Biodiversity

English bathing water sites far more likely to be rated poor quality than those in the EU, new Best for Britain study claims - however, Defra argues data does not represent 'full picture'

Indigenous and local communities set to receive 72 per cent of the net funds generated through new agreement

Policy could drive over £12bn in net value over the next decade if the government meets its house-building targets - but scrapping the scheme for small sites threatens protection of a habitat eight times the size of Manchester

The sixth, and potentially final, round of talks to deliver an international accord to tackle plastic pollution is getting underway in Geneva - but big divisions on how to secure a deal remain

Hollywood star teams up with Swedish energy firm to promote climate and biodiversity benefits of offshore wind farms

Councils reported using a total of 354 tonnes of pesticides in 2024, according to the Pesticide Action Network

New research unearths potential cost savings and nature recovery benefits from increasing role of off-site Biodiversity Net Gain projects

Suntory Beverage & Food Great Britain and Ireland commits £920,000 over next five years to James Hutton Institute's blackcurrant breeding programme

Water company to improve at least another 1,500 hectares of peatland in the next five years after restoring 3,000 hectares ahead of schedule

Seafields CEO and co-founder, John Auckland, opens up about attracting support from Coldplay, lessons he has learned from open-ocean carbon removal, and the importance of regional partnerships in achieving scale