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Biodiversity

Solent's 'nitrate trading' trial aims to get developers building again
Solent's 'nitrate trading' trial aims to get developers building again

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

  • Policy
  • 15 September 2020
Government's £40m green recovery fund launches for nature-focused initiatives
Government's £40m green recovery fund launches for nature-focused initiatives

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

  • Investment
  • 15 September 2020
'Lost decade for nature': UK accused of missing majority of UN biodiversity targets
'Lost decade for nature': UK accused of missing majority of UN biodiversity targets

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

  • Biodiversity
  • 14 September 2020
How a 'nature-positive economy' could reverse the catastrophic decline in wildlife
How a 'nature-positive economy' could reverse the catastrophic decline in wildlife

WWF's landmark Living Planet Index warns that nature 'in freefall' due to the impact of humans, with wildlife populations declining nearly 70 per cent in less than 50 years

  • BusinessGreen
  • 10 September 2020
Seafood stakeholders push for stricter sustainability measures in landmark Fisheries Bill
Seafood stakeholders push for stricter sustainability measures in landmark Fisheries Bill

Raft of UK supermarkets and food brands warn government's current proposals could damage the ability of UK fishing communities to meet growing demand for sustainable seafood

  • Policy
  • 08 September 2020
Bonn Challenge: Land restoration pledges reach 210 million hectares worldwide
Bonn Challenge: Land restoration pledges reach 210 million hectares worldwide

Global initiative celebrates milestone, but warns governments are undervaluing benefits of nature-based climate solutions for cutting CO2 and boosting economies

  • Climate change
  • 02 September 2020
Velux pledges to become 'lifetime carbon neutral' by 2041 centenary
Velux pledges to become 'lifetime carbon neutral' by 2041 centenary

New 20-year partnership with WWF aims to help roof window specialist offset 100 years of carbon emissions through global reforestation and afforestation projects

  • Carbon Accounting
  • 01 September 2020
Amid devastating forest fires, One Trillion Trees movement puts down US roots
Amid devastating forest fires, One Trillion Trees movement puts down US roots

Some of America's largest corporates are backing the launch of an ambitious new reforestation programme

  • Biodiversity
  • 28 August 2020
Turn the ignition on nature based solutions, report urges businesses
Turn the ignition on nature based solutions, report urges businesses

From street trees to green walls, nature-based approaches are shown to deliver significant environmental and economic benefits for developers and communities

  • Technology
  • 28 August 2020
Defra selects English councils to pilot local nature recovery strategies
Defra selects English councils to pilot local nature recovery strategies

Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, and Northumberland Councils to share £1m funding to map out pioneering habitat protection plans

  • Politics
  • 14 August 2020
Terreform ONE's plans to upend cities and suburbs in a post-pandemic world
Terreform ONE's plans to upend cities and suburbs in a post-pandemic world

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  • 14 August 2020
Report: England's largest landowners must ramp up tree planting efforts
Report: England's largest landowners must ramp up tree planting efforts

The Church Commissioners of England and Duchy of Cornwall - two of the largest institutional landowners in England - have tree cover rates below the already 'weak' national average of 10 per cent, according to a new study from Friends of the Earth

  • Biodiversity
  • 03 August 2020
On 'newt counting' and net gain
On 'newt counting' and net gain

Claims of 'newt counting' slowing down development are a misnomer - biodiversity net gain approaches can improve design, writes AECOM's Robert Spencer

  • Biodiversity
  • 30 July 2020
'We don't want to go through this again': Nature protection critical to preventing pandemics, study finds
'We don't want to go through this again': Nature protection critical to preventing pandemics, study finds

Combatting deforestation and wildlife trade could avoid costing the planet trillions of dollars in economic disruption, Conservation International estimates

  • Biodiversity
  • 23 July 2020
'Rigorous and accountable': IUCN launches global standards for nature-based climate projects
'Rigorous and accountable': IUCN launches global standards for nature-based climate projects

International Union for the Conservation of Nature launches guidelines to help businesses and governments design effective tree planting and nature restoration projects that align with climate targets

  • Biodiversity
  • 23 July 2020
Defra plots green planning rules overhaul as it promises nature-friendly recovery
Defra plots green planning rules overhaul as it promises nature-friendly recovery

Environment Secretary George Eustice announces £9m for policy pilots as he promises to 'build back greener' after Covid-19 and Brexit

  • Politics
  • 20 July 2020
Danone's Eric Soubeiran on regenerative farming and fixing the 'broken' food system
Danone's Eric Soubeiran on regenerative farming and fixing the 'broken' food system

Vice-president of nature and water cycle Eric Soubeiran sits down with BusinessGreen to discuss the French food giant's plans to move away from intensive farming practices in the pandemic era

  • Biodiversity
  • 16 July 2020
Defund and divest: Banks, investors, and pension funds urged to stop bankrolling meat and dairy
Defund and divest: Banks, investors, and pension funds urged to stop bankrolling meat and dairy

‘Big Livestock’ is just as damaging to the planet as the fossil fuel industry, campaigners warn, yet UK banks continue to be among the sector's largest creditors, pouring tens of billions into carbon-intensive companies fuelling deforestation

  • Investment
  • 13 July 2020
Agriculture Bill 'on track', but Green Brexit plans face fresh challenges
Agriculture Bill 'on track', but Green Brexit plans face fresh challenges

Agriculture Bill takes a step forward, as a reports emerge of row between Holyrood and Westminster over the government's post-Brexit plans for environmental and food standards

  • Policy
  • 08 July 2020
Government urged to 'unleash potential of the countryside' in recovery plans
Government urged to 'unleash potential of the countryside' in recovery plans

CPRE urges government to put in place net zero targets for land-use, invest in nature restoration, and ensure planning system considers climate impacts

  • Biodiversity
  • 30 June 2020
UNEP calls on finance sector to boost biodiversity ambition and engagement
UNEP calls on finance sector to boost biodiversity ambition and engagement

The brewing industry is among the nine critical sectors identified in a report published today by UNEP and the Natural Capital Finance Alliance that highlights need for banks, investors and insurers to set firm targets to reduce biodiversity loss.

  • Biodiversity
  • 30 June 2020
CCC urges Defra to ensure that Environmental Land Management scheme aligns with UK climate goals
CCC urges Defra to ensure that Environmental Land Management scheme aligns with UK climate goals

Government's climate advisory body gives it take on scheme designed to pay farmers for carrying out work that enhances the environment .

  • Biodiversity
  • 24 June 2020
'Grow back better': Wildlife and Countryside Link argues nature restoration can generate 25,000 jobs in aftermath of Covid-19
'Grow back better': Wildlife and Countryside Link argues nature restoration can generate 25,000 jobs in aftermath of Covid-19

330 'ready-to-go' nature recovery projects across England could generate some 10,000 jobs 'in the short term', according to Wildlife and Countryside Link

  • Biodiversity
  • 22 June 2020
Branching out: Defra seeks input on how to boost England tree cover
Branching out: Defra seeks input on how to boost England tree cover

Updated England Tree Strategy slated for later this year as government faces uphill struggle to meet its 2025 tree planting targets

  • Policy
  • 19 June 2020
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