Biodiversity

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

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

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

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

US tech giant inks latest carbon removal credits deal, providing a major boost to plans to replenish lost rainforest in Sierra Leone

But critics argue new industry initiative threatens to 'water down' animal welfare efforts

Illegal forest clearing in Brazil hits record low, plus Mumbai picked to host Earthshot Prize 2026, and Denmark to offer farmers €1bn to return land to nature

Campaigner and broadcaster Chris Packham backs policy and says sometime 'hard choices' are needed

Partnerships between land custodians and the private sector can provide credible routes for investment in nature recovery, write National Parks Partnership CEO Catherine Hawkins and National Landscapes Association CEO John Watkins