Almost a quarter of the greenhouse gases put out by humans comes from land use.
… greenhouse gases put out by humans comes from land use. The world must "look after the land" to help tackle climate change, experts … forests and protecting habitats such as peatland and mangroves can cut climate emissions …
The Wildlife Trusts warn the proposed changes to the planning system will increase the threat to nature.
… A new “wildbelt” designation protecting land that is being restored for nature must be … new designation within the system to protect land where nature is being restored. This wildbelt designation would enable new land that currently does not do much for …
Farmers could make money allowing native trees to return and selling 'credits' for carbon dioxide the trees absorb.
… Sheep farms could convert to woodland Emily Beament | 2nd September 2020 | News … Farming University Of Sheffield ancient woodland.jpg Farmers could make money allowing … subsidies could profit from letting their land naturally return to woodland, a study …
Dr Stephen Cornelius, WWF's chief adviser on climate change calls for urgent transformation ahead of IPCC report.
… transformation" in the way the world's land is used, ahead of a key UN report on land and climate change. Governments are … report will look at the climate impacts of land, such as agriculture and deforestation, …
'Farmers and land managers are uniquely placed to help it recover as they farm around three-quarters of our land.'
… Leaders 5093027_ddfc126d.jpg 'Farmers and land managers are uniquely placed to help it … as they farm around three-quarters of our land.' At least £3 billion a year is needed to … warn a long-term financial commitment to land managers is needed for the UK Government …
Rewilding Britain is launching a network of landowners, farmers, community groups and local authorities to rewild land.
… Rewilding Britain is launching a network of landowners, farmers, community groups and local authorities to rewild land. At least 300,000 acres of land could be "rewilded" in the next three …
The multi-billion European Common Agricultural Policy will be replaced post-Brexit with some payments linked to environmental stewardship.
… as the most significant change to farming and land management for England in more than 50 years. A new roadmap from … the basic payment scheme for the amount of land farmed, will start to be reduced from …
Natural Capital Committee finds five of seven areas examined - freshwater, marine, soils, plants and wildlife and land - are deteriorating.
… England's green and pleasant land threatened Emily Beament | 26th October … marine, soils, plants and wildlife and land - are deteriorating. England’s "natural …
Just 15 percent of England's national parks are now wooded.
… Woodland in UK 'could be doubled' Emily Beament | 5th October 2020 | News Woodlands Friends Of The Earth Climate Breakdown ancient woodland.jpg Just 15 percent of England's national …
RSPB says UK failing to protect land and sea habitats and reverse the slide towards extinction for threatened species.
… RSPB says UK failing to protect land and sea habitats and reverse the slide … said the UK was failing on goals to protect land and sea habitats and reverse the slide … a trend which is continuing. And not enough land or ocean is being protected or managed …
European Union rules to prevent 1.7 million tonnes of fish a year being discarded are being flouted.
… stocks at risk, peers have warned. The EU landing obligation aims to put an end to the … with requirements that vessels would land everything they caught. Quota But six … struggle with more undersized fish being landed. Neither of these things have happened, …
Beef - and soya for beef - for the UK market drives biodiversity collapse, deforestation and other habitat loss. As does chocolate.
… loss. As does chocolate. An area of overseas land nearly as big as the UK is needed to meet … WWF and the RSPB found the amount of overseas land needed to meet British demand for key … the last assessment of the UK's "land footprint" for 2011-2015. Deforestation …
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 …
The Woodland Trust has published an emergency tree plan.
… 'Double woodlands to tackle climate breakdown' Emily Beament | 21st January 2020 News Woodland Trust Net Zero Carbon Emissions Climate … Change Makers foreststrees.jpg The Woodland Trust has published an emergency tree …
The Wild Ken Hill project on the Norfolk coast is turning around 1,000 acres of marginal farmland and woodland back over to nature.
… is turning around 1,000 acres of marginal farmland and woodland back over to nature. A farm business is … beavers and "rewilding" some of its land alongside growing crops in a scheme which …
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 …
The United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP) 26 talks are now expected to be hosted in the UK, according to the Foreign Office.
… International climate talks land in UK Emily Beament | 19th June 2019 News … Costa, Italian Minister for the Environment, Land and Sea Protection, said: "This …
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 …
Beef imported to the UK drives human rights abuses and environmental destruction. The soy to feed British beef is doing the same thing.
… warn that more than a quarter of the overseas land needed to meet British demand for key … for commodities but demand for agricultural land in Brazil is driving habitat destruction, with fires set to clear land for crops or ranching. According to the …
The Blue Marine Foundation (Blue) is calling for national management of the common whelk in the wake of overfishing.
… rules. Increasing numbers of whelks are being landed, largely driven by rising demand from … conservation charity said. Collapse UK whelk landings increased from 8,400 tonnes in 2003 … minimum size a whelk must be before it is landed is 45mm (1.8 inches) but in England the …
Environmental group WWF has launched a campaign calling for new laws to prevent companies importing products that are causing deforestation.
… Brazil's Cerrado savanna, are cleared for new land for food production because it is more … than use degraded or abandoned agricultural land which already exists, the charity said. … UK take up more than 1.5 million hectares of land, not including soy feed that forms part …
UN sets out how it might be possible to 'bend the curve' and prevent the collapse of biodiversity.
… habitats and restoring areas of natural land, to prevent species going extinct, and support people who depend on landscapes such as forests for their lives and … protecting the soil by not ploughing the land, to boost wildlife and productivity. – …
Spring nature diary entries written by public during the first week of Spring as UK went into lockdown to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
… Humanities Research Council National Trust Land Lines spring-flowers-13635086725z1.jpg … Research Council, National Trust and the Land Lines research project into nature … in a tale of hope and rebirth." Dr Pippa Marland, from the Land Lines research project, …