Biodiversity

Biodiversity advisers urge countries to accelerate action on marine pollution, pesticide use and habitat protection in order to meet 2020 biodiversity targets

Malaysian palm giant, IOI, lost business after it was suspended from the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil's certification scheme over deforestation allegations in Indonesia

Industry-backed study finds fields with solar arrays increase plant and bird diversity and have greater numbers of butterflies and bumblebees

CSIRO's Pep Canadell and Yingping Wang warn that hopes global 'greening' could offset the negative impacts of climate change will prove wide of the mark

Company claims to be first retailer to make global commitment to ensure all fishing boats it works with meet demanding environmental and welfare standards

Climate dislosure body teams up with Google as part of Big Data push

As a new natural capital operations group begins work on how best to quantify ecosystem services, AECOM's Rosie Dunscombe looks at the challenges it faces

New study argues that by returning swathes of land to nature agriculture could play a full role in cutting emissions 80 per cent by 2050

New Oxford University warns protected areas will face increasing pressure unless they can better articulate the value they bring

World's largest wood pellets producer announces 10-year programme to protect forests in US states of North Carolina and Virginia