Biodiversity

Government to allow reintroduction of 'environmental engineers' under licence from Natural England

Public, green groups, and investors invited to share views on issues ranging from drinking water regulation to company ownership and nature impacts

Environmental groups welcome arrival of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, but warn it remains 'mostly a cut and paste collage of existing inadequate policies'

New UN fund launched at restarted COP16 talks in Rome in bid to mobilise private sector funding for nature protection initiatives around the world

Environment Secretary Steve Reed's address to the 2025 National Farmers' Union (NFU) Conference - in full

New legislation to receive Royal Assent, handing regulators fresh powers to ban water industry bonuses, impose tougher fines, and even pursue custodial sentences

More than 50 cross-sector groups, businesses and partnerships back plan to scale up green initiatives in the North of England

POLICY BRIEFING: BusinessGreen Intelligence digs into Biodiversity Net Gain scheme as it celebrates its first anniversary and assesses the challenges that lie ahead

Over 40 housebuilders, investors, and environmental groups urge government to continue championing Biodiversity Net Gain scheme to boost nature protection and economic growth

Gardening industry launches new guide on how to embrace peat-free practices ahead of proposed government ban on peat-based composts