HISTORICAL FACTS: 6 - Caught on Camera

Act to save Dartmoor rainforest from sheep, urge campaigners

Authorities asked to step in to protect Black-a-Tor Copse, an ancient temperate rainforest in Devon at risk from overgrazing

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024

Environment Agency failed to protect River Wye from chicken waste, court hears

Campaigners argue in legal challenge that loophole has allowed poultry farmers to pollute river

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024

Ministers urged not to play culture wars over species reintroductions in England

Exclusive: Head of government taskforce calls for evidence not anecdote in debate over the beaver, white-tailed eagle and others

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2024

England’s nature chief calls for building on green belt to solve housing crisis

Tony Juniper believes new homes and protection for green spaces and wildlife should not be seen as opposites

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2023

Keeping taps on and boosting wildlife: the race to protect the Lake District’s water

Award-winning partnership is regenerating natural habitats in attempt to secure water supply as climate crisis worsens

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023

Tory plans to rip up river pollution rules in tatters after two defeats in Lords

Labour’s move to oppose erosion of EU-derived laws welcomed by environmental groups

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023

Labour to oppose ‘reckless’ Tory plans to rip up EU pollution laws

Party announces it will vote against Conservative bid to scrap river nutrient neutrality rules for housebuilders

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023

Ministers ignored Natural England’s advice on plans to rip up pollution laws

Correspondence shows nature watchdog had recommended that housebuilders pay for pollution

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023

Beavers are back – but scientists fear Defra’s silence on protection deal

Return to the wild will boost biodiversity, but government accused of backing out of scheme

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023

Why the UK government is relaxing rules for river pollution

The UK government has announced plans to enable the delivery of 100,000 new homes by 2030 that are currently being held up by a controversial EU law designed to protect water bodies from pollution.

The Conversation · Sep 1, 2023