In the trophy hunting ban debate, indigenous communities are denied a voice
On Friday 17 March, the House of Commons passed a bill that will prohibit imports of animal hunting trophies. It’s ...
Tag: biodiversity crisis
Banning big game imports is not colonialism – trophy hunting is
The House of Commons has today passed a bill which would ban imports of hunting trophies from endangered and at-risk ...
Attenborough impartiality debacle is a clear indicator of the BBC’s pro-Tory bias
This article was updated at 5:45pm on Thursday 30 March. A paragraph on the organisation Population Matters was removed at ...
New report finds that half of the UK’s native plants are in decline
A new study says that the majority of plants growing in the wild in the UK are not native. Further, ...
A High Seas Treaty without an end to illegal fishing by the Global North will threaten marginalised communities
This article was updated at 8pm on Sunday 12 March to reflect an error. It previously mentioned Mauritius, when it ...
As CITES turns 50, a report on the ‘extinction business’ shows urgent need for change
It's World Wildlife Day on 3 March. This year, the event coincides with the 50th anniversary of the global wildlife ...
Brits reject public funding of Drax, as tree-burning firm reveals bumper earnings
Drax announced its 2022 earnings on 23 February. The tree-burning firm raked in £731m, which is an 84% increase on the ...
Award-winning ocean experts call for UN to ban high seas fishing at treaty talks
The recipients of a 2023 environmental award have called on the United Nations (UN) to ban fishing on the high ...
MPs to debate limiting the shooting of an endangered bird for kicks
MPs are due to debate limiting the shooting season for an imperilled bird on 27 February. Non-profit campaign group Wild ...
Canada bans deep-sea mining as concerns mount over risk to marine life
Canada announced a moratorium on deep-sea mining in its domestic waters on 9 February. The country's move came just days ...
Sri Lanka moves on plastics ban in wake of wildlife deaths
Sri Lanka will further ban some single-use plastics, its government said on 14 February. The move follows a series of ...
Explosive Wildlife Trusts’ report says HS2 will damage nature much more than expected
An explosive report from the Wildlife Trusts says that HS2 has massively underestimated the damage it's doing to nature and ...
Off-limits hunts and endangered species at low prices: Inside Europe’s largest hunting fair
African forest elephants' survival status dropped to critically endangered in 2022. That's terrible news on many counts, for the elephants ...
MPs to debate bee-killing pesticides as government greenlights their use yet again
MPs will debate the use of bee-killing pesticides in agriculture on 1 February. The debate follows the government authorising the ...
EU under pressure to act over extinction risk from its massive frogs’ legs trade
Europeans' appetite for frogs' legs is driving an unsustainable and risky trade in amphibians, according to a recent paper. The ...
Cyprus issues first ever fines for poisoning wild birds
Cypriot authorities have for the first time issued fines for the killing of rare wild birds using poison baits, according ...
UK plan to rip up EU environmental laws could cost billions, analysis shows
The Conservative government's plan to rip up thousands of retained EU laws could ultimately cost the UK billions, new analysis ...
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