Nick Bowett, a member of the Huddersfield Green Party, debates the rewilding of the lynx in Britain. Rewilding is an often-debated subject in the UK, but the lynx in particular comes with...
Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay has called on the government to introduce a Rights of Nature Act as scientists, government officials and activists gather for today's UN COP15 biodiver...
Lorna Slater, co-leader of the Scottish Greens and Scottish minister for biodiversity, discusses efforts to save Scotland’s natural environment and the designation of Scotland’s third nat...
Richard Lilley, CEO of Project Seagrass, outlines the work that the organisation has done in restoring the UK’s seagrass meadows, urging for a ‘cultural change’ in our relationship with n...
Cllr Jonathan Elmer, National Spokesperson for the Natural World, outlines the newly reworked policies set to be proposed by the Habitats and Wildlife Working Group at the upcoming autumn...
Green Party member Nick Bowett raises awareness of the disastrous consequences of abandoned fishing gear in the world's oceans and what can be done about it.
“The natural world doesn’t just provide a pleasant view and a relaxing experience, it is fundamental to our very survival.” Cllr Jonathan Elmer, newly appointed Green Party spokesperson, ...
To undo ill-judged planning permission in the village of Foolow, an initiative highlights how creating value in natural capital can offer an alternative investment, writes Green Party mem...
“Human and environmental health are inextricably connected – ceasing deforestation will counter climate change and help avoid future pandemics.” Green Party member Nick Bowett outlines wh...
“I did wonder if I would be afraid of arrest and imprisonment, but after seeing the destruction, I am more afraid of inaction.” Steve Masters, Green Councillor for Newbury Speen and anti-...
“Government figures revealed 2020 to have been the bloodiest year for badgers to date, with 38 642 animals shot dead.” Press and Publicity Officer for Calderdale Badger Protection Group E...
“The Government must harness the power of wetlands.” Amelia Womack explains the environmental, social, economic and mental benefits of wetlands, following World Wetlands Day on 2 February...
Caroline Lucas MP and Green Peer Natalie Bennett are among those who urged further government action on the findings of the Dasgupta review on the economics of biodiversity.
With the EU ban on neonics no longer applying to the UK after Brexit, Professor of Theory of Science and Ethics of Natural Sciences Jeroen van der Sluijs from the University of Bergen out...
“The UK’s seabird populations have undergone decades of decline linked to climate change and pressure from human activities.” Helen Quayle, Offshore Wind Policy Officer at the Royal Socie...
“For me, planting a tree can be a radical act of love. We are doing something positive.” Jack Francklin talks to James Murray-White, founder of the Extinction Rebellion-affiliated Save th...
"Without fundamental and significant changes to the way we exist as a human society, 90 per cent of coral reefs will be in danger by 2030, and nearly all of them by 2050." Sophie Benbow, ...
“Planning needs to identify where nature can be restored and recover, and then protect the places where this is happening.” Dr Sue Young, Head of Land Use Planning and Ecological Networks...
“This Government needs to do much more than deliver grand pledges to the UN.” Caroline Lucas responds to the pledge made by the UK Government at the UN’s biodiversity summit this week to ...
Agreed in Japan in 2010, the 20 Aichi biodiversity goals aimed to halt the destruction of wildlife and ecosystems across the world. A new report by the UN has revealed that, 10 years on, ...
