Forestry and Land Scotland to plant 25 million trees
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has pledged to plant five new trees for every person living in Scotland by 2022.
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Researchers outline four key steps to mitigate climate crisis
22 research institutions have come together to outline four distinct steps that can help us to protect the planet. The
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Fields in Trust and parkrun join forces to promote wellbeing
Charity Fields in Trust is collaborating with parkrun to celebrate the wellbeing benefits that the UKs parks and green spaces
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Amazon deforestation has increased by almost 10%
Deforestation in the Amazon has increased by 9.5% in the last year, with 11,088 square kilometres cleared in just 12
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Green grants to help create green space in London
Sadiq Khan to award 34 community projects with funding to help transform and create green spaces across the capital. Thanks
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Feature: Reconciling the ‘20-minute neighbourhood’
In 2018, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) recorded that people make nearly 986 trips in their cars every year in England;
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Engaging farmers and landowners is key to protecting biodiversity
The planned Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme must engage with farmers and landowners in order to improve biodiversity in the
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Budget cuts threaten biodiversity
Funding cuts have resulted in many of Natural England’s biodiversity projects coming to a premature end, according to a letter
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Funding boost to protect vulnerable habitats
The Wildlife Trust has secured £2m worth of funding to boost nature conservation projects across the UK. The Postcode Lottery
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77 MP’s back Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill
Greens, Alliance, SDLP, Plaid Cymru and Lib Dems announce official support for the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill (CEE Bill).
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Interview with the president of Black2Nature, Mya-Rose Craig
Spending time in nature is widely understood to be beneficial to both our mental and physical wellbeing, however for many
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Acting together: making climate action local
Cllr Kevin Frea, deputy leader of Lancaster City Council and founder of Climate Emergency UK, explains why the solution to
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Government failing to prevent sales of peat-based soil
The government is way off track from achieving its target of banning the use of peat-based soil by 2020, according
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Biodiversity targets must aim higher, say global scientists
The next set of biodiversity targets must aim higher than ever if we are going to protect life on earth,
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Local authorities must play a key role in England’s Tree Strategy
The government has ambitious targets to plant 30,000 hectares of new woodland per year by 2025 across the country and
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Glitter is harming our ecosystems, new study
Glitter is causing ecological damage to our rivers and lakes, according to new research published in the Journal of Hazardous
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Record number of sites receive Green Flag Awards
More than 2,000 parks and community spaces around the country have been given Green Flag Awards this year. A total
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Youth activists call for climate action at the UK’s first eco-summit
Youth climate activists to call for urgent action on climate change at the UK’s first eco-summit for young people. UK
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Are climate change declarations delivering change?
Hundreds of councils have declared a climate emergency, but what impact are they having on local government? Over the years,
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Some UK cities have more trees than national parks, new research
Major cities have more forest cover than some of England’s national parks, according to recent research conducted by Friends of
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