Biodiversity

Major new report sets out guidelines for how the UK can meet ambitious house building targets while enhancing wildlife and habitats

Warmer weather has been good for some of the UK's flora and fauna, while others have suffered or almost disappeared completely

Environment secretary's action plan, due in new year, may include plastic bottle deposit scheme and standardised recycling policy

Neonicotinoids, banned on flowering crops, were found in nearly all rivers tested, increasing concerns over their impact on fish and birds

Blue Planet 2 producers say final episode lays bare shocking damage humanity is wreaking in the seas, from climate change to plastic pollution to noise

EU votes to reauthorise the pesticide, ending a bitterly fought battle that saw 1.3 million people sign a petition calling for a ban

Strong laws to protect wildlife are the first step in any conservation effort, but the potential of business to strengthen policy should not be overlooked, argues ClientEarth's Quentin Marchais

Study also finds that converting conventionally farmed land would not overly harm crop yields or require huge amounts of additional land to feed rising populations

Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey's speech to the COP23 UN Climate Summit - in full

Bunzl's Joanna Gilroy argues we can all help tackle plastic waste, and sustainability executives have a particularly important role to play