amazon, new footage reveals.
… illegal gold mining - in Indigenous lands and protected areas, which is leading to … and water contamination while fuelling land grabs and violence across the region. … is causing local communities to lose their land and livelihoods, without them deriving …
A train line brings workers - and COVID-19 - to the Awa Guajá community, threatening their survival. Part 2 of 2.
… mules. Even tractors were used to clear the land. The Indians could do nothing. All they could do was watch the land being cleared. And when they finished, … to raise and heavy machinery to till the land. To their way of thinking, if they grow …
Delaying or diluting payments for farmers to help nature recover would be a significant missed economic opportunity, the government has been warned.
… Ranil Jayawardena, signed by dozens of landowners and farmers who are involved in rewilding projects on their land, urging him to implement without delay the new “environmental land management scheme” (Elms) as it was …
Scientists say this microbial meat alternative is a protein-rich food that can taste and feel like red meat and be as nutritious.
… forests are cut down for grazing land or crops that make up animal feed, while … food demand and diets, population growth and land use. With a growing population and … could be cleared for grazing and crop land. But the projections, published in the …
Human rights groups call for urgent protection of Indigenous land after death of last remaining member of an Amazonian tribe.
… call for urgent protection of Indigenous land after death of last remaining member of … Tanaru territory stands as a small island of forest in a sea of vast cattle … Brazil, campaigned for many years for his land to be protected. Fiona Watson, the …
A global policy around prohibiting plants - such as cannabis, coca and opium - undermines work to reduce their environmental impacts.
… reserves to cultivate opium poppy on desert lands. This is leading to the depletion of the … contributed to the clearing of forests for landing sites in sensitive biospheres and … varieties imported from Spain and the Netherlands, on mountainous slopes is contributing …
Mass trespass this Saturday aims to protect ancient forest from Center Parcs development.
… 2022 | News Center Parcs Mass Trespass Landscapes Of Freedom Activism … ahead on Saturday - to protect ancient woodland from a Center Parcs development. This follows on from the Landscapes of Freedom mass trespass demanding …
Animal Rebellion activists close east end slaughterhouse - to reduce carbon emissions and cruelty to animals.
… that Kedassia shut down and let this land be used for something that will benefit … in the UK, 950 million of the 1.1 billion land animals killed for food are birds. … and Agriculture Organisation, contaminating lands and and surface waters, causing a …
Wildlife campaigners welcome new legislation and call for a 'sensible' beaver re-introduction to British waterways.
… provide legal protections for beavers in England and could pave the way for the animals to … management guidance and incentives for landowners to make space for beavers on their land. Beavers are key to creating thriving …
Rio Tinto faces new unrest at Madagascar mine as procedural dance delays promised compensation.
… to QMM, according to local sources: if landowners’ claims for compensation are not … renewed unrest, the question arises as to why land owners have been excluded from compensation. Contestation Land compensation in Anosy has been a source …
Farmers in Portugal demand adequate government policy to support rewilding initiatives.
… that was started in 2011 in the Netherlands using private and public funding. The … back species that have disappeared from the landscapes of the continent and stabilise the … core areas, for which we are busy acquiring land ownership,” explains Rewilding team …
Majority of influential companies and financial institutions doing little or nothing on deforestation - undermining global climate targets.
… are not driving deforestation. These include Land O’Lakes butter in the US; cheese from … (owned by US-based TJX companies); Switzerland’s Bata, the world’s leading shoemaker by … communities often losing access to their land. None of the companies assessed have a …
Campaigners say the deal needs immediate implementation - with 'no excuses, no delays'.
… of highly technical issues including how much land and sea to protect, how to measure and … target - to protect at least 30 per cent of land, fresh water and oceans by 2030 - matches …