The trophy hunting industry 'set up a conservation front group' to persuade the authorities to allow hunting of threatened wildlife, it is claimed.
… Trophy hunting lobbyists 'pose as conservationists' Brendan Montague | 6th June 2019 News Trophy Hunting Conservation Change Makers … The trophy hunting industry 'set up a conservation front group' to persuade the …
Extinction Rebellion protesters buzz around campaign bus after Conservative parliamentary candidates decline 70 invitations to attend climate hustings.
XR attacks Tory 'failure' on climate change Brendan Montague | 11th December 2019 News Change Makers Extinction Rebellion General Election 2019 Conservative Party Boris Johnson elcjpuawoaihtas.jpeg …
The Conservative attack on the environment is being carried out for good reasons, writes Chris Rose: because they can; because it delights their support base; because it heads off UKIP; and because they think it carries no political risk. Now it's up the UK's green movement to prove them wrong. But have our 'herbivorous' NGOs got the stomach for a fight?
Strange happenings on a small island off Europe Chris Rose | 31st July 2015 News UK Politics Climate Change Society bullingdon-cut.jpg The Conservative attack on the environment is being carried out …
A 30-year decline in toad populations recorded by volunteers, shows the need to rebuild vital 'green infrastructure' across both the wider countryside and urban areas, writes Oliver Tickell: reversing habitat fragmentation, digging out ponds and ditches, and leaving ample unkempt areas for cover and hibernation.
… October 2016 News UK Switzerland Amphibians Conservation Development Ecology Natural World … for cover and hibernation. A new study led by conservation charity Froglife reveals a steep … qualifies for International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red-listing over …
Should we really be spending £1.2 million a year to conserve red squirrels? Yes we should, writes James Borrell. But with Africa's rhinos facing extinction, and vital conservation in UK's overseas 'biodiversity jewels' sadly underfunded, there are much better investments we should be making too.
… Dover James Borrell | 8th August 2015 Comment Conservation Biodiversity UK … Africa's rhinos facing extinction, and vital conservation in UK's overseas 'biodiversity … conserving wildlife - wherever it is. Yet conservation spending in richer nations is …
It's barely mentioned in the election campaign or reported in the media. But a powerful faction of Tory ministers, ex-ministers and backbench MPs are bent on using Brexit to ignite a massive bonfire of 'spirit-crushing' laws on wildlife protection, air and water pollution, pesticides, renewable energy and public health, writes Brendan Montague. At risk are not just EU directives and regulations but even the UK's own Climate Change Act. May's Brexit may not just be hard, but very, very dirty.
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A new study led by RSPB shows that more than half of Britain's most precious upland moors are suffering from burning - widely used to increase the numbers of red grouse available for recreational shooting.
… July 2015 News Natural World Biodiversity Conservation Birds UK Law … A new study led by the RSPB Centre for Conservation Science has revealed that burning … This includes over half of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) designated under the EU's …
The UK Government has recently expanded its network of marine protected areas. But as Horatio Morpurgo discovers, the focus on protecting only specific 'features' from intensive fishing is leaving entire ecosystems at risk.
… Taking the 'conservation' out of Marine Conservation Zones Horatio Morpurgo | 10th … month, in the creation of the first Marine Conservation Zones. The Stennis Ledges in Lyme …
Over 90% of major armed conflicts between 1950-2000 occurred in countries containing biodiversity hotspots,writes Alex Reid, and more than 80% of these took place in the hotspot areas themselves. This poses a major challenge to the conservation community: to work in combat zones to strengthen environmental protection before, during and after conflicts. Or better still, to defuse incipient conflicts and resolve those under way, to reduce their toll on people, and nature.
… and biodiversity: turning conflict into conservation Alex Reid | 23rd March 2017 News Conservation Biodiversity Human Rights UK War … This poses a major challenge to the conservation community: to work in combat …
ClientEarth and the Marine Conservation Society worried about habitats and species regulations after Brexit.
… September 2019 News Brexit ClientEarth Marine Conservation Society High Court Change Makers … ClientEarth and the Marine Conservation Society worried about habitats … ministers. Charity ClientEarth and the Marine Conservation Society are worried about aspects …
Sir David Attenborough calls for conservation funding from firms that profit from animal imagery - but Lion King maker's support is paw.
… Disney's 'paltry' conservation support Brendan Montague | 17th July 2019 News Change Makers Disney Conservation Lion King Lions Campaign To Ban … image1.jpeg Sir David Attenborough calls for conservation funding from firms that profit …
The 2016 'State of Nature' report, published today, offers many small victories to celebrate, writes SUSAN CLARK, but overall it's not good news: 15% of our native species are under threat of extinction, while 53% are in decline. With intensive farming the main cause of the damage, and climate change a serious long term problem, turning the tide of wildlife attrition will be a long and challenging task.
… September 2016 News Natural World Wildlife Conservation Extinction Climate Change Farming … data and expertise from more than 50 nature conservation and other research organisations … change and a 32% reduction in funding for conservation - significantly outweighing the …
The battle for the soul of the Conservative party will intensify on the volatile issue of climate change, write Brendan Montague and Matteo Civillini. Energy Secretary Amber Rudd may be among the Tories' greenest but the 'grey blob' led by Owen Paterson may yet defeat her.
Amber Rudd faces climate change battle with Tory 'grey blob' Brendan Montague DeSmog.uk | 13th May 2015 Comment Politics Climate Change UK amber-rudd-flowave-cut.jpg The battle for the soul of the …
The the creation of almost a million sq.km of the South Pacific as a fully protected marine area builds on a long Conservative tradition of protecting the natural environment, write Nick Hurd & Zac Goldsmith - and as factory trawlers close in on Pitcairn's pristine waters, the initiative could not have been more timely.
… Pitcairn Islands reserve is Britain's biggest conservation initiative ever Nick Hurd Zac … Goldsmith | 20th March 2015 Comment Oceans Conservation Politics UK Fishing … Chancellor has delivered the single biggest conservation measure taken by any Government …
We have to act now to focus global investment on proven tiger conservation solutions in areas where tigers are most threatened.
… | 28th April 2020 News Change Makers Tigers Conservation Asia Nepal Big Cats Poaching … to focus global investment on proven tiger conservation solutions in areas where tigers … the wild, I find exploitation in the name of conservation appalling. But as bad as it is, …
Rewilding is now firmly on the agenda, writes Paul Jepson, and that brings a huge opportunity to re-invigorate conservation. But we must look to creating new functional ecosystems for the future, rather than trying to recreate a lost and perhaps imagined past.
… brings a huge opportunity to re-invigorate conservation. But we must look to creating new … harks back to a past age. However many conservation scientists are more relaxed … farming. The OVP, as it is known, made nature conservation political again and has become a …
New research competition challenges 11-19 year olds to help save the UK’s bumblebees
… | 5th November 2019 News Bees Bumblebee Conservation Trust Conservation Biodiversity Change Makers … a competition being run by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, with support from the …
Fresh from his surprise election victory, David Cameron is facing calls to expedite a 'free vote' in Parliament to repeal the law that forbids hunting with dogs, writes Chris Pitt. We must make sure our MPs vote to protect wild animals from the horrendous cruelty that resumed hunting would inflict on them.
Bring back fox hunting and hare coursing? Not on our watch Chris Pitt | 22nd May 2015 Comment UK Hunting Politics Animal Welfare hare-coursing-cut.jpg Fresh from his surprise election victory, David …
The UK's decisive Conservative victory is the result of a grossly unfair electoral system.The 'winners' were backed by under 25% of the electorate, the losing Labour vote went up by twice as much as the Tories' - and some MPs represent as few as 23,000 voters, others over 3 million. We must now demand real democratic reform.
Before the day is out - we must unite and demand fair voting! Oliver Tickell | 8th May 2015 Comment Politics UK polling-station-cut.jpg The UK's decisive Conservative victory is the result of a …
Just when the UK's government might want to be boosting its green credentials it has chosen to do the precise opposite, writes Steffen Böhm: giving tax breaks and subsidies to oil and gas, while attacking renewables and energy efficiency. We must unite to oppose these destructive and short-sighted policies
Whatever happened to the 'greenest ever' Conservative Party? Steffen Böhm | 11th July 2015 Comment UK Energy Fossil Fuels Oil Renewables Politics Transport north-sea-oil-rig-cut.jpg Just when the …
Botswana has now committed to a policy built on myths, while the rest of the world takes stock of the implications ecological crisis.
… Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism has recently … a common regional strategy for elephant conservation in the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA). Though the strategy …
After years of pro-nuclear bombast from the Conservative Party, its 2017 manifesto hasn't got a single word to say about nuclear power, write Oliver Tickell & Ian Fairlie. Instead it announces a renewed focus on cutting energy costs, and a big boost for increasingly low-cost wind power; while both Labour and Libdems offer only weak, highly qualified support for new nuclear build. And so the great British 'nuclear renaissance' reaches its timely end.
Conservative election manifesto signals the end of new nuclear power Oliver Tickell Ian Fairlie | 18th May 2017 News Nuclear Energy Politics UK sizewell-nuclear-cut.jpg After years of pro-nuclear …
Damning UN investigation condemns WWF flagship project in Congo and reveals massive scale of abuse.
… 'Fortress conservation' Staff Reporter | 11th February … seek consent because it simply assumed that a conservation project would be beneficial to … spell the end of WWF’s model of "fortress conservation" which has caused so much damage …
The Conservative party has unveiled new taxes on aviation in a bid to control increasing carbon dioxide emissions from the sector.
Conservatives vie with Brown over green taxes 12th March 2007 News Taxation Taxes Green Aviation Conservatives Gordon Brown David Cameron UK Aviation Climate Change Pollution News web pic 2_65.jpg …