“In many decisions, nature has been treated as essentially worthless or of negligible value when compared to other kinds of ...

Climate change is threatening the effectiveness of protected areas (PAs) in safeguarding wildlife, ecosystem services and livelihoods, with scientists now calling for the incorporation of ...

The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 145 natural-science and health-science journals, chosen based on reputation by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides ...

New planning reforms could push species towards extinction and destroy precious habitats, the UK’s leading nature organisations have warned. The proposed Planning and Infrastructure Bill could allow ...

As the nature and climate crises worsen, it is hard not to feel that the world is moving in the wrong direction.

As seen in the first two articles in this series considering the Bill, the government has set out a variety of changes targeted at speeding up the delivery of homes and infrastructure. But what of the ...

A majority of Powys councillors have given their seal of approval to proposals to construct a nature reserve near Llanymynech ...

Currently, any citizen or community can challenge government decisions that adversely impact the environment through the High Court’s judicial review. The traditional "loser pays" rule in litigation ...

Human biology evolved for a world of movement, nature, and short bursts of stress—not the constant pressure of modern life. Industrial environments overstimulate our stress systems and erode both ...