The EU's nature directives provide effective protection for endangered species and habitats, writes Leonardo Mazza. So why the Commission's decision to 'review' and 'modernise' the laws? With its commitment to business-friendly deregulation and uninterest in the environment, the aim is surely to gut them - something only EU-wide citizens' mobilisation can prevent.
European Commission's deregulation drive threatens EU nature laws Leonardo Mazza | 11th July 2015 News EU Natural World Biodiversity Law Poland augustow-forest-cut.jpg The EU's nature directives …
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
… Killing’s Done Jeff Holman | 7th April 2011 Reviews Books Ecosystems Biodiversity Novels Reviews Natural World …
With a new coalition government the opportunities for fresh thinking about managing the UK countryside are vast, reports Dan Box. And the Stiperstones nature reserve is providing plenty of inspiration...
… the year end. It is expected to draw on two reviews launched in 2009; one a UK-wide … of government since the two environmental reviews mentioned above were announced. …
Long-tailed macaques are the most heavily exploited mammals on Earth among species protected in global trade.
The UK is failing macaques Tracy Keeling | 17th November 2023 | News Macaques Wildlife Trade Biodiversity Long-tailed macaque Long-tailed macaques are the most heavily exploited mammals on Earth …
The latest State of Nature report warns that nearly one in six of Britain's 10,000 species under review could be lost.
'The clock is ticking' for UK nature Catherine Early | 22nd January 2024 | News Biodiversity National Parks Nature UK Editor’s Picks wetland_nature_reserve_cardiff_bay_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_853512.jpg …
The Tory government in the UK is failing on its promise to protect 30% of land and seas.
Tories fail to protect nature Catherine Early | 25th October 2022 | News Nature Agriculture Biodiversity Conservation Editor’s Picks Lake District The Tory government in the UK is failing on its …
Colombia is now closer than ever to finding a peaceful resolution to generations of violence. With so much to gain in a post-conflict world - as much for the Colombian people as for their environment - the sudden prospect of losing it all will make for tense months ahead writes FOREST RAY
Ecologist Special Report: Ecological Conservation in Post-Conflict Colombia Forest Ray | 10th February 2017 News Colombia Conservation Conflict Ecological Restoration Biodiversity hillsidevillage …
India has recently relaxed laws around gene-edited crops, despite concerns about 'unpredictable' risks to health and biodiversity.
Concerns as India relaxes rules around gene-edited crops Bharat Dogra | 4th April 2022 | News Food And Farming Biodiversity Indian farmer working in field India has recently relaxed laws around …
It's time to imagine a more resilient future for the Lake District and all its communities, a future in which wild nature and thriving biodiversity is central.
Reimagining the Lake District Ian Convery Simon Stainer Charlie Gere Karen Lloyd | 27th July 2020 News Lake District Landscape Preservation World Heritage Utopia Biodiversity Editor’s Picks Lake …
Intensive agribusiness is causing a global decline in insect populations with serious consequences for humans and the rest of nature.
Agriculture and insects Colin Tosh | 1st May 2019 News Agriculture Insects Biodiversity bumblebee_october_2007-3a.jpg Intensive agribusiness is causing a global decline in insect populations with …
However much you think nature is worth, it's a lot more, writes Neil Nightingale. According to the BBC's 'Earth Index', published today in the world's financial press, water alone is worth as much as the entire global economy, and a single beaver's landscape and wetland management clocks in at $120,000 a year.
How much is nature worth? More than you can imagine Neil Nightingale | 8th October 2015 Comment Natural World Finance Green Economy Economics Biodiversity beaver-cut.jpg However much you think nature …
Former Director of the Tyndall Centre and a Professor at the University of East Anglia, Andrew Watkinson explains why 'a few loose sentences' in the IPCC report shouldn't change people's opinion of the science
UEA's Andrew Watkinson: we need to be much more open about how science works Matilda Lee | 16th February 2010 Comment Natural World Climate Change Politics And Economics Ecosystem Services …
A UN panel similar to the one for climate change has been given the go-ahead by world leaders with an admission they had failed to heed scientific warnings about biodiversity loss
UN biodiversity panel 'a dream of many scientists' The Ecologist | 15th June 2010 News Biodiversity Climate Change Ecosystems Economics forests.jpg Proponents hope the new panel will reverse the lack …
Scientists have found that accidental capture by fisheries (bycatch), climate change and pollution are among the key drivers of decline.
Ocean mammals face extinction Brendan Montague | 25th March 2021 | News Ocean Mammals Extinction Biodiversity polar bear.jpg Scientists have found that accidental capture by fisheries (bycatch), …
In his new book environmental journalist Michael McCarthy bears witness to the astonishing decline in the once common wildlife of our countryside of the last few decades. But as Chris Rose writes, he does far more than bemoan the losses as he shares with us the joy that he still discovers in nature.
… great thinning Chris Rose | 30th June 2015 Reviews Natural World Farming UK Biodiversity …
A review of Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake (Bodley Head 2020).
A fungi to be with Victor Anderson | 26th November 2020 | Comment Fungi Biodiversity mushrooms.jpg A review of Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake (Bodley Head 2020). Books about fungi are not usually …
The state of the world’s nature shows human-driven sixth mass extinction is ongoing.
A million species threatened Arthur Wyns | 6th May 2019 News Biodiversity United Nations Ecology Extinction Science & Systems bdday_870.jpg The state of the world’s nature shows human-driven sixth …
Ranchers can deliberately abuse public land and the wildlife that lives on it at will, writes George Wuerthner, confident that any breaches of the law are likely to be overlooked. But it's another thing altogether if you're trying to protect that land from destructive exploitation. Why the double standard?
Who are the real 'eco-terrorists' on America's public lands? George Wuerthner | 27th January 2015 Activism USA Natural World Farming Biodiversity Commons bighorn-sheep-cut.jpg Ranchers can …
As the public comes to terms with Government plans to sell public woodland, industry analysts predict much of the forest could be snapped up by energy companies looking to burn wood as a biofuel
England’s controversial forest sale could attract biofuel energy companies Mark Jansen | 8th December 2010 News Forests Biodiversity Natural World Society foreststrees.jpg The government plans to …
Lord Benyon's estate, it's subsidies, biodiversity and the right to roam. An English fairytale.
Baron land Brendan Montague | 8th August 2022 | News Biodiversity Climate Breakdown Class Society Social Inequality Right To Roam Editor’s Picks 741378f2-183f-4d5f-a0c4-b0a0f87090eb.jpg Lord Benyon's …