Marine protected areas

The sediments around our shores are monumental weapons in the fight against climate change, writes Wildlife Trusts' Ruth Williams

First of their kind studies warn vast amounts of CO2 stored in UK seabed habitats are at risk of being disturbed by bottom trawler fishing and offshore development

A year on from the launch of its Environmental Improvement Plan, Defra announces new measures to protect land and sea

More than 250 scientists have called on European institutions to ban destructive fishing practices by 2030 in Marine Protected Areas