Biodiversity

Greenpeace urges legal ban to tackle problem after finding that top personal care companies fell short on commitments

Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust and opposition MPs call on government to deliver promised 25-year plan for nature or risk damaging businesses and communities

Around 90 per cent of the world's stocks are now fully or overfished and production is set to increase further by 2025, according to report from UN's food body

With the government's long-term environment plan due in the coming months, researchers are trying to take stock of whether it is beneficial to put a price on nature

If tests of the 100 metre-long barrier that collects rubbish on the sea's surface are successful, it could be deployed at a larger scale in the 'great Pacific garbage patch'

Environment minister George Eustice tells MPs' committee that the government supports a ban on polluting plastic microbeads in cosmetics

Parliamentary research briefing highlights how a third of fish in the English Channel are contaminated with microplastics

Organisation behind $10m San Cristóbal Wind Project says it has slashed diesel imports by millions of litres

Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury's and McDonald's amongst leading brands launching joint commitment to tackle risk melting Arctic sea ice will drive fishing in pristine marine habitats

RSPB's Vision 2050 assesses whether UK can meet its climate targets while avoiding damage to wildlife and plant populations