Biodiversity

New standard aims to help protect companies from accusations of greenwash by ensuring they prioritise the highest-quality, most effective carbon offsets available

Prime Minister sets out fresh nature recovery targets for UK as he joins leaders of Germany, France, Bangladesh, and Mexico in backing Leaders Pledge for Nature, a 10-point plan geared at reversing global nature loss

Coalition of conservation charities is aiming to support a wide range of projects from the restoration of peatlands to the reintroduction of species such as beavers

Following success of Science-Based Targets for CO2 emissions, firms offered guidance on measuring and tackling their impact on nature

Retail giant touts plan to become 'regenerative company' as it unveils carbon and nature commitments on the opening day of NYC Climate Week

Charity the Wildlife Trusts warns government's current planning reform proposals risk undermining efforts to protect nature and biodiversity

Range of targets on deforestation, habitats, oceans, plastic pollution adopted a decade ago have all been missed or are heading in wrong direction, UN report warns

New Defra backed scheme will see housing developers fund new projects to tackle nitrate pollution in the Solent

Environmental groups can apply for up to £5m of funding from Green Recovery Challenge Fund, as government seeks 5,000 green jobs boost

Conversation charity has called on UK government to enact legally binding targets for biodiversity, warning that the UK’s current performance on protecting loss of wildlife is even worse than government’s already-poor self-assessment