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Pallbearers carry the casket of Jeff Miller, 53, to his green burial site at the Ramsey Creek Preserve in Westminster, South Carolina

Why burying loved ones in unmarked graves could save wildlife

7 November 2017

If we all abandoned traditional burials and instead were buried in nature reserves, the money raised could help preserve every endangered species on land

Aerial view of a road cutting through a forest

A third of animals are vanishing as roads spread through forests

1 November 2017

The world’s forests are being criss-crossed by roads and clearings, and as a result many backboned animals are becoming less abundant

Large non-native species like donkeys can boost biodiversity

25 August 2017

Many large animals are now living far outside of their native ranges, and that may actually be helping conservation

Farmland is in retreat. We should make the most of that

9 August 2017

Now that more land globally is being revegetated than cleared, we need to figure out how to use this force for ecological good. But it won't be an easy sell