Biodiversity

Waitrose, McDonald's, and Barclays-backed pilot aims to make regenerative farming 'more achievable'

Management

Waitrose, McDonald's, and Barclays-backed pilot aims to make regenerative farming 'more achievable'

McCain, McDonald's, Lloyds, Waitrose, NatWest, and Barclays launch 'Routes to Regen' project to tackle financial risks associated with regenerative agriculture

clock 24 March 2025 • 4 min read
'National Estate for Nature': Defra calls on landowners to accelerate nature recovery

Policy

'National Estate for Nature': Defra calls on landowners to accelerate nature recovery

New government-led group comprising owners of 10 per cent of England aims to develop plans to help meeting UK's domestic and global biodiversity goals

clock 21 March 2025 • 5 min read
Defra unveils target to reduce environmental damage from pesticides

Biodiversity

Defra unveils target to reduce environmental damage from pesticides

New UK National Action Plan on Pesticides includes UK-wide goal to reduce environmental risk from pesticides by 10 per cent by 2030

clock 21 March 2025 • 4 min read
Poll: More than half of Brits want stronger government action on nature

Biodiversity

Poll: More than half of Brits want stronger government action on nature

Poll from WWF reveals strong public support for bolder action to protect nature, as separate surveys reveal majority backing for net zero transition

clock 21 March 2025 • 5 min read
Western Forest plan to create 2,500 hectares of new woodland by 2030

Biodiversity

Western Forest plan to create 2,500 hectares of new woodland by 2030

Government unveils plans to create first new National Forest in 30 years stretching from the Cotswolds to the Mendips

clock 21 March 2025 • 3 min read
'A national embarrassment': UK imports goods linked to the destruction of a Liverpool-sized forest each year

Supply chain

'A national embarrassment': UK imports goods linked to the destruction of a Liverpool-sized forest each year

Global Witness analysis reveals UK is continuing to import a raft of goods that are directly driving deforestation around the world

clock 20 March 2025 • 4 min read
The Nature Restoration Fund: A government black hole disguised as environmental progress

Biodiversity

The Nature Restoration Fund: A government black hole disguised as environmental progress

The Nature Restoration Fund is a 'smoke-and-mirrors' distraction that risks deepening the very problems it claims to solve, argues Burlingtons Biodiversity Solutions CEO Henry Mills

clock 20 March 2025 • 5 min read
Study: Plastic pollution on UK beaches rises by 10 per cent

Waste

Study: Plastic pollution on UK beaches rises by 10 per cent

Three quarters of a million pieces of plastic litter were collected by Marine Conservation Society volunteers in 2023, equating to two pieces of litter per every metre of beach

clock 19 March 2025 • 3 min read
'The time for action is now': Government faces fresh calls to make nature reporting mandatory in the UK

Biodiversity

'The time for action is now': Government faces fresh calls to make nature reporting mandatory in the UK

New Green Alliance report revisits recommendations of Dasgupta Review and urges government to boost investment in nature restoration and ensure corporates disclose nature-related risks

clock 18 March 2025 • 5 min read
SBTN launches 'first ever' science-based targets for seafood sector

Supply chain

SBTN launches 'first ever' science-based targets for seafood sector

New targets to help seafood firms address key drivers of ocean degradation, including habitat loss and overexploitation of fish stocks

clock 18 March 2025 • 4 min read