The UK could introduce tariffs on imports of food from countries with lower food safety and farming standards than the UK, using World Trade Organization rules, the environment secretary has suggested.
“We want...
The Ivory Coast’s dwindling rainforests could be “wiped out” under a new law that will see legal protections removed from thousands of square miles of classified forest and unprecedented power handed to...
Populations of the UK’s most important wildlife have plummeted by an average of 60% since 1970, according to the most comprehensive analysis to date.
The State of Nature report also found that the...
Carnivores are in the firing line, with nations including Germany, Denmark and Sweden considering a tax on meat.
Advocates of such a plan say the environmental impact, health ramifications and concerns about animal...
The idyllic stream that meanders through the Flemish countryside has been called the most polluted stream in Europe.
When you think of a polluted waterway, what do you envision? For me, a dark,...
The maker of Toblerone, Cadbury and Milka has committed to switching to 100% sustainable cocoa.
Mondelez International currently sources around 43% of the cocoa through its Cocoa Life programme, which promotes sustainable farming...
The effects of climate change are fuelling conflict in Africa.
That’s the verdict from Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who speaking in Nigeria on a 5-day visit to Africa this week, said the effects...
New Zealand's pristine image as a haven of untouched forests and landscapes was tarnished this week by a brand new government report. The Environment Aotearoa 2019 painted a bleak image of the...
Extreme weather during 2017 and 2018 left Scottish farmers with a £161 million bill.
That’s according to a new report published today by independent economic consultancy Ecosulis and commissioned by WWF Scotland.
The report...
The restoration of natural forests and coasts can simultaneously tackle climate change and the annihilation of wildlife but is being worryingly overlooked, an international group of campaigners have said.
Animal populations have fallen...
Environmentalists are alarmed by recent data that reveals Spain’s pig population now outnumbers its human one by 3.5 million. This is the first time the number of pigs in Spain has exceeded...
Environmentalists scored a victory in Canada on Wednesday, securing restrictions on two pesticides that have been posing threats to bees and aquatic insects. The Canadian government’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), branched...
A new grant scheme that supports the installation of certain energy efficient technologies for dairy farmers has been launched in Ireland.
The Sustainable Energy Authority in Ireland (SEAI) in collaboration with Teagasc, the...
Large parts of southern and western Europe are expected to experience high temperatures this weekend with forecasters warning that thermometers could reach up to 48C in Spain.
Holidaymakers bound for the Iberian peninsula...
The largest meat and dairy producers could surpass major oil companies as the largest contributors to environmental pollution.
That’s according to a new report from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)...
A study published in Science Advances Wednesday offers a potential solution to India's growing nutritional and water needs: replace rice with less thirsty, more nutrititious cereals.
The study found that by replacing the...
