Woodland sounds boost wellbeing, according to new study
The crunch of snapping twigs underfoot. Lilting birdsong from above. The rustling of trees in the breeze. Woodland sounds have been shown to have...
Only 1 in 10 of the world’s largest energy companies have made plans to...
Just 13 out of the largest 132 coal, electricity, and oil and gas companies have made commitments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to...
Wildlife Trust report reveals exorbitant cost to nature of HS2
A new report published by The Wildlife Trusts today reveals, for the first time, the vast scale of the destruction and impact that HS2...
Ambitious plans to halve greenhouse gas emissions in next five years adopted by Manchester...
Manchester Council’s Executive has backed a framework for how the city will combat climate change in the next five years and approved an action...
Research shows tyre particles contaminate our rivers and oceans
A major government funded study suggests particles released from vehicle tyres could be a significant and previously largely unrecorded source of microplastics in the...
Act now’ to reduce global plastic pollution, say experts
More than 1.3 billion tonnes of plastic will be dumped on land and in the oceans over the period from 2016 to 2040 unless...
Two in five plants are now estimated to be threatened says report
39.4% of plants across the planet are estimated to be threatened with extinction according to a report out this morning
Kew’s fourth State of the...
Tree planting bonanza to celebrate Queen’s platinum jubilee
The public will be encouraged to plant trees to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s 70th anniversary on the throne as part of a plan to create...
‘Make peace with nature’, UN chief urges
January marked the beginning of what many within the UN and beyond view as “the most critical decade of our lives”, the UN Educational,...
Green steel for the North could create 12,000 jobs
12,000 jobs for Northerners, and over 20,000 jobs in the rest of the UK could be saved through a Green Steel Stimulus for the...