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Ministers accused of blocking plans to ban burning of UK peatlands 20th September 2020
Failure to protect fragile moors habitat fans doubts about the government’s green credentials Ministers have been accused of deliberately stalling plans to ban the environmentally damaging process of burning peat bogs, in a further sign of government support for people who enjoy shooting grouse on moorlands.After a week in which it emerged that people who […]
The tipping points at the heart of the climate crisis 19th September 2020
Many parts of the Earth’s climate system have been destabilised by warming, from ice sheets and ocean currents to the Amazon rainforest – and scientists believe that if one collapses others could followThe warning signs are flashing red. The California wildfires were surely made worse by the impacts of global heating. A study published in […]
Wild plants of Barbados illustrated on plantation ledgers – in pictures 19th September 2020
Artist Annalee Davis was walking in fields once used for sugarcane in her Barbados homeland when she spotted unfamiliar plants. “I was taught to see them as weeds but now I understand their value offering biodiversity to exhausted land and their historical use in bush medicine.” Davis started pressing and using specially mixed Victorian paint […]

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#SustyTalk: Lloyds Banking Group's James Wilde on financing the green recovery 18th September 2020
edie's #SustyTalk interview series continues with Lloyds Banking Group's head of sustainability James Wilde taking part in a virtual discussion on financing the green recovery, as well as providing an update on the bank's efforts to halve its emissions.
Taking place on Wednesday: edie's green recovery webinar sessions 17th September 2020
The first raft of speakers has been confirmed for edie's series of free green recovery-themed webinars and masterclasses taking place on Wednesday 23 September, with sustainable business experts from Aldersgate Group, BT, Bank of England, Ella's Kitchen, UKGBC all among the line-up.
Iceland joins campaigners to call for better corporate reporting on plastics 16th September 2020
Retailer Iceland had today (16 September) joined forces with Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, A Plastic Planet and Surfers Against Sewage in calling for corporates to better disclose their plastics consumption.

News – The Wildlife Trusts

Government’s planning reforms must address the nature and climate crisis 17th September 2020
The Wildlife Trusts call for a new designation – Wildbelt – to allow nature’s recovery Public urged to rewild planning system by responding to consultation
Government U-turn on promises to end badger culling 7th September 2020
Largest ever cull authorised this autumn – bringing the total shot to 35% of UK’s badger population
Fears the badger cull will be expanded and vaccinated badgers will be shot despite Government commitment to move away from lethal control 21st August 2020
The Wildlife Trusts are deeply concerned that healthy, vaccinated badgers will be shot in several new areas this autumn as the Government continues its annual culling of badgers.

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Artwork shows changes in air pollution during lockdown 18th September 2020
A scientist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) has contributed to a digital artwork showing the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on air pollution.Dr Massimo Vieno’s visualisation of...
High-tech data confirm record poor harvest after year of extreme weather 16th September 2020
Scientific data confirm British farmers’ fears that this is the worst harvest for at least 25 years, following a year of extreme weather.Analyses by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)...
Innovative digital projects boost environmental research 10th September 2020
New studies will explore how the latest digital technology, including the use of artificial intelligence (AI), can improve environmental monitoring and the accessibility of data.The UK Centre for...

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What history tells us about how we are dealing with climate change 16th September 2020
To make climate change real to people, a first order priority rather than an afterthought, we need to tell stories, stories about what is already happening and stories about what will happen as temperatures continue to rise. But for some people, telling the story of what happened in the past when temperatures changed by just […]
In defence of protest 14th September 2020
Protest has always been at the heart of the environmental movement. In fact, the modern movement is just as much rooted in acts of civil disobedience, mass protest and speaking out against the status quo, as it is in scientific research, policy development and practical management. Speaking out against injustice or to change the status […]
The new England Tree Strategy has to be about more than numbers 11th September 2020
This post is by Andrew Allen, lead policy advocate – land use at the Woodland Trust and John Deakin head of trees and woodlands at the National Trust. The new England Tree Strategy, due later this year, must be more than a plan for planting bark covered carbon absorbing machines. Our trees and woods need […]

Rural affairs | The Guardian

Activists sue ministers over release of game birds for shooting 18th September 2020
Wild Justice accuses UK government of breaching duty to protect conservation sites Conservationists are suing the UK government over the release of millions of game birds on to land that is home to rare and threatened species.The campaign group Wild Justice has accused ministers of breaching their legal duties to protect sites of high conservation […]
Country diary: mighty oaks from acorns grow, but most are foiled by feet 18th September 2020
Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire: These symbols of might from mite line the plough furrows where they fall to become food, or mulchJust outside this ancient village is a little hill. There aren’t many hills here, so you tend to notice them. Back in the day, this one had a Norman castle on it. Like many, that […]
Calls for ‘wild belt’ land to be part of England's planning strategy 17th September 2020
Wildlife Trusts says designated new areas of protected land is needed to help nature recoverNew areas of protected “wild belt” land across the English countryside and in towns and cities must be created as part of the government’s planning changes to help nature recover, the Wildlife Trusts has said.The trusts’ analysis of the planning changes […]

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Ministers accused of blocking plans to ban burning of UK peatlands 20th September 2020
Failure to protect fragile moors habitat fans doubts about the government’s green credentials Ministers have been accused of deliberately stalling plans to ban the environmentally damaging process of burning peat bogs, in a further sign of government support for people who enjoy shooting grouse on moorlands.After a week in which it emerged that people who […]
The Observer view on Boris Johnson's environmentalism 20th September 2020
The prime minister’s green credentials have yet to materialise and his silence on Cop26 is a warningMuch has been made of Boris Johnson’s purported green credentials. They are in his blood, it is claimed. His father is an environmentalist, he says, while his brother Leo is a sustainability expert. At Oxford he even introduced himself […]
Labor rift as Joel Fitzgibbon defies party on medium-term target for cutting emissions 20th September 2020
Hunter Valley MP contradicts Labor leader Anthony Albanese and climate spokesman Mark ButlerLabor’s resources spokesman Joel Fitzgibbon has declared Labor does not need to set a medium-term target for emissions reductions, defying party leader Anthony Albanese and contradicting its climate spokesman, Mark Butler.Albanese told the National Press Club in June Labor would set a medium-term […]

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Book announcement: Very British Weather 17th September 2020
The Met Office is excited to announce the launch of its new weather and climate trivia book, ‘Very British Weather’.
Thunderstorm warnings 10th August 2020
The hot weather will continue across the UK, with heatwave conditions for many, creating ideal conditions for thunderstorms which will bring heavy rain and increasing risks from flash flooding, lightning and hail..
How predictable are European winters? 29th July 2020
Predicting the North Atlantic climate is a step closer following a major scientific breakthrough.