Biodiversity

Friendship's Runa Khan: 'Every failure taught us to think holistically'

Risk

Friendship's Runa Khan: 'Every failure taught us to think holistically'

Friendship founder and executive director reflects on winning the 2025 Earthshot Prize, and why sustainability begins with controlling one's wants

clock 14 July 2026 • 8 min read
Woodland Trust calls on government to allocate a fifth of £1bn tree planting budget to urban 'tree deserts'

Biodiversity

Woodland Trust calls on government to allocate a fifth of £1bn tree planting budget to urban 'tree deserts'

Just 14 per cent of people living in England have access to woodland within a 500 metre walk of their home, conservation charity warns

clock 14 July 2026 • 4 min read
Government plots path to protecting 30 per cent of England for nature by 2030

Biodiversity

Government plots path to protecting 30 per cent of England for nature by 2030

Defra's 30x30 delivery plan comes backed by £37m in funding to help National Parks and landscapes step up nature recovery efforts - but campaigners claim new strategy remains badly underpowered

clock 13 July 2026 • 8 min read
Grosvenor Square to reopen after £25m revamp turns it into 'climate-resilient urban garden'

Buildings

Grosvenor Square to reopen after £25m revamp turns it into 'climate-resilient urban garden'

One of London's largest squares has undergone a major transformation, adding scores of new plants, trees, wetlands, and healthier soils

clock 12 July 2026 • 3 min read
'A healthy ocean is essential': Government to formally ratify High Seas Treaty

Policy

'A healthy ocean is essential': Government to formally ratify High Seas Treaty

Foreign Secretary signs documents allowing the UK to formally ratify landmark ocean agreement in New York this afternoon

clock 10 July 2026 • 4 min read
West Yorkshire unveils inaugural nature plan to bolster climate resilience

Biodiversity

West Yorkshire unveils inaugural nature plan to bolster climate resilience

New strategy aims to boost nature as part of efforts to protect region from extreme weather such as heatwaves and flooding

clock 09 July 2026 • 2 min read
Left in the shade: How UK cities have fallen 'way behind' European counterparts on urban tree-planting

Biodiversity

Left in the shade: How UK cities have fallen 'way behind' European counterparts on urban tree-planting

'Stark' lack of urban trees exposed, as Hastings and Guildford revealed as only UK towns to exceed the European average for canopy cover

clock 09 July 2026 • 6 min read
Endangered species to receive £60m funding boost for wildlife protection

Biodiversity

Endangered species to receive £60m funding boost for wildlife protection

Over 100 projects to be awarded funding from Natural England's Species Recovery Programme, as part of the government's 'Wild Again: Restoring England's Wildlife' initiative

clock 08 July 2026 • 2 min read
Rita El Zaghloul: 'The real threat to development isn't conservation, it's ecological collapse'

Biodiversity

Rita El Zaghloul: 'The real threat to development isn't conservation, it's ecological collapse'

Director of the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People explains why biodiversity conservation is still not receiving the level of attention or urgency it deserves compared to climate change

clock 07 July 2026 • 8 min read
Tree Council launches £2.5m 'Trees Outside Woodland' planting fund

Biodiversity

Tree Council launches £2.5m 'Trees Outside Woodland' planting fund

Defra-backed fund opens for a second year, after doubling support for tree, hedgerow, and orchard projects in England

clock 07 July 2026 • 3 min read