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One third of all vertebrate species are exploited by humans

An analysis reveals that 14,663 species of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles and amphibians are killed for food, kept as pets or used by humans in some way

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2F9J4BG Different Insects incl Green Rose Chafer, Cetonia aurata, & Black & Red Checkered Beetle, Trichodes apiarius, Feeding on Common Hogweed or Cow Parsley

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Microbe map reveals how hundreds of insects got their diets

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Hilma af Klint The Ten Largest, Group IV, No. 9, Old Age, 1907 Courtesy of The Hilma af Klint Foundation

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Famed abstract artists capture nature as you’ve never seen it before

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illustration of an African Savannah Landscape

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Sleeping Beauties review: The strange nature of nature's inventiveness

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Restoring just nine groups of animals could help combat global warming

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Wild Isles,16-08-2022,Sir David Attenborough,Sir David Attenborough, filming for Wild Isles series, next to Common puffins (Fratercula arctica), Skomer Island, off Pembrokeshire coast, Wales, UK, June 2022,?Alex Board/Silverback Films,Alex Board WARNING: Use of this copyright image is subject to the terms of use of BBC Pictures' Digital Picture Service (BBC Pictures) as set out at www.bbcpictures.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/. In particular, this image may only be published by a registered User of BBC Pictures for editorial use for the purpose of publicising the relevant BBC programme, personnel or activity during the Publicity Period which ends three review weeks following the date of transmission and provided the BBC and the copyright holder in the caption are credited. For any other purpose whatsoever, including advertising and commercial, prior written approval from the copyright holder will be required.

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Wild Isles review: David Attenborough turns focus to UK and Ireland

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Urban Jungle review: The new challenge of cities teeming with life

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Urban Jungle review: The new challenge of cities teeming with life

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Beautiful autumn scene of Hintersee lake. Colorful morning view of Bavarian Alps on the Austrian border, Germany, Europe. Beauty of nature concept background.; Shutterstock ID 747646759; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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The push to grant legal rights to nature is gaining momentum

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A bumblebee flies over a field of flowering heather plants.

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Protected areas in Britain fail to stop loss of insects and spiders

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Wildcat review: Come for cute animals, stay for nuanced psychology

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Wildcat review: Come for cute animals, stay for nuanced psychology

An unusual nature documentary features a battle-scarred soldier who finds salvation in the Amazon rainforest, caring for an injured ocelot cub and developing a complex relationship with the founder of a wildlife rescue centre

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Environment

Countries agree landmark deal to halt global decline in nature by 2030

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Humans

This was a terrible year for me, but spending time in nature helped

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Earth

Stunning winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition

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Environment

Why the UK government's attack on nature cannot be allowed to succeed

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