Biodiversity

COP17: Hopes grow for hard-fought compromise as UN biodiversity talks spill into overtime

Biodiversity

COP17: Hopes grow for hard-fought compromise as UN biodiversity talks spill into overtime

Closing plenary gets under way in Armenia despite deep divisions on contentious issues surrounding biodiversity funding, nature-harming subsidies, scientific evidence, and nature genetics

clock 30 October 2026 • 7 min read
Over 250 European farmers join PepsiCo's regenerative agriculture push

Biodiversity

Over 250 European farmers join PepsiCo's regenerative agriculture push

PepsiCo and Earthworm Foundation expand regenerative farming programmes across Europe to strengthen food and drink supply chain resilience

clock 30 October 2026 • 3 min read
Despite a cocktail of threats, cleaner rivers are firmly within our grasp

Biodiversity

Despite a cocktail of threats, cleaner rivers are firmly within our grasp

Every £1 invested in nature-led river restoration has the potential to deliver more than £7 in societal benefits, explain Dr Rob Stoneman of the Wildlife Trusts, and Chris Reid of Intact Insurance

clock 30 October 2026 • 5 min read
Rothbury Estate to be transformed into huge nature reserve after successful £30m fundraise

Biodiversity

Rothbury Estate to be transformed into huge nature reserve after successful £30m fundraise

Campaign to purchase 9,500-acre Rothbury Estate in Northumberland for transformation into major nature restoration project achieves £30m fundraising goal

clock 30 October 2026 • 3 min read
COP17: UN bodies estimate $296bn a year needed to reach 2030 nature restoration targets

Biodiversity

COP17: UN bodies estimate $296bn a year needed to reach 2030 nature restoration targets

World witnessing 'the makings of one of the largest movements for nature in recorded history’, but system-wide action still needed to rescue flagship goals, according to UN report

clock 29 October 2026 • 7 min read
Office for Environment Protection: Planning shake-up may not deliver promised gains for nature

Policy

Office for Environment Protection: Planning shake-up may not deliver promised gains for nature

Watchdog welcomes new Environmental Development Plans, but raises concerns over lack of evidence they will deliver promised environmental outcomes

clock 27 October 2026 • 3 min read
'Chronically underfunded': England's nature-friendly farming schemes face £2bn funding gap

Biodiversity

'Chronically underfunded': England's nature-friendly farming schemes face £2bn funding gap

The Wildlife Trusts warn government that properly funded Environmental Land Management schemes are vital for building climate-resilient food chains and tackling inflation

clock 27 October 2026 • 4 min read
Mandarin Oriental's Kandé Camara: 'Developing a strategy can be a long and sometimes lonely process'

Management

Mandarin Oriental's Kandé Camara: 'Developing a strategy can be a long and sometimes lonely process'

Kandé Camara sheds light on Mandarin Oriental's new sustainability platform, and how setbacks arise when well-intentioned initiatives are too idealistic to implement

clock 27 October 2026 • 8 min read
Nature loss could put 140 million jobs at risk across Europe, study warns

Biodiversity

Nature loss could put 140 million jobs at risk across Europe, study warns

Global Canopy highlights how industries that employ millions of people will face major threats if nature loss continues

clock 27 October 2026 • 2 min read
COP17: Nature financing pledges swell to $1.8bn at Yerevan Biodiversity Summit

Biodiversity

COP17: Nature financing pledges swell to $1.8bn at Yerevan Biodiversity Summit

Fresh financing for nature restoration announced alongside new drive to reform nature-harming subsidies, as crunch final week of UN biodiversity talks get underway in Armenia

clock 26 October 2026 • 7 min read