Nightingales flourish but why is ‘rewilding’ the countryside controversial?
Conservationists admit the word is divisive, particularly among farmers Just down the road from Gatwick, the neatly hedged English countryside gives way to an exuberant, utterly alien-looking landscape. Arable fields are obliterated by dense thickets of sallow. Eight metre-wide blackthorn hedges spill into flowery meadows. Wild pigs and red deer run rampant through ragwort, thistles […]
Exotic and colourful – but should parakeets be culled, ask scientists
A four-year research project has found the flocks are a major threat to British birds, farms and vineyards It is not what you would expect to hear in the Conservative suburban heartlands of Beckenham, Bromley and Boreham Wood in south-east England – homeowners voicing their approval for a wave of immigrants from Asia. As one […]
Winners of the BigPictures wildlife images competition 2017 – in pictures
The fourth annual BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition aims to celebrate the diversity of life on Earth, and encourages people to protect and conserve it. Thousands of entries were received for the competition held by the California Academy of Sciences, and here are the winners Continue reading… Source: Guardian Climate Change
Swan parents nurture a precious cygnet
Cardigan, Wales I saw the cob and pen paddling in golden light, between them a single, black-billed ball of grey down The bell-beat of mute swans’ wings came with a grey dawn in early March. A pair of swans touched down in the river Teifi’s tidal reaches upstream of Cardigan town bridge. On wind-ruffled waters […]
Fantastic beasts and where to find them: Australian native wildlife – in pictures
The National Geographic Photo Ark is a travelling exhibition of photographer Joel Sartore’s quest to create a photo archive of biodiversity around the world. So far, Sartore has captured studio portraits of more than 6,000 species – a number that he hopes to double. On 1 July, the ark will open at Melbourne zoo – […]
Tackling the plastic bottle crisis and our wider disregard for nature | Letters
Green co-leader Caroline Lucas says she hopes to build a cross-party coalition to stop bottle wastage, while other correspondents offer their thoughts on protecting the environment The Guardian’s coverage of the global plastic bottle crisis (Surge in plastic bottle use sparks global alert, 29 June) has been powerful and compelling. Like so many of the […]
Europe's contribution to deforestation set to rise despite pledge to halt it
Europe’s consumption of products such as beef, soy and palm oil could increase its contribution to global deforestation by more than a quarter by 2030, analysis shows Europe’s contribution to global deforestation may rise by more than a quarter by 2030, despite a pledge to halt such practices by the end of this decade, according […]
Trump called 'threat to every coastline' as he pushes ocean drilling plan
Administration moves to ‘unleash’ US fossil fuels by rewriting Obama-era plan that banned drilling along Atlantic seaboard and large parts of the Arctic Ocean Environmentalists have condemned Donald Trump as a “threat to every ocean and coastline in the country”, after the president pushed forward plans to expand oil and gas drilling in the Arctic […]
Plastic waste, bee-harming pesticides and tigers – green news roundup
The week’s top environment news stories and green events. If you are not already receiving this roundup, sign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inbox Continue reading… Source: Guardian Climate Change
Circulate on Fridays: Biodegradable tyres, the future of fashion and more!
This weekend’s roundup of circular economy related stories includes the “Netflix for fashion”, new biodegradable tyres and much more… A wheel with no air designed to last as long as the vehicle, a tread that can be “replenished” by a 3D printer with the same performance as a conventional thread, and a tyre that is […]