Science

Leading nature recovery project to issue Biodiversity Net Gain Units linked to release of family of beavers in Lincolnshire river

Research warns extensive conversion of grasslands and wetlands is being driven by global food, animal feed, and bioenergy demand

Budget constraints seen as most significant barrier to decarbonisation for eight-in-10 local authorities, new FOI requests reveal

Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds' speech at the National Farmers Union's 2026 annual conference in Birmingham

Governing body underscores commitment to UN Sports for Climate Action initiative, after latest sustainability report drops explicit reference to net zero target

Europe claimed nine of the top 10 spots in property insurer FM's latest ranking of resilient business environments

Official advisor concludes Scottish Government can meet emissions targets for 2030, but further work needed to put country on track to meet longer term goals

The COP17 UN Biodiversity Summit in Armenia later this year must push to accelerate nature in corporate transition planning, write WWF's Nicolas Poolen and CDP's Scott Twigg

A further 1.89 million people will face the highest risk of flooding if emissions and climate impacts are left unchecked, new analysis claims

Reforms to Sustainable Farming Incentive and funding for innovation projects welcomed by both farming and conservation groups