Land, Ecology & Development

The Environment Agency still has concerns about the Sizewell C nuclear project, largely related to its potential impact on flooding

DEFRA’s last-minute intervention to pull the plug on a badger cull, against the advice of its own scientific advisers, will be probed in the High Court

The dial has hardly moved on the number of sites of special scientific interest improving in England over the past decade, but DEFRA’s attempt to claim the performance as a win has prompted outrage from environmentalists

The government must make big polluters pay for major tree planting projects and force SSSI landowners and water companies to restore peatlands if the UK is to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, according to the Committee on Climate Change

The chairs of England’s three environmental regulators have responded to today’s Committee on Climate Change’s land use report by outlining 'a shared vision' and practical commitments for tackling what they describe as 'the climate and biodiversity emergencies'

The UK must act now to reduce emissions from agriculture, land use and peatlands if it is to reach net zero by 2050, according to the government’s climate change advisers. Here are 10 things you need to know about the advisers’ new report, published today

In its 14 year history, the nature regulator has brought just 14 successful prosecutions. James Fair asks whether the enforcer is proving to be a soft touch

Natural England issued more than 6,000 species licences across 2018. Here's what you need to know

The government advisors’ seventh annual report, published this week, offered some strongly-worded criticism of the government’s flagship green plans, including the environment and agriculture bills. Here’s what you need to know about the committee’s key demands

The West Midlands Combined Authority has proposed reducing the region’s greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 13% each year to 2041, in reaction to the climate crisis