Mary Colwell: the woman behind the UK’s new nature GCSE
In a conservation landscape riven by conflict and opposing interests, the education campaigner insists the new qualification must be “for…
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Where have all the jays come from?
How a success story from this year’s Big Garden Birdwatch hides a wider disappearing act.
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Peat, pesticides and plastic: how British gardeners are destroying the planet
The UK government should urgently agree a ban on peat in horticultural products.
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Protests, nature protection and plant-based meat: ten climate and environment predictions for 2022
Our environment editor identifies some key trends in the year to come, and looks at why building back better after…
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“We grow meat from cells, they are just not connected to a cow”: Didier Toubia on the future of farming
Reducing the environmental impact of meat is becoming big business. The CEO of Aleph Farms explains why he is betting…
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Where have all the sparrows gone?
For millennia the house sparrow has thrived alongside humanity, now its halved population offers a warning.
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Craig Bennett: “The peat issue is where I really pull my hair out”
The CEO of the Wildlife Trusts on his frustration with the broken promises that are failing to protect nature.
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Why success at Cop26 is also vital to stem biodiversity loss
Ecosystems we rely on for survival are being destroyed – and unlike climate change, there has been no real international…
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