Millions of migrating birds are illegally trapped as they pass over Cyprus, with some of the worst of the killing on UK-controlled land. Yet the British government is proving powerless to stop the slaughter.
Druridge Bay is again under threat from an opencast coal mine. The High Court has upheld a challenge against the government’s refusal of planning permission in this Northumberland beauty spot.
Following our 2018-2019 investigation into landowners breaking voluntary agreements to stop burning their moors for grouse shooting, the UK government pledged to ban moorland burning on blanket bog. Guy Shrubsole and Alasdair Cameron share their initial report.
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.
The COVID-19 pandemic means many of us will find ourselves spending more time at home. We've rounded up some book and film recommendations from our staff to help distract from the stress of it all.
Politicians and corporations have been promoting the large-scale production of fuels from crops. They claim these biofuels are an easy solution to climate change. But in reality they just ravage more of the planet's natural resources.