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Wales is growing a forest that will span the length and breadth of the country, joining up existing protected woodlands with large scale tree planting…
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We can learn a lot from the leaderless self-organising abilities of ant colonies. Stanford University biologist Deborah Gordon has uncovered five principles: 1. A group…
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The reintroduction of beavers is showing that nature is infinitely better at managing itself than humans are. Beaver dams – and the changing river habitats…
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I’m celebrating buying a new home in Norfolk, England. It has a beautiful garden with lots of lavender bushes. The bees love it. Bees are…
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While climate change grabs all the headlines, biodiversity loss is already a crisis of catastrophic proportions and still getting worse. The UN’s Global Biodiversity Outlook…
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What needs to change for biodiversity to get the same traction as climate change, especially in business? Repeating the bad news (60% decline in wild…
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Over half of global GDP, $44 trillion, is threatened by nature loss – and three sectors account for 80% of threatened or near-threatened species: food…
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Are you bringing nature indoors? Is your workplace a green haven? Biophilia literally means ‘nature love’ but is associated with biologist Edward O. Wilson’s philosophy…
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Maps can be misleading, especially when we want to understand the natural systems on which our lives depend. Most maps are either political, or infrastructural…
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Why are 1 million species at risk of extinction – and what can we do about it? The answer is simple: space. One species (homo…
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Humans consume 7,000 plant species as food and use almost 20% of plant species for their health benefits. Whether it’s aloe vera from Mexico, chamomile…
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World Environment Day was first celebrated in 1972, a special year: the UN also convened its landmark Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, and…
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Nature is rich in bounty, full of precious treasure, generous rewards and – in accordance with the Latin root of the word – pure goodness.…
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What’s happening in Brazil is a microcosm of what’s happening in the world – and it’s devastating for ecosystems and for society. Populism and nationalism…
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Nature is full of ingenious tricks in the struggle for life and the perennial battle between predator and prey. This year, billions of Brood X…
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How well are the world’s economies prioritising the protection of ocean health, through sustainable marine activity, blue innovation, and policy implementation? The MIT Blue Technology…
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The good news is that nature is making a comeback. The bad news is that it’s because travel, tourism, industry and consumption has stalled during…
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It’s long been known that deforestation is strongly linked to unsustainable agricultural practices for food commodities like beef, wood, palm oil, soy, coffee and cocoa.…
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Do you associate the Congo in Africa with war, poverty, human displacement, corruption, and conflict minerals? You’re not wrong, but you’re missing something big. The…
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I’m enjoying the Netflix series ‘Connected’, presented by science journalist Latif Nasser. There’s a whole episode on dust, for example, which reveals surprising connections between…
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We are losing the war on biodiversity protection and restoration – but at least we are shaping a global battle plan. The UN has just…
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Protect 30% of land and national waters by 2030. That’s the target being set by major international environmental organisations. Now a new McKinsey report called…
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Our roads are death-traps for animals. That’s why I celebrate every time I see a wildlife crossing – either a tunnel under or a bridge…
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Nature favours curves over straight lines. It designs using circles, cylinders, cones and spheres, rather than squares, cubes, triangles and pyramids. That’s because nature is…
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We are familiar with nature reserves for wildlife and marine reserves in the ocean, but have you ever heard of a dark sky reserve? These…
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Did you know that plants defend themselves from attack? If an acacia tree in Africa is being browsed by a giraffe, it will let off…
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Deforestation and illegal agriculture – the cancer that is destroying the Earth’s lungs – accounts for about 20% of global carbon emissions. So are companies…
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Will ecocide ever be a crime? I used to think ‘ecocide’ derived from ‘suicide’. After all, destroying the web of life will ultimately lead to…
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Have you experienced nature-induced euphoria? I was blessed with such a blissful moment at the Erawan National Park in west Thailand. Picture the scene. The…
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In 1997, ecological economist Robert Costanza led the first global assessment of ecoservices and concluded that their value is in the range of $16-54 trillion…
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