Biodiversity

Environmental Audit Commitment welcomes potential improvement to planning system, but warns ministers need to introduce more safeguards to controversial policy

New Defra figures reveal that 52 to 60 per cent of imported palm oil is certified by RSPO

Conservation International's Ocean Health Index says countries must take urgent steps to use the sea's resources more sustainably

Judge rules Viking project should not have been given planning consent as ministers failed to follow EU birds directive

Campaigners angered by plans that would require firms to create new green spaces to "offset" impact of developments

Department of Energy and Climate Change unveil new criteria to ensure biofuels curb emissions by at least 70 per cent

New 350 square metre vertical garden prevents up to 10,000 litres of rainwater hitting the streets of Victoria

Group of major wind energy firms, including Statkraft, Statoil and Vattenfall, start pilot projects designed to reduce bird collisions

Solarcentury and Habitat Aid move forward with plans to create nature reserves around solar farms

New research strengthens case for storing wild relatives of potato and apple crops to help humans adapt to climate change