Biodiversity

Report warns 'triple threat' from super El Niño, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and attacks on grain storage sites in Ukraine and Russia are set to 'reverberate' through the global food system in 2027

Latest study finds connecting and restoring nature are high on priority list as well as greater access to countryside

Defra announces plans for eight new regional water councils to give mayors, communities, and businesses greater say on local investment in sewage infrastructure and flood resilience measures

The COP30 Presidency has today published new roadmaps for navigating the transition away from fossil fuels and reversing forest loss, arguing deep decarbonisation is 'within reach'

Recent emissions trends 'particularly far' from alignment with Paris Agreement goals, new study warns

All the top reaction from diplomats, businesses, environmental groups, and nature experts to the hard-fought final agreement at the COP17 UN Biodiversity Summit in Yerevan

Decisions reached on nature finance, tackling harmful subsidies, and halting biodiversity loss after fraught negotiations in Yerevan, but fears remain progress towards global targets remains far too slow

Meant to pay countries for keeping forests standing, the fund has an interim charter, a board, a World Bank home… and insufficient funds

Rules requiring major infrastructure projects to deliver 10 per cent biodiversity uplift enter into force

Liv Cropper's reflects on her conversation with Tony Juniper CBE, and what his 40 years on the environmental frontline can teach us about political backlash, slow progress and keeping going