Colombia’s peace deal unwittingly unleashed hell on the Amazon
8 May 2018
Ever since Colombia signed a historic peace deal with the FARC guerrillas, farmers and criminal gangs have been burning its portion of the Amazon rainforest
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The birds of South Georgia are finally safe from marauding rats
8 May 2018
Invasive rats have cut a swathe through the birds living on the island of South Georgia, but a decade-long project has now eradicated every last rat
The European Union has decided to ban bee-killing pesticides
27 April 2018
European Union member states have voted to ban the outdoor use of neonicotinoid pesticides, which have been linked to declines in pollinating insects
Cute but dim quolls have been taught to stop eating toxic toads
27 April 2018
Northern quolls are an endangered species thanks to an epidemic of poisonous cane toads in Australia, but now some of them have been trained to steer clear
Almost 1500 bird species face extinction and we're to blame
24 April 2018
One-eighth of the world’s 11,000 bird species are now threatened, and in most cases farming is the biggest threat thanks to our increasingly meat-rich diets
World's biggest bird feeder will use 500 tonnes of shellfish
17 April 2018
A crucial feeding ground for migrating birds has been almost destroyed by pollution and a bad winter, but help is at hand in the form of an all-you-can-eat buffet
It looks like an oxymoron, but Earth optimism is worth a try
11 October 2017
Decades of environmental doom-mongering have fallen on deaf ears. Maybe a new environmental campaign with a message of hope is just what we need
Europe's last wildernesses are under threat – can we save them?
6 September 2017
A glut of new dams and motorways in eastern and south-eastern Europe will bring prosperity, but could mean unique flora and fauna will soon be gone for good
Back to the wild: How nature is reclaiming farmland
9 August 2017
Farmland is shrinking for the first time on record thanks in part to consumer choices. What does this mean for the environment and the future of food?
Restoring Estonian alvar grasslands to save unique species
24 July 2017
A huge project to return one of Europe’s most biodiverse habitats to its former glory is already seeing success. Julianna Photopoulos reports from the site
