Peat is a natural ally against climate change and an important wildlife haven. So why is so much peat still on sale? Paul de Zylva does some digging.  

High pesticide use in UK farming – a checklist for change. Arable farmer Peter Lundgren canvassed the views of farmers, agronomists and agricultural researchers.

The government is pondering selling developers a licence to destroy nature. Paul de Zylva on why biodiversity offsetting and net gain are thinly veiled eco-vandalism.

A new road to ease congestion on the M4 in south Wales was first proposed in the 1990s. The incoming Welsh First Minister is set to decide on whether it should be part of a sustainable Wales for years to come.

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?

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.

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.