Ecosystem services

First study of its kind warns Indian growth is unsustainable unless urgent steps are taken to tackle air and water pollution

Public inquiry determines airport can expand, despite backing onto specially protected areas

But failure to promote wide ranging natural capital report raises fresh questions about government's commitment to green agenda

'The business reality is that change will happen,' warns major new report urging government to embrace the concept of ecosystem markets

From fracking to water stress, Wall Street execs increasingly see the value in analysing the environmental risks their investments face

Notcutts, Hillier, Squires, Blue Diamond and SCATS become the latest retailers to ban chemicals linked to bee decline

Study finds both industrialised and emerging economies are increasingly embracing 'ecosystem services' initiatives to fund forestry and water management projects

Will Nichols examines the latest efforts to account for the environment in corporate and national accounts

Major new report confirms growing numbers of firms accept seriousness of natural capital risks, but reporting on environmental impacts remains patchy

UN summit in Hyderabad ends with renewed commitment to conservation efforts, but levels of finance pledged remain unclear