Nature

"This is a wake-up call for a complacent government that we must completely transform the way we use land, to avoid climate breakdown and make space for nature."

Kate Poland will start as the UK’s first-ever ‘postcode gardener’. She will work with people in the E5 postcode to increase vegetation and wildlife in their streets. This pilot is part of the 10xGreener initiative from Friends of the Earth to transform our towns and cities. The project has already seen Daubeney Road being boosted with plants and wildlife.

Chris Murphy is anxiously awaiting the arrival of migrating whooper swans at Lough Beg, Northern Ireland. Will they be disturbed by the building of a new road?

There are plans to increase pig numbers to 58,000 breeding sows across Northern Ireland. But what happens to all that excrement?

Forthcoming Agriculture Bill must help farmers boost nature, says Friends of the Earth

A protected wetland site in Oxfordshire, Otmoor has twice in the past 40 years been threatened with destruction. That is until Friends of the Earth got involved.

• New poll reveals 4 out of 5 people over-estimate how much of the UK is built on
• Nearly 1 in 3 think that over 50% of the country is built on, when reality is less than 7%
• Over 90% of the population also underestimate number of under-threat species

Government must set clear targets including a commitment to significantly reduce pesticide-use

Trees and forests add quality to our lives. They may even improve your health. Read on to find out all the good they do – and how you can help them too.