Biodiversity

Forestry offsets may have been much maligned in the past, but acording to EcoSecurities Lisa Ashford, they could have an increasingly important role to play in emission reduction

Businesses and governments urged to embrace "eco-system accounting" policies or risk degradation of food and water supplies

While the latest data reveals the vast majority of UK biofuels fail to meet environmental standards, new report claims carbon emissions could be far higher than fossil fuels

New study warns that even "safe" level of global warming will lead to huge increase in rainforest mortality rates

New directive extending firms' liability for the environmental damage they cause to come into effect from March

As research reveals tropical rainforests are an even more important store of carbon than previously thought, the Indonesian government finds new ways to cut them down

Market-based mechanism would force developers to pay for any affect they have on biodiversity

Developed and developing nations join forces to release forestry "mission statement" as UK promises £100m in fresh funding

Bank of America and HSBC announce that they will make good on threats to end financing for firms that fail to live up to environmental standards

Government-backed report argues forestry should be introduced into global carbon markets