Some 600 native trees from oaks, birches and elder to dogwood, crab apple and blackthorn will be planted in Witney, Oxfordshire.
… First 'tiny forest' being planted in UK Emily Beament | 11th March 2020 News Biodiversity Forests Earthwatch Europe 23239858-1.jpg Some … Oxfordshire. The UK is to get its first "Tiny Forest" in a plot the size of a tennis court …
Forestry England urges people to heed government advice and STAY AT HOME to save lives.
… Woods and forests 'not safe for coronavirus trips' Emily … Beament | 26th March 2020 News Coronavirus Forestry England Forestry And Land Scotland forest with animals …
It was bred to aid the rural poor, but one bird is also helping break industrialised farming’s stranglehold on India. Andrew Wasley meets the remarkable Giriraja
… The Forest King Andrew Wasley | 7th August 2008 … Security Natural World Food And Farming The_Forest_King_MAIN.jpg It was bred to aid the … feed or medication, the Giriraja – or Forest King – chicken is based on an ancient …
Butterfly Conservation confirm once extinct species in now breeding at its secret location in Rockingham Forest, Northamptonshire.
… News Chequered Skipper Butterflies Rockingham Forest Butterfly Conservation 21356644-1.jpg … breeding at its secret location in Rockingham Forest, Northamptonshire. English-born … released at a secret location in Rockingham Forest, Northamptonshire, as part of efforts …
Greenpeace is calling on the major food retailer Tesco to halve the amount of meat it sells by 2025 to protect wildlife, the climate and people.
… Emily Beament | 5th August 2020 News Deforestation Food And Farming Tesco Greenpeace amazon-deforestation01.jpg Greenpeace is calling on the … soy used in its supply chains did not cause deforestation, and was increasing its …
Environmental group WWF has launched a campaign calling for new laws to prevent companies importing products that are causing deforestation.
… Meat produced in UK causing deforestation Emily Beament | 19th February 2020 News Meat Food And Farming WWF Deforestation Science & Systems Organic cows. … importing products that are causing deforestation. Food - and especially meat …
Jaguars in the Atlantic Forest, which spans Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, have doubled in number to 200 in last 15 years.
… 100261046-1.jpg Jaguars in the Atlantic Forest, which spans Argentina, Brazil and … part of South America's Atlantic Forest, monitoring by conservationists has … and conflict with farmers, in the Atlantic Forest, which spans Argentina, Brazil and …
Scientists say this microbial meat alternative is a protein-rich food that can taste and feel like red meat and be as nutritious.
… Eat fungus, save forests Emily Beament | 9th May 2022 | News … Biodiversity Loss Climate Breakdown Vegan Deforestation Editor’s Picks … meat alternatives by 2050 could halve deforestation, a study suggests. Meat from …
Farmers could make money allowing native trees to return and selling 'credits' for carbon dioxide the trees absorb.
… percent, making it one of the least densely forested countries in Europe, has a large … price for carbon credits – they could make forests of any size profitable, the study … switching from sheep farming to native forests could boost wildlife and curb …
Almost a quarter of the greenhouse gases put out by humans comes from land use.
… changing diets to eat less meat, replanting forests and protecting habitats such as … crops, raising livestock and cutting down forests accounting for almost a quarter of … human uses of land, mostly from cutting down forests. Land also accounted for 44% of …
Beef imported to the UK drives human rights abuses and environmental destruction. The soy to feed British beef is doing the same thing.
… Beef eating in the UK destroys rainforest Emily Beament | 10th July 2020 News … Biodiversity Loss Food And Farming Amazon Rainforest Deforestation Beef imported to the UK drives …
It was bred to aid the rural poor, but one bird is also helping break industrialised farming’s stranglehold on India. Andrew Wasley meets the remarkable Giriraja
… Giri Raja: the Forest King – reporting on the … feed or medication, the Giriraja – or Forest King – chicken is based on an ancient …
Conserving nature-rich areas such as the forests of Colombia provides sustainable livelihoods for local people and benefits for humankind.
… Conserving nature-rich areas such as the forests of Colombia provides sustainable … said conserving nature-rich areas such as the forests of his native Colombia could provide … nature in the face of threats such as deforestation for agriculture, mining, and …
The worldwide impact of declining natural assets from forests to fisheries could cost £368 billion a year.
… impact of declining natural assets from forests to fisheries could cost £368 billion a … impact of declining natural assets from forests to fisheries could cost £368 billion a … that provide these services, including forests, wetlands, coral reefs and fish …
The Rothamsted Insect Survey shows forests threatened as much as grasslands.
… The Rothamsted Insect Survey shows forests threatened as much as grasslands. … an earlier spring is also happening in shady forests as well as more open areas, the study … to find was that it was advancing as much in forests as it is in open areas such as …
Reporting from the front-line of environmental activism, Andrew Wasley takes a closer look at those combating illegal logging
… April 2009 Activism Wildlife Environmentalism ForestForests Activists Civil_disobedience_MAIN.jpg … a year, and there are clear links between deforestation and global warming, as well as …
Cheap meat has become a way of life in much of Europe, but the full price is being paid across Latin America as vast soya plantations and their attendant chemicals lead to poisonings and violence
… poverty, excessive use of pesticides, deforestation and rising food insecurity. The … in Paraguay has led to significant swathes of forest being destroyed to make way for crops, … 'We indigenous people used to live from the forests, [from] animals, fruits... now we …
Cheap meat has become a way of life in much of Europe, but the full price is being paid across Latin America as vast soya plantations and their attendant chemicals lead to poisonings and violence. Andrew Wasley reports
… poverty, excessive use of pesticides, deforestation and rising food insecurity. The … in Paraguay has led to significant swathes of forest being destroyed to make way for crops, … 'We indigenous people used to live from the forests, [from] animals, fruits... now we …
Conservation charity WWF said nature was in “freefall” due to human activity, mainly intensive agriculture and the destruction of habitat.
… and the destruction of habitat such as forests to produce food, as it published its … for food and other products from driving deforestation and destruction of wild areas, and … measures have helped species such as forest elephant in Ghana and tigers in Nepal, …
Plans to bulldoze an Indian mountain sacred to local people were controversial enough... before shareholder data revealed that a raft of UK household names, ranging from Jaguar cars to the Church of England, own shares in the company behind the mine, Vedanta Resources plc
… to campaigners, to devastate a vital forest ecosystem and the homes of an unique … of tons of bauxite from some 600 hectares of forest, will result in ecological degradation … existence. The fertile region is heavily forested and the source of more than 30 …
Plans to bulldoze an Indian mountain sacred to local people were controversial enough... before shareholder data revealed that a raft of UK household names, ranging from Jaguar cars to the Church of England, own shares in the company behind the mine, Vedanta Resources plc. Andrew Wasley reports
… to campaigners, to devastate a vital forest ecosystem and the homes of an unique … of tons of bauxite from some 600 hectares of forest, will result in ecological degradation … existence. The fertile region is heavily forested and the source of more than 30 …
Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 report shows world leaders fail to meet goals agreed a decade ago.
… efforts are needed to conserve and restore forests and other wild areas and to tackle … the report said. Conserving habitats such as forests and wild species is essential to … including a fall in the rate at which forests are being destroyed, the eradication …
A special investigation from Andrew Wasley, Alexandra Heal and Lucy Michaels in London, Dominic Phillips, André Campos and Diego Junqueira in Sao Paulo and Claire Smyth in Belfast.
… agency Ibama as a punishment for deforestation. Nearby there were more signs of … of rules designed to protect vital rainforest. This vast 145,000 hectare ranch is one … frontier” — where farming eats into the rainforest. Fines An investigation by the Bureau, …