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Government launches consultation on legislation to prohibit larger businesses operating in the UK from using products grown on land that was deforested illegally.

Herds of goats are used to rid the earth of grasses and shrubs that could be a fire hazard, from the US to the Mediterranean,

Ten trees have been shortlisted in The Woodland Trust competition and members of the public are invited to vote for their favourite.

Vigils in London and Bangladesh mark fourteenth anniversary of the Phulbari Massacre.

Two-thirds of UK public say government should do more to tackle Amazon destruction.

People around the world are nurturing life - and hope - in the extreme.

Campaigners are working to protect and extend our right to roam, and to create a future in which we are all free to connect with nature.

A survey of 1,000 people aged 18 to 34 found 50 percent wanted a job in the green economy.

Covid-19 pandemic should be a wake-up call for water security.

More than 1,200 scientists back protection of Los Cedros Reserve in Ecuador.

The impact of lockdown on emissions from transport and industry has shifted Earth Overshoot Day more than three weeks back in comparison to 2019 - but we need to do more.

Is HS2 just a vanity project that will gobble up £200bn, promote aviation and trash 108 ancient woodlands. The Ecologist investigates.

Hunger impacts millions of people each year and the number of people facing hunger could see a sharp increase in coming years.

The Greenland Ice Sheet is one of the largest contributors to sea level rise.

The UK government will set long-term targets for air quality, resource efficiency and waste reduction, biodiversity, and water.