Populations of UK’s most important wildlife have plummeted since 1970
Quarter of mammals and nearly half of birds assessed are at risk of extinction, says State of Nature report
Conservation
UK roadsides on verge of becoming wildlife corridors, say experts
New guidelines could save councils money and lead to 400bn more wildflowers
Britain’s ancient yews: mystical, magnificent – and unprotected
Some have stood for thousands of years, yet trees enjoy little legal protection. Campaigners aim to change that
Rewilding will make Britain a rainforest nation again
It will take vision and a willingness to confront vested interests, but we can restore our trashed ecosystems
Call for 1m people to join UK’s biggest mass tree-planting campaign
Woodland Trust urges volunteers to grab a spade and help tackle the climate crisis
England’s national parks ‘must do more to protect nature’
Review also urges parks and beauty spots to increase appeal to minority ethnic visitors
Biodiversity touches every aspect of our lives – so why has its loss been ignored?
From our environment to our economies, our security to our societies, biodiversity is vital. But preserving it will require transformative change
Greta Thunberg: ‘We are ignoring natural climate solutions’
Film by Swedish activist and Guardian journalist George Monbiot says nature must be used to repair broken climate
The tiny algae at ground zero of Greenland’s melting glaciers
Greenland’s ice melt has been adopted by the world as a bellwether for climate crisis, but the impact on biodiversity has been overlooked. At an ice station on a remote Arctic glacier, scientists are looking to the smallest of life forms to predict the pace of species extinction
Plantwatch: England’s carnivorous sundew makes a comeback
Sticky-tentacled species returns to boglands but introducing meat-eating varieties is not without risk
Leading burger supplier sourced from Amazon farmer using deforested land
Brazilian meat company which has supplied McDonald’s and Burger King bought cattle from farm using deforested land earlier this year, investigation shows
Outrage as blue shark is cooked and served at Plymouth Seafood festival
Animal is paraded through town before being chopped up as part of cookery event